Reviews of professor Vakini Santhanakrishnan

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is a very nice teacher. Offers great help. If you are unsure about anything she will gladly explain things so that you understand. Pretty lenient about due dates and credit

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Fairly nice professor, homework day to day is not difficult. I didnt really use the book at all, mostly just paid attention to lecture. The semester project is reasonable and she gives ample time to complete, you can tell she cares about the students understanding the material and takes time to reexplain things if necessary

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Honestly wasnt a hard class. I thought it would be difficult, but she explains the lesson really well and will always answer any questions you may have. Really loved this class because I learned a lot and never felt overwhelmed. I highly recommend taking astronomy with her.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
it is a lot of work for 3 credits and there is 3 hws due every week! if you are taking more classes then this is a lot to handle, the projects are time consuming and the study guide barely helps with the exam. She gives online lectures but they're so long and you need to finish them to finish hw that's due on wed and/or sun.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
So many assignments without clear instructions worse grader grades last minute do as much extra credit u want u dont get no points for it. All the assignments are copied from SJSU. Dont take this proffesor she teaches in 2 different schools at once and cant focus on one regret taking this class if there were minus rating she would get it from me.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. Vakini is very caring and kind. Her grading is not harsh at all, and her assignments are very easy. She offers so many extra credit opportunities that I would recommend to take advantage of. If you need to take astronomy, take it with her! She is the best!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She's alright, maybe it's because I don't care for astronomy but needed it, but the class was alright to me, I didn't really like it. She assigns too much some weeks and leess other weeks, she wants very specific and detailed things and her projects are very hard, same with some of her discussion posts. Only take her if you know or like the topic.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
All of these reviews hit the nail on the head. Hundred percent recommend this professor. She is clear with her grading. Some homeworks are quizzes on which we have two tries and the rest worksheets or short discussions. There is a LOT of extra credit.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very good teacher who gives good instructions and cares for the student's success. Quite a few extra credit opportunities

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took her at SJSU for astronomy and she's very helpful and cares about her students. She's also quick to respond to emails and gives great feedback. Would take again!