Antonucci is the literal G.O.A.T. of UCSB. Lectures are sometimes hard to follow along with since Antonucci is pretty disorganized but he gets a pass because he's a badass. T.A's are useless. Homework can be found online if you look but you should still know how to do it for the tests. Do well on the homework and you'll pass. #GodAntonucci

This class is very challenging but well worth it. Antonucci is VERY passionate and does a lot of in class demonstrations to help his students understand concepts. A lot of people think the class is too hard but those people seem to not pay attention. You have to pay attention to every lecture and do the readings. HARD tests so study. Extra credit.

His lectures are sometimes hard to understand so read the book. The tests are hard and I feel like they blindsided a lot of people because no one really knew what to expect. Do your homework, extra credit, and clicker points and you should pass the class. ( I know because I bombed the final)

He is a poor lecturer and does not align his lectures well with the homework. There are physics based math on the homework and he will not cover the math. Despite this, he is still an entertaining guy due to his humor. He does offer extra credit, which can help. Attendance has become mandatory as he uses iClickers now. Nice guy, bad professor.

"Skii" Antonucci is a BRILLIANT guy, and absolutely hilarious, too. But honestly, he just doesn't teach well. His lectures often don't align with what is on homework or tests. And don't even get me started on those tests. They're SO hard. But his humor and glowing personality (as well as his stellar sense of style) got me through the class.

Hardest class I have ever taken this might be due to my lack of knowledge and patience with physics. There is math and physics to this, if you do not like physics do not take the class. It is confusing if you do not know math well because the homework will have math, math unexplained during lecture. The professor is overall very chill and cool.

This dude is simply not a good teacher. I would highly recommend you stay away from taking any class with him, unless you want a relatively easy A (in the case of Astro 1, at least). Antonucci: if you're reading this, please don't take offense. I just think your talents lie elsewhere.

I knew I was going to like this class once I saw Antonucci bust into the lecture hall with the top three buttons of his shirt open. Casual post-disco astronomer, Robert "Skii" Antonucci, will show you the universe. Entertaining demos. Physics concepts explained well in lecture, I passed without taking physics or chemistry classes after highschool.

A very kind person, absolutely brilliant, incredibly passionate about astronomy, and very helpful. He offers extra credit at an observatory which was really worth going. In office hours he is very patient and helpful to review missed lecture topics & midterm. Lecture demo's are fun & sections help for hw. Rely on hw to study for exams.

He is really into the subject he teaches and loves to answer questions and will give you lots of hints on the homeworks. But he is a poor lecturer and the material in class does not always flow well with the homework. Not a hard class but sometimes confusing even when paying attention.

If you took basic Physics in high school this class isn't hard at all. You learn some new equations & interesting general astro concepts from the book. Lecture is useless (he's annoying) & section isn't mandatory, but will help you with key points if you struggle. Weekly homework assignments, multiple choice midterm & final with past exams online.

I would leave the class not learning a single thing, and his lectures are very difficult to follow. Even when you ask a question, it's difficult to understand whether or not he actually answered the question. I'd say, if you're trying to take this class for an easy GE, find another alternative. :-/

Antonucci is definitely a little quirky, and if i hadn't had a teacher like him in highscool, i probably would have had a harder time with this class. having a physics background definitely helps with this class, but the TA's and the prof were all very willing to help you. lecture is a little difficult to understand, but everything is in the book.

Antonucci is a very nice guy, but he is incomprehensible and unorganized. I would not suggest this teacher to those who are particularly interested in learning astronomy.

I was interested in taking astronomy, but Antonucci's way of teaching completely turned me off from the material. He skips around chapters and is unclear in lecture. He even showed up 20-30 minutes late three times. If you're interested in astronomy, take it a different quarter with a different professor. And don't pick Matt Coleman as your TA.

Antonucci's lectures are completely pointless. He goes on endless tangents about random things that he's passionate about, but not much on the actual content. The tests are really difficult, but fortunately he gives practice tests ahead of time. I would NOT recommend this class unless you have a lot of prior knowledge in physics and math.

You learn almost nothing in lecture, which is okay because attendance isn't mandatory. Lot of book reading but if you do it, it's an easy A. Antonucci is a nice guy but he's all over the place. Homework is pretty easy and the TAs do their best to help during section. Overall an average class, easy if you like Astro and don't mind reading.

Awful teacher. Goes on tangents and presents material completely irrelevant to what he's talking about originally in class. Extremely disorganized, and when he asked us what we thought might help (we said maybe use of powerpoints so we could refer back to them after lecture) he plainly said "No, I don't like power points." DONT TAKE THIS CLASS

Antonucci is a very smart man, and I am not knocking him for that. However, being smart sometimes detracts from other areas, and he is very disorganized and hard to follow in lecture. It made for a very tough class. I never knew how to do the homework because it always involved some obscure reference from lecture.

Professor Antonucci was one of the funniest professors I've ever had! He gives you good information in lecture and it's really helpful to read the book. It's a lot of reading, but his tests are fair. I was worried I didn't do well after the final and he tries to make everyone get a good grade, and I got an A!

Very disorganized and hard to follow lectures on overhead. Wasted time on tangents. Brought in new extraneous material that proved a useless endeavor. Botched numerous attempts at a midterm and changed the syllabus over and over. Did not consider his blunders when grading the class (he should have), but did not fail half the class. Avoid.

I don't understand what people are saying about the math being difficult...every single equationg was given and section was extremely helpful. Don't be daunted by the ridiculous comments posted by others. TAKE THIS CLASS! It is extremely practical and interesting!

Incredibly difficult to understand verbally and in his writing.

he doesn't teach you anything, you have to figure everything out.