AI Rate Professor

Science

Dave Meyer

AST101 · ASTR100 · ASTRONOMY · ASTRO101 · ASTRONOMY101 · ASTR101 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
58.33%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Take him for astronomy GE if you will read the book and cash in on ; expect .

Best fit · Easy A HunterExtra Credit KingCaring and UnderstandingQuiz HeavyTextbook DependentWholesome
  • Very kind, flexible professor who wants students to pass
  • Quizzes and , but abundant cushions scores
  • Reading the textbook and reviewing quizzes is the

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

With textbook study plus heavy , most students report an easy path to A .

In-person evidence is abundant; the one online review also reports an easy A+.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

Material is accessible astronomy with manageable quizzes, though .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

52/100

but he works with students who communicate, and some older reviews barely attended and still passed.

; online review says attendance not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

, and grade support despite some dry lectures.

Recommendation is strong in person; the online review also strongly recommends him.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

, and offers enough to raise a letter grade.

Format shift

and echoed in the online review.

Workload

Light

72/100

; main work is weekly quizzes, some tests, and optional .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students , and one of the .

Format shift

Teaching praise is and the online review.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades come mainly from frequent quizzes and a few tests; exams recycle quiz questions.

Format shift

In-person and online both emphasize quizzes and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person students love his kindness and ; success depends on reading and .

Main concern

Lectures can feel dry or nap-inducing, especially early morning.

What students said

“Professor Meyer is awesome! He offers an interesting course and very easy to pass with lots of opportunities!”
ASTR101
“ but he does , so in order to pass you have to get an A on all of his quizzes/ test.”
ASTRONOMY101
“Truly a great class and teacher. It's an easy A, incredibly easy actually.”
ASTR101

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

The single , and describes easy weekly quizzes with long lectures.

Main concern

Only one online review .

What students said

“if you miss a up for you again. His lectures are somewhat long, but as long as you take the notes either prior or during the class, you'll do well on the quizzes.”
ASTR101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quiz-heavy structure is offset , and generous .

Weekly quizzesExam questions from quizzesDrops lowest quizzesLots of extra creditMissed quiz reopen

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; low quizzes are dropped and planetarium boosts grades.

Quiz almost every classExams reuse quiz questionsDrops lowest quizzesPlanetarium extra credit
“The . There are many opportunities that will significantly improve your grade.”
ASTR101
“ ?'s on the test.”
ASTRO101

Online

Online , and flexibility to reopen missed quizzes or exams.

About 12 easy quizzesReopens missed quizzes/examsLecture heavy
“if you miss a up for you again.”
ASTR101
“There's about 12 quizzes, all easy.”
ASTR101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Meyer is awesome! He offers an interesting course and very easy to pass with lots of opportunities!”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews, highlighting kindness, , and quiz-based assessment. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

90/100

“ . He's very engaging and wants you to pass as much as you do.”

🅰️ Easy With

84/100

“It's an easy A, incredibly easy actually.”

📝 Quiz and Test Focus

78/100

“you're only .”

💝 Caring Flexibility

88/100

“ and will help you if needed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • super wholesome! and patient
  • his lectures include memes at the end but
  • Kinda boring, but if you need this !!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of EC possible
  • Make sure you read the textbook, it is very important for the exams
  • I barely attended any of the lectures and still received a C.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's the kindest teacher i've had at vvc
  • Prof. Meyer is one of the nicest teachers I've ever had
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

30 reviews spanning many years show consistent themes of kindness, , and .

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 57
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ASTR10115 reviews
AST1016 reviews
ASTRO1014 reviews
ASTRONOMY2 reviews
ASTRONOMY1012 reviews
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ASTR1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 4 · A 5

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

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No letter grade reported

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