AI Rate Professor

Biology

Larry Friesen

BOT121 · ZOO122ONLINE · BIO112 · BIO140 · ZOO122 · BIO110 · BIO120 · BIOL110 · BIO110BIO122 · ZOOLOGY122 · BIOL122 · BIOL140 · BIOL112 · BIO101 · ZOOL137 · 162 lifetime ratings

AI rating
33/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
35.09%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you write well, will buy his book, and can teach yourself dense biology from text alone.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Published TextbookEssay ExamsNo LecturesWriting HeavyConfusing Website
  • Course runs off his paid website textbook with little to or Canvas structure.
  • Grades rest on long essay exams (often 2000+ words) that reward strong writers who over-write.
  • Motivated science readers can learn a lot; casual GE seekers often call it a mess and drop.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible if you write far past word minimums, but many strong students stall .

Online and in person share the ; online comments more often call the book illegible.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Dense self-published text plus multi-essay exams make intro bio feel advanced and time-heavy.

; online lacks lectures almost entirely.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Most sections are asynchronous self-paced work with .

; in person still centers website work more than seat time.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Take-again is low; unless .

Negative volume is higher online; a minority of .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

Essay exams are graded hard on wording, length, and anti-AI rules, with .

Format shift

; online AI-detection horror stories stand out.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Four long essay exams plus quizzes can mean 8,000 to 20,000 words of writing per term.

Format shift

Online workload complaints dominate; in person reports the same paper load.

Teaching experience

Average

40/100

Content experts praise depth, but many call him a non-teacher who dumps a bad book and disappears.

Format shift

Online teaching quality scores suffer most from ; in person is mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Course grade is driven by a few quizzes and several massive essay exams.

Format shift

and in person with .

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person still leans on the ; some passion for science, same writing burden.

Main concern

and limited traditional teaching still frustrate many.

What students said

“Class was hard and time intensive but super interesting.”
BIO110
“Never heard his voice or saw his face the whole school year.”
BIO140
“Exams are 2000 word papers graded harshly.”
BIOL112

Remote format

Online

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and multi-thousand-word essay exams on his site.

Main concern

Confusing paid textbook, messy site, and .

What students said

“Must buy his books for his classes because everything is on his website.”
BIOL110
“In a nutshell you're handed a bad textbook and expected to teach yourself enough to write 4 specific and .”
BIO140
“It's easy to get an A as long as you try.”
BIO140

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

rather than timed multiple-choice tests.

Essay Exams2000 Word MinimumOpen Resource WritingNo Traditional Proctoring Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person still uses 2000-word essay exams graded harshly; .

2000 Word PapersHarsh Essay GradingTextbook Based
“exams which are 2000 word minimum papers.”
BIO140
“Exams are 2000 word papers graded harshly.”
BIOL112

Online

; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Written Essay ExamsOpen Book Style WritingRequired Paid Textbook Site
“4 essays one each month… granted the .”
BIO140
“The minimum word count is 2000 btw”
BIOL140

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You're handed a bad textbook and expected to teach yourself enough to write 4 specific and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and self-teaching load. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Textbook Gatekeeping

30/100

“Can't do this class unless you pay $63/book.”

✍️

25/100

“Get ready to write 8,000 -12,000 words (four exam papers).”

🧠

40/100

“he doesn't teach or send out any videos to watch. ”

👎 Recommendation Split

36/100

“ ! He asks you to write four 2,000-word essays”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , no information other than his textbook
  • Larry is brilliant & funny
  • Website is a hot mess

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • write way more than you need to
  • Half of the class failed the
  • You literally have to make an effort to fail his classes.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • because of how rude professor is
  • seems genuinely interested in bio

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

162

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with recurring textbook, website, and experience.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 549
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3 out of 522
2 out of 528
1 out of 530

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 4 · A 16

B range

11

B+ 1 · B 9 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 2