John Charlesworth

ASTR111 · CHEM110 · ASTRN111 · ASTRONOMY · ASTR110 · ASTRONOMY110 · ASTRO111 · ASTRONOMY111 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 88/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

show up, study the free book, and enjoy a memorable astronomy ride.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilariousFree textbookAmazing lecturesExtra creditNational treasure

Legendary humorous astronomy teacher with free self-written textbook and .
Easy A for many who attend and study, though some report heavy memorization and dense tests.
Near-universal love for his passion, stories, and field trips; a few found lectures rambling.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many call it an easy A if you attend and study the free book, though non-studiers and heavy-memorization critics struggle.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Content is accessible for engaged students, but dense material and memorization keep it from being trivial.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

as expected for lectures, quizzes, and extra-credit star gazing.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Would-take-again is 100% among responders and most call him a national treasure or .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

and ; grades trend strong for those who study.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Study the and star quizzes; but memorization is real.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

and cheap self-written text.

Format shift

In-person only; a minority found lectures rambling.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Grade hinges on a few large tests and .

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person astronomy (and some chemistry) with funny lectures, free self-written textbook, tests from book content, and .

Main concern

Heavy memorization and hate lecture style.

What students said

“Because he gives you a FREE text book on the first day of class, you .”
ASTR111

“It's an easy A if you show up and do the work! You have to study for the .”
ASTR110

“There is a TON of memorization (it's astronomy what did you expect?), but everything that is on the and mentioned in class.”
ASTR111

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Tests and star quizzes come from the textbook and lectures; friendly if .

Tests from textbookTrue/false heavyStar quizzesStudy required

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and and lectures; T/F style and memorization noted.

Textbook-based testsStar quizzesTrue/false questionsExtra credit star gazing

“Before the and I never got less than a 90% on any of them.”
ASTR111

“ harder than multiple choice questions.”
ASTR111

“Your grade will depend on 3 100 point tests and 2 star quizzes (which depend on memorizing).”
ASTR110

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Mr. Charlesworth is the BEST. He is hilarious and knows so much about space. If you've been daydreaming about the ! It's an easy A if you show up and do the work!”
Voice snapshots generated from 29 in-person reviews, highlighting humor, free textbook, and study-for-A themes. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

88/100

“He's in his 80s and has been teaching at the college for 50 years. He is a national treasure!”

📚 Free Textbook Advantage

80/100

“Because he gives you a FREE text book on the first day of class, you .”

👍 Recommendation Wave

92/100

“Just attend the lectures and make sure to and the class is an easy A.”

🧠 Memorization Reality

55/100

“There is a TON of memorization (it's astronomy what did you expect?), but everything that is on the and mentioned in class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is hilarious and knows so much about space.
He keeps his lectures interesting and well-paced throwing in the occasional corny joke.
Absolutely the best! !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

It's an easy A if you show up and do the work!
if you're looking for an easy A because you WILL fail.
Not an easy A, unless you love astronomy and are a science person.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He is a national treasure! Don't miss taking a class from him.
A teaching, students, and astronomy.

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Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

29 in-person reviews spanning many years with consistent praise for humor and free textbook; but outnumbered.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520

4 out of 55

3 out of 52

2 out of 52

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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ASTRONOMY1115 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

B 3

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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