James Larkin
Department of Astronomy
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Easiness 3.5 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 2.5 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.5 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 1.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: NR
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
March 18, 2024

While I do think Professor Larkin structures his class in a doable way, and the homeworks/exams aren't too bad, I'm very hesitant to write anything good because I didn't enjoy the class because of him. He lectures mainly with slides and skips through necessary math/tries to cram in more content by going through slides quicker. His lectures on the board were much better but these were few and far between. He also was quite disrespectful and unwilling to accommodate for students at times, i.e. at least two students that I know of came down with serious illnesses and he did not respond to any emails requesting extensions for homework. He was also quite snarky if you asked a question he believed you should already know or if you asked for any change in grading/extra study materials for exams. This behavior, combined with the knowledge of his sexual harassment of a former graduate student here at UCLA, made me incredibly uncomfortable interacting with him and I didn't feel comfortable attending office hours which I feel impacted my learning of the course material. Please read this article if you're considering taking his course: https://medium.com/@emilymartin88/title-ix-inaction-at-ucla-astronomy-61065540a39e

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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: N/A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
March 10, 2024

Title IX Inaction at UCLA Astronomy: https://medium.com/@emilymartin88/title-ix-inaction-at-ucla-astronomy-61065540a39e

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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: NR
March 18, 2024

While I do think Professor Larkin structures his class in a doable way, and the homeworks/exams aren't too bad, I'm very hesitant to write anything good because I didn't enjoy the class because of him. He lectures mainly with slides and skips through necessary math/tries to cram in more content by going through slides quicker. His lectures on the board were much better but these were few and far between. He also was quite disrespectful and unwilling to accommodate for students at times, i.e. at least two students that I know of came down with serious illnesses and he did not respond to any emails requesting extensions for homework. He was also quite snarky if you asked a question he believed you should already know or if you asked for any change in grading/extra study materials for exams. This behavior, combined with the knowledge of his sexual harassment of a former graduate student here at UCLA, made me incredibly uncomfortable interacting with him and I didn't feel comfortable attending office hours which I feel impacted my learning of the course material. Please read this article if you're considering taking his course: https://medium.com/@emilymartin88/title-ix-inaction-at-ucla-astronomy-61065540a39e

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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: N/A
March 10, 2024

Title IX Inaction at UCLA Astronomy: https://medium.com/@emilymartin88/title-ix-inaction-at-ucla-astronomy-61065540a39e

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Overall Rating
Based on 2 Users
Easiness 3.5 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 2.5 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.5 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 1.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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