ASTR 1210

Lectures are a little dry, but Professor Thuan does a good job with the course material. It's an interesting class if you have the space.

Thuan was the most boring professor I have ever had. He didn't speak English well either, but that was more amusing than anything else. He confused Africa and South America on a globe, and often complained about how hard it was being an astronomer. Definitely do not take his class if you can avoid it.

very boring class but also fairly easy if you take good notes. don't even bother buying the book because it is completely useless. i never even took my out of the wrapper. Thuan might be boring but I must say that he loves the subject and his very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about it.

Worst class I've taken here. Boring, can't understand anything he says, doesn't go by the book at all so it's really impossible to study or know what to expect. Don't take this for an easy class.

This class was absolutely dreadful. He talks to the board and his thick accent makes him hard to understand. Lectures are burdened with irrelevant numerical facts and the sheer basics. On top of that, his quizzes go much more in depth than what he teaches.

Worst professor ever. Tests don't match material covered

This is the worst class I have taken at UVA. I took it to fill an area requirement and get an easy A, but it's almost impossible to get an A with his bell curve. The class is mind-numbingly boring, and drags on forever. Professor Thuan talks to the board and expects you to know a bunch of random facts. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

I would absolutely not recommend this class to anyone looking to take 1210.. Professor Thuan's quizzes are not at all relevant to what he actually teaches and the questions go much more in depth. On top of that he is very hard to understand and it is nearly impossible to pay attention in his lectures. I am a regularly good student who is struggling to get a B in this class.

Professor Thuan could be a bit boring, and honestly all the material is very easy so the lectures are slow. I skipped the majority of them and read the book and still the tests were very easy. The final was difficult, but only because he tested specific facts you had to memorize, rather than general concepts that are actually useful. The information is interesting, but I would probably taking this class with another professor.

This class is really boring, but the only things you are tested on is anything that Thuan writes on the board. If you go to class, take notes, and study for the tests in advance, this is an easy class that you don't really need to focus much on. I would recommend it for a science credit, but nothing more than that.