Reviews of professor Richard Bonde

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved Bonde! Does his best to make lectures funny/engaging and he really cares about his students. I was intimidated by the class at first because the grade is made up of only 3 tests, the final, and the lab. But, the tests are not that difficult if you go to all of the lectures and take good notes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's an amazing professor, his tests are open-ended but he gives extra questions to give room for extra credit. The tests should be easy if you study the notes he gives you. He is very enthusiastic about astronomy and his lectures are interesting and engaging.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If the test tells you to go south, you better not go southwest. It doesn't matter if you got the answer correct in his test, he wants you to explain the question as if a kindergarten would understand. question btw. He tells you to write short answer and you don't need to be specific but trust me, be VERY SPECIFIC.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Bonde tries to make the course entertaining, and his lectures are engaging. He does not allow any electronics in his class. His tests are very tough. The 4 exams count for your entire grade. Exams are about 50 questions ALL SHORT ANSWER. When grading he does not provide information on what you did wrong.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take this class if you have no prior knowledge of astronomy. Very vague teacher with vague test outlines and lectures, but he still expects you to know exact and specific details about topics. Review guides are not helpful at all. Slowest grader I have ever had, and does not like if you email him asking about your grades.