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Simply, "meh." Class is a little more physics intensive than I expected as someone who has never taken an astro class, though that is to be expected. Not a lot of actual math you have to do, but you have to have a strong conceptual understanding of the physics. It's not the world's best class, but if you need a QR or a natural sciences, take it.Rate My Professors ↗
The class is straight forward and interesting, but she goes pretty fast. 3 midterms no final exam all online and can take anywhere between 9 to 1. do quizzes in lecture, but online/ can retake or wait till she puts answer on the board. In discussion had 4 projects all "group" projects. They honestly didn't connect to class content and were hard.Rate My Professors ↗
HORRIBLE. have never had a worse professor. everything you learn in lecture has nothing to do with the readings, which has nothing to do with the homework, and the homework has nothing to do with the section work. is basically is a figure out yourself with barely any guidance. The exam questions have nothing to do what is taught in lecture.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof Barger is super sweet and is obviously very passionate about astronomy. Her lectures can be a little dry sometimes, but lecture slides were always posted on canvas. The weekly homework is super important and helps a lot in getting ready for the midterms and tests. Also, the honors optional assignments were 3-4 easy, 1 page papers.Rate My Professors ↗
Amy is clearly knowledgeable and passionate about her field, but this didn't help her teach an intro-level class. She went through lectures way too fast and went into details far beyond a beginner's level (and what tests covered). Group projects were assigned that were equally complicated and in-depth, without helping you understand the essentials.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Barger is clearly very knowledgable in her field, but this often made her lectures hard to understand. She went through them very quickly and rarely ever elaborated beyond what was on her slides. Discussions section activities and groups projects had little to no relevance to course content and it felt pointless to go. Exams were online.Rate My Professors ↗
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Individual study for seniors completing theses for honors in the major as arranged with a faculty member; continuation ofASTRON 681.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Senior Thesis is an individual study for seniors completing theses arranged with a faculty member, serving as a continuation of ASTRON 691.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed study projects for juniors and seniors as arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced level mentored reading and research for graduate students in the Astronomy PhD program, focused on thesis work.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Research supervised by individual faculty members. Students formulate and plan original research, creating work that contributes to the field of physics.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | ASTRON 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ASTRON 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ASTRON 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | ASTRON 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | ASTRON 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ASTRON 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ASTRON 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | ASTRON 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ASTRON/PHYSICS 910 | Seminar in Astrophysics |
| Fall 2026 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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