ASTR 1220

DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS.
WORST LECTURE EVER.
i read the entire book and still got a C. if you don't like physics - don't take. If you want to learn about constellations and stars. - DONT TAKE. if you want an easy A - DONT TAKE.

dull lecture, not very interesting

ridiculously boring lectures and impossible tests. On the bright side, other students are just as lost so the curve is generous

Saslaw is probably a super genius, I think he went to Princeton and is pretty well known in the field, but he's not a great teacher. Lecture was painfully boring, as was the textbook. I think pretty much everyone in this class took it because we thought it would be easy. Within the first week we were learning about the theory of relativity, and I think our midterm averages were usually in the 60s or 70s, if that. Luckily there's a really nice curve, so I think I ended up pulling an A- without getting above a B- on any of the midterms. If you're super into black holes and white dwarfs, go for it. Otherwise, don't bother with this class.

I took this class to fulfill my science requirement, and thought it would be very interesting. I also hoped it would be an easy class. IT IS NOT.

Although the material is interesting in itself the class is really dull, and it is often hard to hear the professor. Its very tempting to skip class often.

For each test I read the relevant chapters back to front, and did the problems at the end, and i still couldn't get above a low B in each test. Luckily everyone is just as lost, and there is a good curve.

The only upside to this class is that there is no midterm, final, or homework. The constellation quiz that is required is also easy to pass.

don't take astro1220 with saslaw. even though he is probably the most knowledgeable man UVa has in hte astronomy department, he can't teach - his lectures are unorganized and random. however, he grades fairly - the class average on tests (3 noncumulative exams throughout the semester with no final) is usually low to mid 60's and he curves that up to a B-

I'm gonna level with you. Don't ever go to class. Go to the three tests and read the book because in no way shape or form does Bill Saslaw here teach you or anyone in the class anything. Some idiot will ask questions to which he responds in cryptic and indecipherable jargon. Please if you can; save yourself... Do not take this class.

Not a bad class, just don't take it with Saslaw. He wasn't a very good lecturer and the tests were not extremely difficult, but very obnoxious. The class got into arguments with him frequently about test questions.

This class was a tremendous waste of time. I was considerably above the average and I'll be lucky to get a B. The whole course is just the three exams and its as if the professors is taking his questions from a different book. I took this class to boost my science GPA, assuming an introductory course would at least give me a decent shot at an A. Nope.

Really boring lecture. I hardly went and only read the textbook and still did better than most people on the exams. Easy class if you need something to fill your schedule with.