Gordon Stacey - Cornell University

Professor: Gordon Stacey

Department: TBD

College: Cornell University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ASTRO1195
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

ASTRO 1195 is one of the hardest classes I've taken at Cornell. However, that's not due to Professor Stacey. He's funny, and legitimately cares about your performance in the class. That being said, if you are expecting an easier astro class due to it being a 1000-level intended for non-science students, do not be deceived as I was. It's hard!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ASTRO1195
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

One of my favorite professors. He's real nerdy and funny. The work for 1195 isn't hard at all but a bit time consuming. The work just needs high school math and is pretty interesting if you're into astronomy. This class is really great for anyone who wants to learn how to use telescopes. We took a trip to the HBO observatory which was really cool.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ASTRO1195
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great professor. Professor Stacey is super passionate about Astronomy and telescopes. He is eager to help, but a deep understanding of trig is needed for the class. Awesome labs though, as you get to use telescopes outside.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ASTRO1195
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really enthusiastic about the subject matter and glad to help whenever possible. Assumes background knowledge but nothing that is too difficult a concept to grasp.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ASTRO1195
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is a very smart and funny guy, but assumes a lot of background knowledge and moves quickly. If you pay attention, you can get good grades without reading the textbook.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ASTRO195
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Stacey is a great and very smart guy, with an awkward-funny sense of humor, but, like others have said, he assumes that you have a decent amount of background knowledge. He frequently goes off on tangents, sometimes making his lectures difficult to follow. As a humanities major who sucks at math, this has been a difficult class for me.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ASTRO195
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Stacey assumes that students have a fairly large background knowledge, but is extremely helpful with explanations and understanding humanities students' occasional difficulties with math/science. Really fun engaging class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ASTRO195
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Stacey is an excellent professor. He's engaging, nice, and flexible. He understands that astro 195 students are not going to be astronomy majors and that the class may not be their biggest priority. The labs are occasionally frustrating, but, in general, fun, interesting, easy class. I was actually sad when I finished my final.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ASTRO195
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Stacey is brilliant! He is enthusiastic about astronomy and injects passion into his lecture. Astro 195 is also nice in that its roster is limited to 24 students. To be fair, astro 195 is a bit hard for humanities majors with little background in math or physics.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ASTRO211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Again, a nice guy, but the worst professor I have had at Cornell. Avoid this man like the plaque. Assumes that we know too much, and spends too much class time doing worthless math then actually explaining new concepts.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ASTRO195
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Although Prof Stacey is a really nice guy, with an obvious enthusiasm and brilliance for astronomy, his "intro" lectures assume that students have a wealth of "common" astro knowledge... much too difficult to follow.