Frederik Paerels

Teaching in Fall 2026

1 course

ASTR 2001

Intro to Astrophysics I

3 credits32 / 40 seats

Section 001 of ASTR 2001 Intro to Astrophysics I Call 12862
MW 1:10pm–2:25pmMartin Luther King Building MLK 608
8 of 40 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

What students say

CULPA & Reddit

n=24, 2003–2025

Aggregated across every course this instructor has taught.

Teaching quality

4.6 / 5

Grading fairness

4.0 / 5

Workload

4.0 / 5 · Heavy

Difficulty

2.4 / 5 · Easy

Overall sentiment

Positive

Would take again

Majority say yes

Sources: CULPA (24)

By the numbers

32 students80% of seats

Course

Section

Seats offered

2h 30m

Class time / week

Seat counts as published by the Directory of Classes on August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM.

Activity

Fall 2026 · Sep 2 – Dec 12 · 29 teaching days

Less

Where they teach

Martin Luther King Building

Flat map — motion reduced

Teaching rhythm

9 class meetings

September 2026September 2026

Sep 2

11h 15m total

Sep 30

Classroom load

32 at peakMon 1:10pm

MonTueWedThuFri

On campus

Teaching days: Mon & Wed
Largest section: 32 students in ASTR 2001 §001
Building: Martin Luther King Building