# ALEX LAZARIAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ALEX_LAZARIAN--instructor_f5bf09024a2cfd1e2ddd085e) ## Dataset ### search projection #### version 1 #### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 8 ### projection id 7eb94c60c31fe3d8ae732986b7f3d069e1345ae92fd6239119e63b9d2461969d ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-10-01T19:10:41.241229+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 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He is truly passionate about the subject & course and wants his students to succeed. However, his lectures are pointless at times and I learned most of the material from the textbook. Read the textbook and study HW & textbook questions for the exam! 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He sprinkles some good life advice into his lectures. Many students seem to struggle with astro 104, but if you have taken a physics class and go to most lectures this class will be an easy A in my opinion.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1146908", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:05.802826+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MzQyMDgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1146908", "instructor_name": "Alex Lazarian", "course_label": "ASTRON104", "course_id": "ASTRON 104", "course_uid": "course_ceb4b306e704c0b67324db5e", "review_date": "2022-05-15 05:53:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The course is graded on 3 exams which often include questions from the homework, but there are some surprises on the exams. He does one \"practice exam\" at the beginning of the semester which isn't worth anything. His lectures were quite boring and it was often difficult to understand him. He did boost exam scores randomly, but don't count on that. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1146908", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:05.802826+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NjU1MTEx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1146908", "instructor_name": "Alex Lazarian", "course_label": "ASTRON104", "course_id": "ASTRON 104", "course_uid": "course_ceb4b306e704c0b67324db5e", "review_date": "2021-12-26 03:38:56 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Alex Lazarian is a lot of things - a professor, an astronomer, highly intelligent, occasionally funny - but he is not a good lecturer. I do not believe I learned a single thing during lecture; I learned almost all of the course materials out of the textbook. 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