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Biology

Thomas Ryan

PYSO001 · BIO016 · BIO011 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Great pick for an if you keep up with quizzes and labs; put in light weekly work for an easy A.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring and chillHilarious lecturesQuizzes over big examsExtra creditPresentations instead of tests
  • Most students find him sweet, funny, and passionate with .
  • and presentations instead of heavy midterms and finals.
  • A minority call marine bio quizzes slide-heavy or the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students report easy As via quizzes you can drop, presentations instead of , and if you do the work.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is generally beginner-friendly with lab-based quizzes, though compressed or marine bio sections can feel denser.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

and optional in others, with participation often mattering when present.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Strong majority recommend him for passion, kindness, and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

, and points you can argue back make grades student-friendly.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

68/100

Weekly quizzes and labs are steady but usually manageable; short sessions and some marine bio weeks feel heavier.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students highlight passion, humor, accessibility, and slides.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Weekly quizzes, labs, and group presentations often replace large midterms and finals.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students mostly praise his kindness, humor, and .

Main concern

Some sections feel lecture-slide heavy with .

What students said

“So long as you stick to the rubric and do all your work it's an easy A!”
BIO016
“Makes you memorize 100 slides a week for " .”
BIO011

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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Assessment is usually quiz- and presentation-based with dropped scores and .

Weekly quizzesDrop lowest quizzesPresentations instead of testsLab-based quizzesExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, many sections use frequent lab-based quizzes and presentations rather than a .

Weekly quizzesDrop 2-3 lowest quizzesPresentations instead of huge examsLab-focused quiz content
“There are many quizzes throughout the course but ! There are also presentations instead of !”
BIO016
“ and you'll pass.”
BIO016

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Ryan is one of the sweetest and . He is very understanding of every individual students life. So long as you stick to the rubric and do all your work it's an easy A!”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 , and occasional workload friction. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Professor

90/100

“This guy truly has a beautiful soul. He is super laid-back, nice, funny & an all around great professor.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

82/100

“So long as you stick to the rubric and do all your work it's an easy A!”

🧪 Quiz-Based Assessment

85/100

“We had ~11 weekly quizzes, which took the place of exams and term test.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he's a . Super intelligible, and really encourages student participation.
  • he is one of those professors that loves what he does and his passion transpires onto his students.
  • He's a super chill guy and has an upbeat voice to keep you awake.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very easy class. Presentations instead of tests, and several quizzes.
  • , and you can argue for .
  • The and it wasn't hard to get a good grade if you put in the work, which wasn't much.

Theme 3

⚠️ Minority Concerns

  • he gives a huge amount of work, I didn't have time to do other things.
  • Makes you memorize 100 slides a week for " .
  • Very lecture-heavy and the

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen in-person reviews from 2017-2026 with mostly consistent praise and a .

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO0169 reviews
BIO0114 reviews
PYSO0013 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 3 · A 7

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2