Aundrea Tavakkoly

AST100 · ASTRO101 · PHYS110 · ASTRO100 · ASTR101 · ASTON100 · ASTR100 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 59/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you can study consistently, but .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful But UnevenTest HeavyStudy RequiredExtra Credit AvailableOnline Problems

, but several students find lectures monotone, vague, or overloaded.
Getting an A , and serious test study, though and curves help.
The single online review is much more negative, citing heavy workload, tech problems, missing video lectures, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

46/100

An A is possible, but students repeatedly , and hard test preparation.

Online evidence is much harsher and reports picky grading, while with or curves.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The material is understandable for some students but , and and notes.

Online evidence points to a difficult course structure, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

52/100

Students recommend her when they value clear explanations and , but , and a poor online experience.

, while the only online review is strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some students mention , and , but the online review and test-heavy structure make grading feel picky for others.

Format shift

Online grading is described as picky, while and support.

Workload

Moderate

46/100

Workload varies from easy weekly homework to lots of online assignments, papers, reading, and repeated test preparation.

Format shift

Online workload is heavy and hard to track, while but .

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Many in-person students praise her clarity and help, but others report vague, monotonous, or overloaded instruction, and online delivery is weak.

Format shift

In-person teaching is mixed but often positive, while the online review reports missing lectures and tech issues.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews repeatedly describe three or four tests, a , and .

Format shift

Both formats point to assessment pressure, but .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but mostly workable, with and test-heavy pressure for others.

Main concern

and , and steady study.

What students said

“ if you attend class, take good notes, read the chapters and study hard.”
ASTRO101

“ and explains things in a manner that you can understand.”
AST100

“if you don't do well on the ”
ASTR101

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The online review is strongly negative, describing high difficulty, tech problems, missing lectures, lots of homework, and .

Main concern

Online students and limited lecture support.

What students said

“it was difficult to keep up with ”
AST100

“there was a new tech problem every other week”
AST100

“she stopped posting the video lectures!”
AST100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and a final, but reviews do not clearly prove open-book rules, webcam use, Lockdown Browser, or proctoring.

Hard TestsMultiple TestsFinal ExamStudy RequiredPolicy Not Clearly Proctored

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a final, with success depending on notes, reading, and study.

Hard TestsMultiple TestsFinal ExamStudy Required

“ ”
ASTRO100

“ if you attend class, take good notes, read the chapters and study hard.”
ASTRO101

“4 tests throughout the semester which are a bit challenging!”
ASTR100

Online

The online review does not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown .

Exam Policy Not Clear

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ if you attend class, take good notes, read the chapters and study hard.”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting , and exam risk; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“ and explains things in a manner that you can understand.”

📈 Easy A Reality

46/100

“ if you attend class, take good notes, read the chapters and study hard.”

⚠️ Online Risk

30/100

“there was a new tech problem every other week and by 2 weeks into the semester she stopped posting the video lectures!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She's an awesome teacher!
Aundrea is very good a though there's a lot of stuff covered.
Very interesting source material, but lectures can become monotonous and a bit disjointed.
her instruction is vague and covers too much material to comprehend at one time.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

, but she gives a couple opportunities for .
i'm a 4.0, straight A student but i got a B in her class because of her pickiness.
This teacher is much preferred to the other astronomy teacher. so that non-science minded people can understand.

Theme 3

🧪

if you don't do well on the
4 tests throughout the semester which are a bit challenging!
There is .
it was difficult to keep up with

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews cover many years and include detailed comments, but and only one online review exists.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 57

3 out of 51

2 out of 52

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

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C range

C+ 1

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Aundrea Tavakkoly

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Easy A Reality

⚠️ Online Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can study consistently, but .

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