AI Rate Professor

Earth Science

Bill Dinklage

ERTH116 · ERTH111 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
88.89%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if , and team problem-solving; the content is rich and worthwhile when your group works.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesGroup projectsGet ready to readParticipation mattersInspirational
  • Passionate, knowledgeable earth science teacher with flipped class and team-based learning.
  • , and use to secure strong grades.
  • One sharp critic says too little direct teaching and too much group work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Students say participate, read, and use EC for an A, but and one student earned a D+.

All evidence is in-person; no online grade pattern exists.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Intro material is taught at a high level with reading, problem-solving, and difficult tests.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but participation and team work effectively require showing up.

In-person only; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

Nearly 89% would take again; most call him wonderful and worthwhile despite one strong no.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Clear criteria and lots of EC help, but and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Not impossible, but , and prep time add up.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students praise inspiring lectures, deep knowledge, and approachability; one critic wants more formal teaching.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Quizzes, team application work, projects, mid-course assessments, and all count.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and inspiring lectures on rocks and energy.

Main concern

Group quality can make or break the grade and some want more direct teaching.

What students said

“Bill uses the flipped classroom setting; students read ”
ERTH111
“Quite a lot of your grade depends of group work, so having a good group definitely makes things easier”
ERTH116
“He expects his students to understand super complicated information, with basically no introduction at all.”
ERTH116

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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Quizzes follow pre-class reading and tests reward careful reading; .

Flipped classroom quizzesTeam-based problem solvingDifficult careful-reading testsExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person format uses about six reading-based quizzes, team application in class, and .

~6 quizzes from readingTeam applicationDifficult testsLots of EC
“students read relevant chapters before each quiz, ~6 thru the semester”
ERTH111
“ but you have to just read his questions carefully.”
ERTH111

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I go to UCSB now, and his lectures on mineralogy are still better than any I've received so far at UCSB.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person Earth Science reviews with zero online comments. Credibility rating: High.

⭐ Teaching Quality

86/100

“Bill is such a wonderful professor. I go to UCSB now, and his lectures on mineralogy are still better than any I've received so far at UCSB.”

📖 Flipped Workload

48/100

“The class isn't hard, just a tad . Participate, read, and you'll get an A.”

👥 Team Dependency

55/100

“Quite a lot of your grade depends of group work, so having a good group definitely makes things easier”

⚠️ Teaching Style Critique

25/100

“He needs to do more teaching in his class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's really knowledgable and kind
  • Bill Dinklage has been on of the most inspirational professors I've had
  • Great lectures, fascinating subject material

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Participate, read, and you'll get an A. Lots of EC opportunities too
  • but you have to just read his questions carefully
  • The class isn't easy but it is very worthwhile

Theme 3

👥 About Group Work

  • We work in teams, so be prepared to collaborate
  • team based learning which can bite you in the butt or save you
  • Every class is just group work or quizzes

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed in-person reviews from 2021-2024 with consistent themes on flipped teams and passion.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ERTH1116 reviews
ERTH1163 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1