ASTR 1210

Not too bad, read the lecture notes

Pretty interesting class, Skrutskie gives interesting lectures. Basically zero homework; everything you need to know is online on his "Lecture Notes," which are an incredibly helpful resource. Class is manageable if you study well for tests, because some parts can be tricky.

Skrutskie is an incredible professor. His demos are always entertaining, his slides are loaded with images and videos, and he goes over everything you need to know in the review sessions.

Skrutskie is a terrific professor who definitely loves his work. His lectures are very interesting, and his notes are always online and very organized. He occasionally performs demonstrations, which are very fun to watch. His tests are not easy, but he gives a very generous curve.

I loved this class! Lots of hands-on demonstrations that really made his point well. The tests are challenging, though. I recommend studying for at least 3 hours for them.

Everyone says astronomy is easy ... only if you take it with Tolbert. Be prepared to have to actually work. This is not an easy A.

TERRIBLE CLASS

skrutskie is my favorite professor at uva. very effective lecturing and hands-on demos such as shooting himself across the room with a scooter and fire extinguisher made the material really stick. this class made me decide on minoring astronomy. tests can be a bit tricky so don't wait till the last minute to cram it all in. take it!!!

Extremely difficult for students who are math and science retarded like myself. Don't be fooled by the low numeric 121 number, this is tough stuff. If you are more science oriented this might not be too difficult for you.

Skrutskie is awesome and this class is seriously not hard. I took it first semester, first year and did fine with only coming to class once or sometimes twice/week. He's super super enthusiastic and so adorable. The class isn't hard and I'm not sure why someone said that it's not for people that don't do well in math because there is very little math involved. Sometimes his test questions can be tricky but he curves the class average up to an 80 for every test. He also posts lecture notes online and has great pictures for everything. He's a complete genius.