Reviews of professor Ian Shelton

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Although Ian doesn't really have a good reputation here, but he was not that bad to be honest. As long as you understand the concept you are all set. he is not a tough grader at all. there is a quiz at the end of each lecture which does help you to understand the material better.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr Shelton is passionate about what he teaches. I found myself forgetting to take notes near the end of the semester just listening to his lectures. For this course, you will want to study off the textbook in addition to the lecture slides. Put in the work, and you'll do well in his class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I honestly believe the review below is an actual psy-op. We didn't even do the second test yet. His tests aren't hard, it's how he teaches it. There's no clear guideline on what should be comprehensive, little to no practice questions, does not respond to e-mails. I gave it my best and I'm on the verge of failing. pro tip: switch out of the course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I'm baffled by the negative reviews on here. Pay attention in class and study your notes, and you will do fine. He seems to really care about what he is teaching and I learned a lot.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Nice guy but doesn't convey the material well and  He expects his students to read the textbook thoroughly and remember small little facts easily, but even someone with a photographic memory couldn't get a good mark on the midterms, he admitted that his tests are designed to trick you. Don't take this course, it's designed to drop your GPA.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Not sure why he has low ratings, he's the sweetest professor! He's often late, so don't worry if you are too. He explains concepts well and is passionate about astronomy. Tests are straightforward if you understand the material. It's not an easy liberal course—more like toned-down science. Wouldn't recommend without a physics or chem background!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Please don't choose this professor. Heavy assignment and heavy grader

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Shelton is very passionate and generally a very likeable prof, his Jokes are hilarious and his tests are needlessly hard but if you read textbooks and go through the slides you'll be fine. Also prof Shelton has impreccable taste in Science FIiction

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This course which is a lower liberal, one would think it would be an easy good grade if hard work was put in, But no, this professor would ask you questions that were not explained in the lectures as he skims through most of the lecture content just to talk about his lab and how he knows about space. He is too busy to grade submitted works on time.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
A lot to process but the tests are spaced out so you only have to know a chunk at a time. All the information for the tests are on the slides he posts to D2L but it helps to attend class so when you study it isn't the first time you hear the material because he does supplement his notes with analogies and jokes that might stick with you better.