I have to agree with previous reviewers and say get over your problem with her accent. I found her easy to understand and overall a great professor. She is passionate about Astronomy and wants to share that passion with her students. She is a fair grader, giving LOTS of partial credit if you show your methods, etc. Most of the problem sets can be done easily by just looking up the topic in the book. I am math and science stupid and I am passing the class just fine. I reccomend her over the Columbia professors. You get a lot more individual attention, but can still skip the lecture as you feel necessary.