AI Rate Professor

Earth Science

Bruce Young

GEOGRAPHY1 · GEOG1 · GEOG101 · EARTH2264 · GEOG2 · GEOG20 · GEOG01 · GEO2 · GEO2191 · GEOG2243 · GEOG2224 · GEOGRAPHY · GEO1 · GEOG100 · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you , and grind for the curve; skip if you want an easy A or a lively lecture.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture-heavy notetakingHeavy curve on examsSoft-spoken deliveryTricky detail-heavy testsBoring but knowledgeable
  • Exams and and often tricky or detail-heavy.
  • A and occasional make decent grades possible if you show up and study.
  • Poor voice projection and dry lectures make staying engaged and taking notes the main challenge.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Curves and help, but and many students say an A still requires serious study and attendance.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

and tests feel hard, and lectures move quickly with little board support.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

because exams come almost entirely from in-class notes and missing class hurts badly.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Students split between praising his knowledge and curve and and boring delivery.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

68/100

Frequent curves on tests and scores.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Main work is constant detailed notetaking, periodic quizzes, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Knowledgeable and sometimes witty, but soft voice, fast talk, and boring lectures drag the experience down.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and a final drawn from lecture notes.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Earth Science and Geography lectures centered on dense note-taking, soft-spoken delivery, and curved but .

Main concern

Missing class or , and the textbook often feels useless compared with lectures.

What students said

“This class is not an easy A and you REALLY have to pay attention to pass.”
GEO1
“missing the class will screw you up for the exams.”
GEOG1
“I got away with a B thanks to the and final.”
GEO1

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and often curved, with quizzes reinforcing notes rather than open-book ease.

Lecture-based examsTricky multi-part questionsCurve on testsQuiz-heavyTextbook less useful than notes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests and quizzes are mostly from class notes, often tricky and .

Lecture-based examsTricky multi-part questionsCurve on testsWeekly or frequent quizzes
“ . Every small detail is important.”
GEOG01
“His tests are not easy but , so put in .”
GEOG1
“ and the chapter in the book.”
GEO1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This class is not an easy A and you REALLY have to pay attention to pass. He's not that helpful, though is witty and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2014, highlighting notes, curves, and mixed teaching quality. Credibility rating: High.

📝 Notes Decide Your Grade

55/100

“missing the class will screw you up for the exams. this prof needs to retire!”

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68/100

“I got away with a B thanks to the and final.”

🔇 Soft Voice Hard Lectures

55/100

“boring, speaks low and ”

👍 Split Recommendations

48/100

“He is a great professor with tremendous amount of knowledge. I am glad I took his class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's not that helpful, though is witty and .
  • speaks low and
  • His lectures are gold, take gd notes, you will learn a lot from him.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class is not an easy A and you REALLY have to pay attention to pass.
  • . Every small detail is important.
  • be prepared to work for your A

Theme 3

📚 About Notes & Materials

  • 10% textbook, 90% lectures
  • and the chapter in the book.
  • textbook costs over $130 and it's almost useless to prepare for exams.

Data context

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Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

35

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-five detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show , and .

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 55
3 out of 59
2 out of 55
1 out of 56

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

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B range

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B- 1

C range

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D range

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