Reviews of professor Andrew Wetzel

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you've never taken physics don't expect for this class to be easy. The lectures are long and most of the time he would go too fast on the slides with lots of bullet points. The test were hard overall and you really need to study for them. There are weekly quizzes and problem sets (hw), which most of the time are pretty difficult.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Just make sure to attend and take notes on lectures and the readings and you'll do fine. He was always very enthusiastic about the content and encouraged everyone to utilize his office hours and was willing to go in depth about anything you needed. Although the problem sets where challenging, they wont make or break your grade.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Don't skip class if you want to pass, but even then you still will struggle. Get ready to do physics and be lost because he won't explain anything. Makes you read more than 2 chapters a week and most of the lecture coves whatever you read. Homework was due every week, very hard problem sets with math expectation. Exams are messy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Interesting class, the professor takes at the beginning of every lecture to answer any physics or astronomy question we might have. Make sure to pay attention to the lectures and take notes. Reading quizzes are easy, practice sets are harder but prepare you for the tests very well.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Wetzel is a nice guy, he will help a lot during office hours. Quizzes and problem sets due every week. If you do all your work consistently you'll pass. Make sure you study for the 2 midterms and final because your grade is reliant on them. Lectures are long but interesting, just try to stay awake!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Wetzel is nice and his TA was very nice and helpful too. His lectures are kind of fast, but he posts the slides to canvas. Your grade relies on your weekly problem sets. There were 2 midterms, the 2nd one had a few open-ended questions. 1st midterm was harder than the second, but all the exams were reasonable and fair. Solid class and interesting.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Wetzel was funny and understanding. Lectures were fast paced but moderate to understand. Midterms were widely based on lecture material, problem sets, and weekly quizzes. Wasn't too bad of a class but definitely required lots of memorization in terms of concepts.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
As a warning for those interested in taking this class, math and physics are core concepts you will have to understand. Astronomy is astrophysics, meaning it requires math. I thought Professor Wetzel was fantastic as all information on exams is either in lecture or on homework. He is a fair grader and his lectures are quite entertaining.