James Schombert - University of Oregon

Professor: James Schombert
Department: Astronomy
College: University of Oregon
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: AST121
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Extremely unsympathetic when communicating and was not flexible. Class was extremely difficult and taught on a separate page that was built in the dark ages
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: AST121
  • Grade Received: WD
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The lectures were COMPLETELY unrelated to the quizzes. He was rude, and I had to drop the class because there was no way to study for the midterm. The material and lectures given NEVER related to the quizzes! He also doesn't hold office hours to get help if you need it (which you would because nothing makes sense). DO NOT take this class.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ASTR121
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Terrible communication skills with students and the design of the class is horrendous. The class is still run off an abyss blog from what looks like 2005.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ASTR121
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Took this as an online course and lectures were vague at best and don't prepare you for quizzes and assignments at all. Quizzes are way more detailed than what he lectures about including a lot amount of calculations. For an intro level course, it's quite difficult and spend more time working on this class than upper division chem and math classes
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: AST122
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
For an online, asynchronous course this was horrible. He did not provide any office hours. There are about 2-4 quizzes a week and 3 tests over the term. Look for quizlets to help with the quizzes and then just hope for the best for those tests. There are better professors for astronomy. Do not put yourself through it. Not worth it.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: AST122
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Take it if you want depression
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: AST122
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I am here to warn anyone away from ever taking this man's class. By no means, ever, should one subject themselves to this. The material is tough, but what makes his class hard is the complete unwillingness to help from Schombert himself. No office hours, and the most you get in an email is to look at the lecture again. Save yourselves as I can't.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: AST122
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Tests are NOTHING like the quizzes given
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: AST122
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Horrible. He's rude and condescending. Well taught class but I do not like him as a person. He there to get paid not to help out the student.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: AST121
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He grades on a curve. I got a gross f and a net b. If that doesnt tell you how hard the class is, I dont know what will. The subject material is very broad and challenging. It includes everything from chemistry to quantum physics. That said, Schombert is extremely smart and interesting. Dont go into the class expecting to ace every test though!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: AST123
  • Grade Received: F
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He is a brilliant astronomer but is terrible at teaching it to beginning students. This is an intro class and he spoke to us as if we are in a 400 level class. His class is so broad and his test have such specific questions. They are IMPOSSIBLE to study for. He does 100 multiple choice question tests. I failed all of them. Most people feel the same
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: AST123
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!! This is the hardest class I have ever taken. I read the reviews before taking the class and I thought I could do it. I thought that the people that found his class hard were lying. It turns out that they were right this class is so hard. I have put many hours into the class and I am still failing the class.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: AST123
  • Grade Received: WD
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
By far the worst class I have ever taken. I went into this course interested in learning about space. The teacher gives out the hardest exams I have ever seen and I HIGHLY recommend to never take a course taught by Mr. Schombert.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: AST123
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This teacher is amazing. I currently have an A in the class and even if my grade drops by that time I am still confident in saying he is one of the best teachers I've had. The material is challenging and invaluable to any individual who takes science seriously. I've spent more time on the material in his class than I have in any other class. 10/10.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: 123ASTR
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This professor is obviously a highly intelligent person, but his intellect does not translate into teaching ability. Instead, Dr. Schombert airs on the side of expecting students taking an introductory level astronomy class to dedicate themselves to his material, regardless of its relevancy to any other aspect of life or study.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ASTR123
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
The dude cant even respond to an email without being snarky and rude. Dont put yourself through this. Id give him a zero if I could.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: AST121
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The 100 question exams are impossible to study for as you are just thrown random information at you and there is no way to memorize it all. I scored a 47, 52, and 50 on each exam and got a B in the class because I found the answers for the quizzes and it was curved so hard. There is no point in showing up. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: AST121
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS- seriously, this is by far the worst class I have ever taken. I am a straight-A student but this class is set up to ensure you fail. The quizzes contain math he never talks about, the tests are unreasonably hard- I have failed every single test like every other student yet he has to curve it 40% so some students will pass.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: AST121
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Worst person ever. In all my years of school I have never had a professor who hated teaching. Doesn't actually go over what is on his lectures. Doesn't use canvas probably because he thinks it is beneath him. RATES his students after the first exam so that if you are the worst in the class you will know it. Very arrogant. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASSES.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: AST121
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
His online course is ridiculous. He says any edition of the book works, but we must check the lec. and topic line up (when we won't know what the topic is). His tests are barely relevant to the material and he won't use Canvas. His lectures are 10 min and extremely vague. Resources are not clear on what to use them for or when they are needed.
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