T. Falconer

ASTR100 · ASTRO100 · ASTRO7348 · ASTRO102 · ASTRO101 · AST102 · ATRON102 · ASTR101 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 6/100
RMP rating: 1.7/5
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Difficulty: 4.6

The decision

unless and handle very difficult tests.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard To FollowExtremely Difficult TestsTextbook DependentHeavy MemorizationAvoid

Most students describe Falconer as , and despite knowing the subject.
as extremely difficult, obscure, and not well aligned with lectures or study guides.
Students often say success requires relying on the textbook and teaching yourself.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Getting an A appears very hard because students , and even strong students struggling or dropping.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online grade evidence.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

The course content may be survey-level astronomy, but , and textbook dependence make it feel difficult.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they consistently describe high difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

10/100

Most students directly warn others away because and .

All recommendation evidence is in person and overwhelmingly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

14/100

Students repeatedly describe tests as impossible, obscure, unfair, and difficult even with study.

Format shift

, and it points strongly toward harsh outcomes.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students describe heavy book reading, note taking, memorization, a long moon watch project, and self-teaching.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most , and ineffective at teaching the material.

Format shift

Teaching and is strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Comments focus heavily on , and exam difficulty.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, textbook dependence, and very difficult tests.

Main concern

Students repeatedly say lectures do not prepare them well for exams.

What students said

“ . .”
ATRON102

“prepare to do all the work yourself.”
ASTRO102

“His lectures are very in class”
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

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The exams are described as very difficult and detail-heavy, with .

Very Difficult TestsObscure Test QuestionsShort-Answer TestsLowest Test Dropped

Assessment risk

Strict

12/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

questions, short-answer exams, and one report that the lowest test is dropped.

Very Difficult TestsObscure Test QuestionsShort-Answer TestsLowest Test Dropped

“ so hard”
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“all are short answer”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If do all the work yourself.”
Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“He doesn't teach the material, plain and simple.”

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12/100

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👍 Recommendation Rate

10/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

The teacher knows about subject but .
His lectures are very in class
He speaks with very low volume in his voice

Theme 2

📚 About Self-Teaching

READ THE TEXTBOOK.
prepare to do all the work yourself.
only rely on the txtbk 'cause his lecures are

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

.
!
if you don't swallow the book's text practically word for word.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen detailed reviews over several years show a consistent , and self-teaching.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 53

2 out of 53

1 out of 511

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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T. Falconer

x x unless x x x x x x x x and handle very difficult tests.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

MissionImpossible

Challenging

Recommended

Avoid

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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

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👍 Recommendation Rate

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📚 About Self-Teaching

📝 About Exams

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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D range

F

No letter grade reported

unless and handle very difficult tests.

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