ASTR 3490

If you are not an Astro major / this isn't a requirement, please don't take this class. I took this out of interest and regret it so much. The worksheets for each topic are unbearable, very long and tedious "groupwork" that you do by yourself and make up a significant chunk of your grade, easily the worst assignments I've had at UVA. This class uses a lot of trig as well, so if you are not comfortable with that, you will struggle to follow the concepts. Prof. is a nice guy and if the worksheets did not exist this class would not be so bad, but they do and it is. Have not had a test yet, only 2 moths in, but felt strongly enough at this point to come make this post.
Tldr: Great prof, awful class assignments, avoid taking
Note: this is the first time being taught so hopefully he fixes the worksheets for next time, otherwise avoid

Great professor, the biweekly worksheets were just extremely long. It took me about 15 hours to do each one. However, you definitely get a lot better at excel, and learn exponentially more compared to most intro courses.