Reviews of professor Richard (Rick) Jesik

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great class. I'm learning a lot. He really knows his stuff and you can tell he is passionate about astronomy. He combines beautiful powerpoint slides, videos, demonstrations, and also writes on the board. Mixes it up and gives us a break in the middle to keep us interested. He expects a lot and makes you participate in class. But I learned a lot.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Rick is a great genuine guy that clearly has a lot of passion for his line of work. He has great lectures, and can at times get carried away, which is totally fine. He is more than willing to answer any question, no matter how complex or simple it may be and will not make you feel dumb for asking it. This class has taught me a lot and I enjoyed it

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Physics is supposed to be hard and this class is a lot of work. Jesik has good lectures and helps outside of class. He understands that homework can be a lot and helps.The system to get a good grade is to do all the homework, trust me do it all and his test won't be as bad. The problems he does in class are what's on the test with a few exceptions

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had prof Jesik for the fall online astronomy class. He had meetings set up for classes, but recorded them so that everyone could view them if they could not attend. He encourages you to ask questions. I would say that he is pretty easy going and laid back, but there is a heavy (but doable) work load.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Don't take this teacher, he expects too much of you. He does not know how to teach and he is very rude.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Rick can take jokes. He makes you more curious about the universe with his interesting lectures. The reading, homework, and quizzes can accumulate easily.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Unfortunately the class he is teaching does not in any way reflect the course description. This class was suppose to be a 10 week survey course of Astronomy, but we got an intermediate Solar System Physics class. We did not study constellations of any kind or experience any practical astronomy what so ever. He is math heavy and extremely slow.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really like Rick. He is very informal, but he really knows his stuff and is excited about teaching. It was truly interesting, I felt like I came out of that course with a lot of information I would have never known otherwise. Although, it isn't easy due to the reading/homework/quizzes, I think its a nice challenge and definitely worth it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Syllabus clearly outlines expectations and the D2L page is set up with reminders, access to textbook & hw, and extra resources. Lectures are engaging and recorded if you miss one. The math is fine if you can read formula sheet and understand word problems. If you attend lectures & keep up on assignments youll do great. Loved this class