AI Rate Professor

Earth Science

Mark Prindle

GEOG5 · GEO5 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you , and work for a fair A in an inspiring lecture-lab course.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesMandatory attendanceNote-based examsParticipation mattersInspirational
  • Highly praised lectures make earth science engaging with note-based, multiple-choice exams.
  • Attendance and participation are strictly required; roll is taken every class.
  • No heavy papers; labs often happen in class, but you must study notes and some textbook sneak questions.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

As are common if , and study, but he makes you work and one tag calls him a .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Lecture-heavy earth systems content is engaging but not easy; .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Roll is taken every class, participation counts, and and you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

and call the class inspiring, excellent, or .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

, and study; success is attainable but not free, with .

Format shift

In-person only; .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

No essays or big research papers, but , and .

Format shift

In-person only; labs often done during class meetings.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students consistently praise amazing, inspirational lectures that change how they see Earth systems.

Format shift

In-person only; teaching praise is highly consistent across six reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams are central and note-based, with labs and participation supporting rather than replacing tests.

Format shift

In-person only; multiple-choice note-based tests dominate comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students love his inspiring lectures and labs, but , and study hard for note-based exams.

Main concern

Mandatory daily roll and participation with .

What students said

“He gives great lectures and . He takes roll everyday, participation counts.”
GEO5
“ so far.”
GEOG5
“Professor Prindle wants you to succeed, but will make you work for your success.”
GEOG5

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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Exams are mainly multiple choice drawn from lectures and notes, with occasional textbook questions and .

Note-based examsMultiple choiceLecture contentOccasional textbook sneak questions

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, sometimes with a textbook sneak question.

Note-based examsMultiple choiceLecture-aligned
“Be ready .”
GEO5
“what you learn in lecture is what you'll see.”
GEOG5
“ and the .”
GEOG5

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ so far.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 , and note-based exams. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Professor Prindle is an inspiring and excellent teacher.”

📅

12/100

“He takes roll everyday, participation counts.”

📝 Note-Based Exams

55/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • inspiring and excellent teacher
  • gives great lectures
  • I will never look at the planet Earth the same

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • will make you work for your success
  • This class is not easy, but I learned a lot

Theme 3

📅

  • takes roll every class
  • Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Six consistent in-person reviews from 2019-2020 with , and exams support solid confidence.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

GEOG55 reviews
GEO51 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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