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Science

Dave Milewski

ASTRO101 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

; only take if you love astronomy and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture heavyTest heavyToo fastConfusingExtra credit
  • Lectures race through far too much material for a 16-week course.
  • Exams and and .
  • Most students advise skipping unless you are a dedicated science major.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

and mid grades, and comments that most students fail or score under 70% on quizzes.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Content , and high difficulty ratings make the course intellectually demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and participation plus notebook checks are strictly enforced.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most ; only about 17% would take again and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Quizzes and exams are hard to pass; and wrong answers frustrates students despite .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

, and too much material packed into 16 weeks.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Students say lectures are too fast and and controlling assignment policies.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Quizzes and and make up more than half the grade in student reports.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

participation and notebook checks, and high drop/fail rates, with only one positive outlier for science-interested students.

Main concern

, and mandatory participation overwhelm most students.

What students said

“ if you value your sanity.”
astro101
“Lectures are too fast, too much content covered in too short of a time.”
astro101
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astro101

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 and answers, and average scores often at or below 70%.

Test heavyNo exam reviewQuizzes before examsNo answer feedback

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are test-heavy with no review sessions and unless you use office hours.

Test heavyNo exam reviewLimited answer feedbackQuizzes before exams
“It is borderline impossible to pass the .”
astro101
“He doesn't show which answers you get right and and quizzes.”
astro101
“most students fail or get no more than a 70% on average.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you value your sanity.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“ and stressed with his lectures being too fast”

📉 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ . .”

📝

25/100

“It is borderline impossible to pass the .”

📚 Workload Intensity

25/100

“Too much material for a 16 week course”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are too fast, too much content covered in too short of a time
  • Goes way too fast on his lectures and
  • Teaching style might not be for everyone

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • borderline impossible to pass the exams/quizzes
  • most students fail or get no more than a 70% on average
  • Lots of

Theme 3

⚠️ About Class Control

  • very strict about in-class participation, notebook checks, and assignments
  • and notes

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed reviews across 2025-2026 with , and workload give strong confidence.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 55

Course coverage

astro1016 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

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B range

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C 1

D range

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No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1