Definitely take this class with Skrutskie! He's so passionate about what he's talking about and the demonstrations he does are awesome and engaging. Do NOT take with Murphy, he guest lectured once and was not nearly as interesting as Skrutskie. The test questions are tricky but if you know the concepts rather than just memorizing you'll be fine, also go to the review sessions. When it comes down to it it's always better than Physics or Bio anyway.

such a nice professor and not a hard class at all! seriously hes so sweet and this class is minimal effort. just go to the review sessions before every test and you're all set!

This class is not an easy A. The tests are very difficult no matter how much you study.

He's a great and interesting lecturer, you can get most everything you need from class just by paying attention to his lectures and his power points he uses in class. Fun class, not too much work and easy to get a good grade.

Great class, take it.

Professor Skrutskie is adorable! He's so enthusiastic and loves his work! The exams are a bit tricky at times, but there are other parts of the class that help boost your grade. The labs were interesting and enjoyable. Great class, especially for a non-science major!

Great Professor and great class!

Skrutskie is awesome and this class is seriously not hard. I took it first semester, first year and did fine with only coming to class once or sometimes twice/week. He's super super enthusiastic and so adorable. The class isn't hard and I'm not sure why someone said that it's not for people that don't do well in math because there is very little math involved. Sometimes his test questions can be tricky but he curves the class average up to an 80 for every test. He also posts lecture notes online and has great pictures for everything. He's a complete genius.

Extremely difficult for students who are math and science retarded like myself. Don't be fooled by the low numeric 121 number, this is tough stuff. If you are more science oriented this might not be too difficult for you.

skrutskie is my favorite professor at uva. very effective lecturing and hands-on demos such as shooting himself across the room with a scooter and fire extinguisher made the material really stick. this class made me decide on minoring astronomy. tests can be a bit tricky so don't wait till the last minute to cram it all in. take it!!!