AI Rate Professor

Science

Glenn Akers

ASTRASTR · AST1 · ASTR1 · ASTR100 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you can handle memorization and mixed teaching quality in exchange for fair chances to do well.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing professorMemorization heavyFair chances to succeedMixed helpfulnessTest-prep support
  • Student experiences and completely disengaged.
  • and memorization.
  • Some reviews suggest tests can be easy with provided pretests, but the midterm and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Tests can be very manageable when students use pretests and keep up, but memorization and the .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Astronomy is described as memorization heavy with lots of reading, even when the professor gives chances to succeed.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they consistently frame the content as reading and memorization based.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

The reviews do not clearly state an .

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Recommendation depends on the student because .

and highly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Several comments say he gives students chances to do well and provides pretests, though .

Format shift

online comparison.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

The , and discussion preparation.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Some students call him helpful and great, while one describes him as uninvolved and dismissive.

Format shift

praise and strong criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

, and discussion questions for the final.

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are sharply mixed, with some students calling him helpful and fair while one strongly warns against taking him.

Main concern

Teaching support and engagement appear inconsistent across students.

What students said

“ .”
ASTR1
“He is fair and gives students every chance to do well.”
AST1
“very helpful and receptive to my questions”
ASTR100

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

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The but somewhat student-friendly because one review says pretests gave students the answers for weekly tests.

Weekly TestsPretest AnswersMidtermFinalDiscussion Questions For Final

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

final, and pretests that helped students prepare.

Weekly TestsPretest AnswersMidtermFinal
“He gave everyone the ability to get 100's”
ASTR1
“he gave you the answers in a pretest”
ASTR1
“Midterm and .”
ASTR1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He is fair and gives students every chance to do well.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and difficulty. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“He is a completely useless teacher.”

⚖️

72/100

“He is fair and gives students every chance to do well.”

📚 Course Difficulty

48/100

“Astronomy has a large memorization component, so there is a lot of reading and memorizing facts.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dr. Akers is a great teacher.
  • .
  • I found Mr. and receptive to my questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He gave everyone the ability to get 100's
  • Astronomy has a large memorization component
  • Midterm and .

Theme 3

👍 About Recommendation

  • .
  • You want a cool class this is it
  • This was definitely one of the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Six older reviews give some detail across multiple terms, but opinions are inconsistent and .

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

AST12 reviews
ASTR12 reviews
ASTR1001 review
ASTRASTR1 review

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