AI Rate Professor

Astronomy

Mike Lopez

Courses not reported · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Strong pick if you want a ; if you dislike lecture-heavy, engagement-focused teaching.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaringPatient explanationsAccessible outside classExtra creditLecture heavy
  • Most students praise patience, care, and .
  • Grading is generally lenient with and .
  • One strongly negative review calls the style boring and elementary.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

if you attend lectures, and flexible exam attempts make high grades attainable.

All evidence comes from In person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Most students rate difficulty low to moderate; content is explained patiently for beginners.

All evidence comes from In person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while others say no; participation still matters.

All evidence comes from In person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

Four of five reviews are glowing with ; one harsh outlier exists.

All evidence comes from In person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Described as pretty lenient with , and student-supportive policies.

Format shift

All evidence comes from In person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Lecture-heavy with participation and ; not generally overwhelming.

Format shift

All evidence comes from In person reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

; one student finds it boring and elementary.

Format shift

All evidence comes from In person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of quizzes, exams, labs, participation, and homework.

Format shift

All evidence comes from In person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and patient, with most students loving his care and accessibility; a minority find lectures painfully basic.

Main concern

Lecture style can feel elementary or boring to older or advanced students.

What students said

“He will so that everyone in the class understands”
13043
“hate this class, his teaching is awful and BORING”
13043
“ had two attempts)”
13043

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.

attempts; quizzes are easy if you follow lectures.

Take-home examsTwo attemptsEasy quizzes if attentive

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lecture-aligned quizzes.

Take-home examsTwo attemptsEasy quizzes if attentive
“ had two attempts), the as long as you pay attention to lectures”
13043

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Lopez is knowledgeable & cares about his students' success very much. patient with students who are struggling.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 In , and one strong style complaint. Credibility rating: Medium.

❤️ Caring Support

88/100

“He is SO kind and caring about the students”

🎯 Teaching Clarity

84/100

“He will so that everyone in the class understands”

📝

78/100

“ had two attempts)”

👎 Style Mismatch

25/100

“hate this class, his teaching is awful and BORING”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • teaches with patience
  • teaching is awful and BORING
  • caters to fresh high school graduates

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • pretty lenient
  • very caring for his students
  • Never once did he seem angry
  • invested in his students' success

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • as long as you pay attention
  • and participation

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Five recent In person reviews with mostly consistent praise and one detailed negative outlier.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

130435 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1