Reviews of professor Ian Shelton

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Shelton is very passionate about astronomy and puts a lot of effort into the assignments.  The course engages you much more than PCS181 or PCS182 and if you don't love astronomy it will be a struggle.  I found him inspirational and found his assignments very enjoyable.  It may have been a bit Math heavy for a liberal course for some students.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about, he doesn't explain any of the math and cuts his sentences short and rambles on about material you don't know if you need to know or not. The midterms are meant to trick you and the reasoning behind what answers are right doesn't make any sense.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is a science course. If you go into this course thinking, you don't have to study, you will find it very difficult. The Prof is very passionate about astronomy and does ramble on sometimes. He is always ready to answer any question you may have about the content. Attend his lectures and GET THE TEXTBOOK, even a pdf is fine.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
It is so difficult as a lower-level course in year 1. If you are good at chemistry, mathematics, physics, geography, and biology at the same time and you are really willing to remember lots of formulas and theorems, this course may be suitable for you. He just enjoyed listening to himself when kept talking in class. THIS COURSE IS MEANINGLESS.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
- Speaks very fast and assumes everyone has a deep understanding of physics and astronomy
- Does not respond to emails
- No practice questions
- Tests are nothing you would expect from his vague lecture slides and textbook

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Classes are on interesting content and he is clearly passionate about what he teaches. The class is beginner friendly (I am a fine arts student with no prior physics). He is a fast talker as other reviewers mentioned but if you need clarification he is always happy to answer questions. If you review the slides you should do well on all the exams.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The lectures are boring and meaningless because he skims over the topics that are heavily tested on the midterms. No practice questions are ever provided. On top of that, there will be calculation questions that can not even be found on slides or textbook. There is so much to cram and He'd twist the questions to trick you. The content is too much.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
- heavy grading ( 25% x 4 )
- goes by textbook material ( that, in course outline is not mandatory ) and not lecture slides for assignments / exams
- answers clear questions unclearly
- overall the course is hard, unclear and  is definitely not for beginners

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Incredible professor. He is so passionate about astronomy and explains in such an engaging way, the material is difficult however if you have any questions he will try his best to clarify. It is a lot of work to comprehend a lot of the concepts but it is a very rewarding course to take. Textbook is not required but it helps a lot.