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Science

Randall Rojas

AST · ASTRONOMY1 · ASTRO001 · ASTRO01 · ASTRO101 · ASTRO1 · ASTRO3070 · AST1 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want a brilliant clear astronomy teacher with open-book exams and light busywork.

Best fit · Effort For RewardOpen-book examsClear passionate lecturesNo homeworkOptional attendanceComplex astronomy content
  • Almost , and deeply passionate about astronomy and physics.
  • Assessment and optional attendance.
  • Material gets complex late in the term, so notes and presence still matter for the final.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Open-book exams and help, but complex material and a .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Students repeatedly call the material complex, math-heavy, and cosmology hard .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

but strongly helps for exams and notes.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Overwhelming praise as of weak outliers.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

Open-book exams and soften grading, but some still struggle or warn he can fail you.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Workload

Light

82/100

No homework or assignments; .

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

, and approachability dominate the large review set.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Almost all points come from four exams; .

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and open-book exam setup; success still requires notes and keeping up as cosmology gets hard.

Main concern

Late-term material and the last exam can be very difficult without strong notes.

What students said

“ and understandable. He takes great effort to ensure students understand the material.”
ASTRO1
“Class consists of 4 open note, .”
ASTRO001
“The last exam is very difficult unless you don't miss class and !”
ASTRO3070

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Core format is four open-book open-note multiple-choice exams with optional .

Open bookOpen notesMultiple choiceFour examsExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person astronomy uses four open-book open-note exams; later material and the .

Open bookOpen notesMultiple choiceTrue/falseHard final exam
“Class consists of 4 open note, .”
ASTRO001
“all points are earned via 4 exams(25% ea.) .”
ASTRO1
“Quizes are also open notes/open book. No H.W. or assigments.”
ASTRO01

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I had the opportunity to be in Dr. Rojas's Astronomy class... Rating for Dr. Rojas? A+”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 , and late-term difficulty. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“ and understandable. He takes great effort to ensure students understand the material.”

📘 Open-Book Exams

86/100

“Class consists of 4 open note, .”

🧠 Content Challenge

34/100

“That cosmology stuff is nuts and hard !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's awesome!!!
  • Excellent professor. to you.
  • Overall, I really enjoyed the class and found his lectures very entertaining and clear.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Material gets complex towards the end
  • The last exam is very difficult unless you don't miss class and !
  • seems nice, but will fail you

Theme 3

📝

  • No H.W. or assigments. Only ones.
  • but its to your benefit if you go
  • and all points are earned via 4 exams

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen detailed reviews spanning 2006-2012 and teaching quality despite age.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
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Course coverage

ASTRO14 reviews
AST12 reviews
ASTRO0012 reviews
ASTRO1012 reviews
AST1 review
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ASTRO011 review
ASTRO30701 review
ASTRONOMY11 review

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