AI Rate Professor

Natural Sciences

Richard Lie

ANAT025 · BIO011 · PYSO1 · PYSO001 · PSYO001 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
65.79%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you will grind for mastery and ; skip if you need a low-effort A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough but fair graderFlipped classroom grindTest corrections lifelineApplication-heavy physioLots of homework
  • Physiology is hard and time-heavy, but A is achievable with daily work and .
  • Lectures are often online; class time focuses on labs, application, and free-response exams.
  • Students who want real understanding praise him; those seeking a light Easy A .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many students earn A with daily study, open notes, and , but tough free-response grading makes low effort impossible.

Both formats stress hard work for A; in-person students more often mention two-page notes and regrades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Physiology content is deep and application-focused, not simple memorization, with fast weekly modules and scenario-based exams.

; online BIO also feels heavy mainly from writing and volume.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most , and in-class activities.

Online as optional; in-person physio is almost always mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and support, tempered by workload and a vocal minority who felt abandoned by the load.

Stronger recent in-person praise; older online and overload complaints pull the recommendation down.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Frequently tagged tough/picky grader on and .

Format shift

Tough grading is consistent across formats; .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Weekly , and group work create a very high time cost.

Format shift

Online BIO complaints peak around 20-hour weeks; plus labs.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Students , and passionate, though some feel the flipped model leaves them teaching themselves.

Format shift

In-person reviews dominate the positive teaching picture; .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and multiple free-response exams rather than one assessment type alone.

Format shift

; some online BIO sections emphasize Softchalk and quizzes.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person physio is a flipped model with and application, free-response exams, and frequent praise for .

Main concern

Heavy outside-class lectures, quizzes, projects, and .

What students said

“There is no reason not to get an A if you put effort into this class... you could not survive without working hard in this class.”
PSYO001
“Lie is a great professor and truly wants you to learn how to apply concepts. Spent HOURS on just his class, but he is reasonable.”
PSYO001

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online BIO/PSYO and self-paced work; some students thrived with office hours, others called the load overwhelming.

Main concern

Very high weekly workload and less hand-holding can feel like teaching yourself.

What students said

“His class has a lot of unnecessary homework which will take you around 20 hour per week.”
BIO011
“It is a challenging class because it is a challenging course. But if you devote your time to do the work and reading... you will not have .”
PSYO001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

open notes and regrades that soften but do not remove the challenge.

Free-response examsTwo-page open notesTest correctionsApplication scenarios

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are free response with heavy application of lecture and lab; many cohorts get two pages of notes and .

Free response onlyOpen notes allowedTest correctionsApplication of lecture plus lab
“You can bring two-page open notes for the exams, and the to a higher level.”
PSYO001
“ . .”
PSYO001

Online

; students say exams are doable if you put in the work and use office hours.

Doable exams with study
“ . Whenever, you have problem you can always pop in on his office hours or .”
PSYO001

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you , and never think about it again take another class. You want to actually put in the work and understand it then take his class!”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews, highlighting teaching, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“Professor , and knowledgeable. He is very passionate about what he teaches, and it makes such a big difference.”

📚 Workload Reality

24/100

“You have to do a lot of work outside of class to stay up to speed. Everything is flipped classroom setting.”

⚖️

38/100

“He's a but . He wants you to learn and succeed.”

👍 Recommendation Tone

68/100

“For Human Physio, Professor Lie is a GOAT.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • flipped classroom setting
  • in class is for application
  • truly wants you to learn how to apply concepts
  • lectures are great and informative

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • definitely not an easy A
  • There is no reason not to get an A if you put effort
  • boost

Theme 3

📝

  • Lots of homework

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

38 detailed reviews across several years, strong theme consistency on workload and and criticism represented.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 54
3 out of 53
2 out of 55
1 out of 55

Course coverage

PSYO00117 reviews
PYSO00110 reviews
BIO0115 reviews
PYSO14 reviews
ANAT0252 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

37 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 2 · A 20 · A- 2

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1