ASTR 1210

This class really wasn't that hard, but I thought the lectures were kind of dry. He gives study guides for the tests, so as long as you study them, you have nothing to worry about. There are two or three take-home "quizzes" but they're open note so they aren't difficult. The required labs are pretty interesting and flexible.

There were two labs that you could take as many times as you want if you weren't satisfied with your grade on them. They were pretty easy.. make sure you do it early so it isn't freezing outside! There were also two take home quizzes that I could do with my eyes closed--ridiculously easy, only take 5 minutes each (you are given plenty of time to do them). Evans is amazing. He is really clear at explaining everything and the tests are really easy. He gives an option to turn in a sample test question that he may use on a test for two extra points on your test. Evans is excellent at clarifying concepts, makes sure everything is well understood, and welcomes any questions.

Evans is awesome! Super funny and practically gives you answers to questions that are going to be on the exams in class. 3 noncumulative tests (even the final!) that are ridiculously easy if you pay attention, two take home quizzes that are so easy, two labs outside of class that are really interesting and extra credit on every exam if you submit a question to him! No homework ever, one of the easiest sciences at UVA.

The way Evans structured his class made it easy to do well while doing minimal amounts of work throughout the semester. There are 3 noncumulative exams, all of which can be studied for solely by using the lecture slides he keeps on his course website. Additionally, he offers extra credit points for each exam if you submit test questions before the exam. The labs blow, but they don't really affect your grade as long as you pass them. Two take home quizzes are grade boosters. Overall, despite the relatively boring material, I highly recommend this class to anyone in need of a science requirement.

Pretty easy class. For every single exam, if you turn in a question ahead of time, you get two points added to your exam score. Although the final is a lot trickier. Overall a highly recommended class, probably the easiest out of all the intro astronomy classes.
Plus, Prof. Aaron Evans is a very nice professor, especially if you ask him a question during office hour or after a class.

Ridiculously easy course. Took this first semester, first year. Never once opened the textbook and maybe skipped 4 lectures (the lecture powerpoints are on Collab). The information is pretty interesting and tests are fairly easy if you study (i studied probably four hours for each test and got B's). He gives you study guides for the tests, but I'd recommend just going through the powerpoints of the chapters you're being tested on and making flashcards. Dr. Evans is a super nice guy and occasionally lets out class 20 minutes early. The only math required is pretty easy math for the quizzes.

ridiculously easy course and professor! Evans makes all of his tests non-cumulative (including the final!!) and multiple-choice, gives you a study guide, posts his powerpoints online, and lets you do earn extra-credit for the test. Lectures are pretty boring unless you are super interested in astronomy/universe, but it is worth it to sit through them! I didn't bother with the textbook, was able to just study the lecture notes/powerpoints and still get an A. You have to do two labs (one in the astronomy building parking lot looking at stars and the other at McCormick Observatory). The labs are super easy and are basically just worksheets (not even remotely close to the same as Chem/Bio/Physics labs, so don't worry you non-science majors!). There are two take-own quizzes that you just plug numbers into equations. Other than the labs, quizzes, and studying for the tests, I put in no work outside of class. Excellent course for non-science majors like me who is just trying to take care of the science area requirements with as little pain as possible! However, you must take this course with Aaron Evans if you want it to be as easy as possible!!!!!!

Evans really knows what he's talking about and is very clearly passionate about the material which is always a plus. The subject matter is very interesting. The exams weren't too difficult, but studying is definitely recommended. The lectures were chock-full of information, so be prepared to write/type non-stop for the entirety of the lecture.

Only 2 labs, 2 take-home quizzes and 3 exams all non-cumulative! Lot of material and very boring lectures but not difficult if you can memorize!

I definitely recommend this class. Professor Evans was great as he really cared about the material and also wanted his students to succeed. He made the exams very predictable and manageable and put out study guides that were very helpful. The lectures were somewhat boring, but I'd recommend going because they were helpful in really getting the info down, since he repeats important aspects a lot and mentions things that will be on the exam during some lectures. There is also extra credit, which is super easy and impacts your exam great in a very positive way. The only downside would be that even with studying and attending all the lectures, it is somewhat hard to get an A, and I found myself stuck in the A- range. Overall, I recommend taking this class especially if you are not a fan of science, because it easy and also pretty interesting.