AI Rate Professor

Astronomy

Richard Mellinger

ASTR101 · PHYS151 · ASTRO101 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will attend, use study guides, and accept long lectures for a solid astronomy or physics class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyTest HeavyAccessible Outside ClassStudy Guides HelpShow Up Pass
  • Students like his personality and accessibility even when lectures drag.
  • , and steady attendance more than busywork volume.
  • Challenging but fair for students who read, show up, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Passing is realistic with study guides, but and pure easy A is uncommon.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content and and multi-chapter finals, not intro fluff.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

40/100

; one notes it as optional but advises against back-row sleep.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

86/100

Seven of ; students call him cool, caring, and if you want to learn.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

and study guides help; no free ride and limited in some sections.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

A handful of assignments plus reading and test prep; but not featherlight.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Goofy, accessible, and solid lecturer who tries to keep long talks enjoyable.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Few midterms/finals dominate; quizzes and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person ASTRO and PHYS sections are lecture- and test-driven; show up, follow study guides, and you usually pass with a fair grade.

Main concern

Long boring lectures and students.

What students said

“If you go to class you will be fine. Do the study guides and you will be ok for the midterm and final.”
ASTRO101
“ and . Just pay attention.”
PHYS151
“lots of ... and difficult tests.”
ASTR101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are moderately hard multi-chapter tests with study guides; .

Test heavyStudy guidesModerately hard examsPop quizzes possible

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but manageable with study guides and class attention.

Test heavyStudy guidesModerately hard exams
“Do the study guides and you will be ok for the midterm and final.”
ASTRO101
“ . Just pay attention.”
PHYS151
“the last one was heavy loaded with more than 5 chapters.”
ASTRO101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you go to class you will be fine. Do the study guides and you will be ok for the midterm and final. ”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person , and accessibility. Credibility rating: Medium.

🧪 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Mellinger is the homie. He is kinda like a character from the big bang theory, except he is actually funny and more dimensional.”

📘

52/100

“the last one was heavy loaded with more than 5 chapters.”

👍

86/100

“If you are looking forward to take Astronomy 101 class and learn it then I totally recommend Richard Mellinger for you.”

🚪

85/100

“Offers office hours throughout the week which is a huge plus.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures could be a little boring but as enjoyable as possible.
  • This teacher is very good at lecturing
  • He is kinda goofy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and .
  • as long as you show up, you'll pass the class.
  • If you do the homework you'll get 100% on all the quizzes.

Theme 3

📝

  • There are 5 assignments due throughout the semester.
  • Get ready to read
  • Do the study guides and you will be ok for the midterm and final.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

8 detailed recent-ish reviews (2017–2018) with , and accessibility.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ASTRO1014 reviews
ASTR1012 reviews
PHYS1512 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

3

B 1 · B- 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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