I took astro 3. Everyone recommended the class, but never said anything about professors. I just chose Professor Coroniti. He is fair, and understands that this class is challenging, so he grades on a B average. However I really did not understand his lectures, or understood anything really. After lectures, and I tried reading the power points again, it didn't make sense! The textbook makes more sense, and when my t.a. reviewed with me, he made it very clear and simple. The professor is a really nice guy, and knows his stuff, but he makes everything detailed, that it's a little overwhelming. The tests were extremely hard, and I didn't do well.

He is a nice teacher but he designs the problems that focus on reading his minds.Not kidding.

I TOOK ASTR 3.

ASTR as a GE class is not really easy. Although this astronomy class does not require much mathematics knowledge and is actually kinda interesting, YOU STILL NEED TO SPEND SOME TIME ON IT. There are many facts and theories to understand and remember.

Professor Coroniti may seems quite serious and terrifying, but he is actually helpful and knowledgable. There will be many unclear points in this class since physics is nothing without maths, but Coroniti still tries to explain them as clearly as possible. If you have questions, DO NOT HESITATE GOING TO OFFICE HOUR!

For Astro 5
He knows his stuff but he designed very hard test questions that drove me mad.All the questions are multiple choices.
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I took astronomy 5 this quarter. This professor and his assistent laura, kept saying "don't worry, don't worry," the whole quarter. We don't know too much about this class, it is the first time that we are teaching it, don't don't worry don't worry." At then end they were very tough for grading this class despite the low quality, and the hard to hear voice this teacher has. I don't recommend to take classes with this professor because he pretends to be honest but he doesn't. He will screw you up at the end.

Is there anyone took this class before?

This is my third quarter in a row with Dr. Coroniti - I have had him for 6A, 6B, and now 6C. While I know that many students try to avoid taking him, I am glad that I have had him for the entire 6 series. His exams are extremely fair, and he tells you exactly which homework problems to focus on so you don't waste your time studying material that is not essential. I will admit his lectures are a little intimidating because of the advanced math he uses to prove each theory - taking Math 32A will give you an advantage over the bio majors who took the Math 3 series in this regard - however, as I said before, he will tell you what you need to know for your midterms and final, so you don't have to stress out about everything little thing he writes on the board. He's also a really nice guy with a cute sense of humor. One of my friends said once, "Wow - Coroniti would make such a cool grandpa!". Basically, don't be afraid of him because his lecture is at 8am or because it's the last Physics 6 class open during your first pass. He's a great professor, and since you're most likely a life science major taking the 6 series, you shouldn't be stressing too much about the material anyways.

Nice and very knowledgeable. He likes to spend a lot of time with proofs during his lectures, but most of the time it is not necessary to understand all of it. I personally found it fun to watch him seamlessly derive proof after proof with no notes, however. A few lectures before an exam, he will specifically tell you what each specific problem will be about, and gives you a problem or two from the textbook or homework that is nearly identical. The averages are somewhat low, seemingly around 50-60%, but the standard deviations that it seems like students either followed his advice and aced the exam or completely ignored it (the 8 am lecture time is somewhat discouraging). His professional demeanor may make him somewhat intimidating, but he practically begs the class for questions during lecture and is quite approachable.

Oh, and if you're in honors, take his seminar! All you have to do is write a four page paper about ANYTHING remotely relevant to physics, and you'll get your A. His seminar topics are pretty fun, too.

I'm definitely a physics type of person but this class totally made me believe that I can't do physics. Attending Coroniti's lectures were so intimidating...sometimes you couldn't understand what he was teaching because he jumped into doing a whole bunch of derivatives and talking about things without knowing if the class was following him. He goes extremely fast so even if you want to ask questions you can't cause he's past the topic long ago or you simply wouldn't even know how to ask the question. I had to do a lot of reading from the book which wasn't bad. I did all the homework problems like twice and felt like I understood the concepts pretty well but his tests were impossible. No one ever finished one time, he said himself he made his tests so that you can't finish it and that you were to do the ones you know. Ummm...stressful? definitely. He makes it seem like his tests are pretty fair in the review sessions but there were things on the test that he said wouldn't be on there like proofs. HE LOVES PROOFS. Your grade will depend highly on the class curve, our curve for the first midterm was a 47 for the average. He doesn't tell you how your doing in the class because he thinks you'll either become unmotivated or lazy so he doesn't tell you HOW he's curving the class...just that there's a curve so you don't know where you stand against your classmates even with your test score. Take him if you must.

Ah, Coroniti... What can I say? My friend & I thought that he is a cute, older gentleman who means well. HOWEVER, he designed his course for the math-minded. I haven't taken math since freshman year, and as a junior I found myself wondering what the hell he was doing mathematically let alone with physics. Consequently, my friend & I spent the entire course just trying to understand his derivations & expansions (Note: Beware the Taylor expansion). His exams are also completely in variables, which would be fine except that he expects his students to be able to mathematically manipulate those variables as if it were child's play. The average on the 1st midterm was 47% while the 2nd midterm average was 49%. His response? We, as students, really ought to be working harder, doing more problems, etc. You would think that since he gives us the problem types prior to the exam that we would be fully prepared; however, with averages such as those from a class of pre-med, pre-dent, pre-vet, pre-phd, etc students - you get the picture that this course is no walk in the park. If you must take physics with Coroniti, be prepared to work on math - Also, study from lecture notes! The book isn't really as helpful as it may seem (i.e. If you keep getting the homework problems right, you can still fail the exam). I'll cease rambling because by now you probably get my point!