James H Applegate

Teaching in Fall 2026

1 course

ASTR 3102

Planetary Dynamics & Physics

3 credits10 / 75 seats

Section 001 of ASTR 3102 Planetary Dynamics & Physics Call 12866
TTh 2:40pm–3:55pmURIS HALL URI 330
65 of 75 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

What students say

CULPA & Reddit

n=48, 2001–2026

Aggregated across every course this instructor has taught.

Teaching quality

4.3 / 5

Grading fairness

No signal

Workload

5.0 / 5 · Very heavy

Difficulty

3.1 / 5 · Moderate

Overall sentiment

Mixed

Would take again

Majority say no

Sources: CULPA (48)

By the numbers

10 students13% 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

URIS HALL

Flat map — motion reduced

Teaching rhythm

9 class meetings

October 2026October 2026

Oct 1

11h 15m total

Oct 31

Classroom load

10 at peakTue 2:40pm

MonTueWedThuFri

On campus

Teaching days: Tue & Thu
Largest section: 10 students in ASTR 3102 §001
Building: URIS HALL