AI Rate Professor

Biology

William Webb

BIO13 · BIO10 · BIOLD040A02 · BIO40A · BIO40 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you can handle dry lectures and steady studying, especially for .

Best fit · Effort For RewardOrganized but dryHard examsLab-heavy gradingGood sense of humorHeavy memorization
  • BIO10 reviews are more positive, while BIO40 and BIO13 reviews are much harsher.
  • Grades can be strong, but , and memorization as necessary.
  • Students repeatedly , and tricky lab exams.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

48/100

An A is possible, especially in BIO10, but students , and steady studying.

Only in-person evidence exists, and it shows grades depend heavily on effort and course level.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

The , and harder in BIO40 and anatomy courses than in BIO10.

Only in-person reviews exist, with BIO10 sounding manageable and BIO40-style courses sounding much harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Several reviews list attendance as and lecture success.

Only in-person evidence exists, and because lectures and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Students recommend him more for organized BIO10 teaching than for harder biology courses with dry lectures and .

Only in-person reviews exist, and the recommendation signal is sharply mixed by course.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Students mention risk, and tricky tests.

Format shift

Only in-person evidence exists, with stricter grading concerns strongest in BIO13 and BIO40 reviews.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

, but students describe heavy studying, labs, memorization, and difficult exams.

Format shift

Only in-person evidence exists, and workload sounds much heavier in summer and advanced biology courses.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

He is often described as , and funny, but many students found lectures dry or hard to learn from.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, with BIO10 comments more positive and BIO40 comments more negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

, and lab reports more than ordinary homework.

Format shift

and exams repeatedly mentioned as major grade factors.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All evidence comes from in-person classes, with a mixed pattern of but dry lectures and .

Main concern

The and lectures that many students found boring or unclear.

What students said

“Sense of humor made class interesting and he has an .”
BIO10
“ , and study guide is pretty much as useless as it can be.”
BIO40
“ .”
BIOLD040A02

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exam evidence is mixed, with some BIO10 tests being open book or note-supported but other courses having tricky and .

Open Book TestsOne Page of NotesTricky Lecture TestsDifficult Lab TestsNon-Cumulative Tests

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention open-book BIO10 tests and one-page notes, but and .

Open Book TestsOne Page of NotesTricky Lecture TestsDifficult Lab TestsNon-Cumulative Tests
“The and non-cumulative.”
BIO10
“The but he allows one page of notes.”
BIO10
“ .”
BIOLD040A02

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you go to class, pay attention and do the work, there is no reason that this is a difficult class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“He is a great teacher, he explains the concepts well enough for non-science majors to understand.”

📈 Grade Effort

48/100

“Put in the time!”

⚖️

55/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Sense of humor made class interesting and he has an .
  • The lectures are pretty dry, and he's not great at explaining the more difficult concepts.
  • . but like the person .

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Not too hard of a class, but studying is required
  • .
  • if you still want to retain your GPA.

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Exams

  • so be smart about who you partner up with
  • The but he allows one page of notes.
  • The and non-cumulative.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

The sample has 11 detailed reviews across several years, but many are old and course experiences vary widely.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO105 reviews
BIO40A3 reviews
BIO131 review
BIO401 review
BIOLD040A021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values