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Natural Sciences

Russell Di Fiori

BIO1A · ANAT025 · BIO10B · PHYSSCI02 · BIO14 · BIOL10B · BIOL1A · ENVSCI1 · BIOLOGY14 · ENVS001 · PHSC2 · PHSC002 · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
86.11%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

do the work on time and you are very likely to learn and earn a strong grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and passionateAssignment-based Easy AField trips and projectsGenerous feedbackFlexible deadlines
  • Students overwhelmingly call him one of the and real-world science.
  • Many GE courses (PHSC, ENVS) are assignment-driven with few or no traditional exams and very high A rates.
  • Workload can spike in anatomy drawings, summer sessions, or group-heavy BIO labs, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Most students say completing assignments and showing effort reliably yields an A, especially in GE sections.

Online GE reviews stress Easy A more; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is approachable and practical, though anatomy drawings and .

Online PHSC/ .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

Online is often optional or asynchronous; many in-person field and as required.

; in-person field trips and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Roughly 86% would take him again and comments are enthusiastically positive across many years.

Strong recommendation holds for both online and in-person formats.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

86/100

Repeated mentions of , and fair feedback.

Format shift

Online comments emphasize leniency even more than in-person.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Many call GE work doable, but anatomy, summer, and some .

Format shift

Online can mean tedious writing; in-person adds field notebooks and groups.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students consistently , and deeply invested in learning.

Format shift

Praise is strong online and in person, with rare sharp outliers.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and papers rather than high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Online GE is almost pure assignments; a .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person field biology and , and discussions; most love the passion, a few struggle with group work volume.

Main concern

Group projects and if teammates or guidance feel vague.

What students said

“The hikes are tons of fun.”
BIO14
“He's so and is a .”
BIO10B
“Lot of hard work to get an A.”
BIOL10B

Remote format

Online

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students praise , and few exams; workload is assignment-heavy but manageable.

Main concern

Some assignments are tedious or time-consuming, and .

What students said

“If you complete the .”
PHSC002
“ the class assignment!”
ENVS001
“chapter tests with 3 retakes. straight from the reading material.”
ANAT025

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Many sections have ; when tests appear they are often open-resource or retakeable.

Few or no traditional examsOpen notes or open devices when exams existChapter tests with retakesProject and essay based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person field and lab classes lean on projects and notebooks; occasional CORE or but still challenging.

Few traditional testsOpen devices/notes on some examsProject and notebook heavyField identification quizzes
“There isn't much lecture... Lots of EC”
BIO14
“ but beware because they are pretty difficult questions”
BIOL10B
“ , but they would be really helpful when you're taking the ”
BIO14

Online

Online courses frequently skip quizzes and plus projects.

No quizzes or exams in some sectionsChapter tests with retakesFree-response final or projectAsynchronous assignments
“There are .”
PHSC002
“ the class assignment!”
ENVS001
“chapter tests with 3 retakes. straight from the reading material.”
ANAT025

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If I could I would make copies of him for all my other classes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 46 reviews (22 online, 24 in person), , and project-based learning. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“I've never taken a class with a more passionate and caring professor.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“ ! !”

🅰️ Easy A Potential

84/100

“Easy A class”

📝 Assignment Focus

22/100

“Only about 8-10 assignments for the 6-week course.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's super chill, down to earth and easy to talk to
  • He genuinely cares about his students success
  • makes anatomy engaging and understandable

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you do the work and answer the questions, you'll have an A
  • Not an easy A, makes u work for it + gives lots of

Theme 3

🌲

  • The and activities were actually fun
  • I got to experience the subject outdoors
  • At the end of anatomy, you'll have a beautiful notebook for the future

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

46

Recent reviews read by the AI

45

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-six reviews spanning many years and both formats are highly consistent on care, fairness, and .

Inside 46 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 541
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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ANAT0255 reviews
BIO10B5 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

35

A+ 16 · A 19

B range

3

B 3

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1