AI Rate Professor

Biology

Jeffrey Tsao

BIO1B · BIO40B · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

unless you can learn biology mostly on your own and memorize details for .

Best fit · Self Taught ProBoring LecturesHard ExamsUnhelpfulLight HomeworkMemorization Heavy
  • Most comments describe lectures as boring, monotone, and not helpful.
  • Exams are hard and success depends on detailed memorization of lecture and lab slides.
  • Homework is light, but and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible, but students must memorize detailed lecture and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The biology content feels harder because lectures are described as , and exam-focused.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online comparison.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do .

, and there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

because lectures are boring, unhelpful, and exams are hard.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

No plus or and .

Format shift

, and no online grading evidence exists.

Workload

Light

72/100

as very light, though quizzes and .

Format shift

Workload evidence comes only from in-person BIO1B feedback.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Most reviews criticize his monotone lectures, rude tone, and lack of help.

Format shift

All teaching comments are from in-person classes.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Students , and lab quizzes more than assignments.

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative about lecture quality, with one positive note that and .

Main concern

Lectures are boring and .

What students said

“Very boring lecture. Monotone voice. Makes things even more complicated.”
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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.

Reviews clearly report hard lecture exams and lab exams, but .

Hard TestsHard Lecture ExamsLab ExamsLab Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and lab exams based on quizzes.

Hard TestsLecture ExamsLab ExamsLab Quizzes
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Very boring lecture. Monotone voice. Makes things even more complicated.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Very boring lecture. Monotone voice. Makes things even more complicated.”

📈

32/100

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⚖️ Grade Risk

30/100

“Grades only A/B/C/D/F, no +/- so it will affect your GPA a lot.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very boring lecture. Monotone voice.
  • Rude, .

Theme 2

📈 About Exams And Grades

  • .
  • .
  • As long as you memorize his lecture and detail function you will get an A!

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Four in-person reviews from 2016 show consistent complaints about lecture quality, but the sample is small and old.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

BIO40B3 reviews
BIO1B1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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