AI Rate Professor

Geology

C P Anderson

GEOL12L · GEOL001 · OCEANOGRAPHY · GEOL01 · GEOL12 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if , and a very hit-or-miss teaching style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing CaptainTest heavyTough graderMandatory attendanceStudy guides help
  • Reviews split hard between fun study-guide fans and students who call him the worst.
  • Attendance is strict and labs.
  • Some students get easy As with curves and study guides if they study hard.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Some get A or A+ with study guides and curves, but and even a D.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Content can be fun with study guides, yet several students call it hard memorization and unfair labs.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

, and arriving late once can count as absent.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

and multiple students .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tags and comments often call him a , though a and study guides.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Workload ranges from manageable tests and and all-day Saturday field trips.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Some praise fun lectures and help, while others say he only reads PowerPoints and brags instead of teaching.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests, quizzes, short-answer exams, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

his study guides and fun lectures and others who cite arrogance, unfair grading, and brutal labs.

Main concern

, and possible long mandatory field trips.

What students said

“I took Capt. Anderson for Geology. He's was an amazing teachers who made the classes fun.”
GEOL12
“Prof. Anderson despite being passionate about subject matter is incredibly conceited”
GEOL12
“ ..... 3 mandatory 8am-5pm field trips on saturddays”
GEOL12L

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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Exams are central; some classes provide study guides or note allowances while others feel harsh and test-heavy.

Study guidesCurved gradingTest heavyLab exams with notes allowed

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students , and other short-answer or online tests.

Study guides with test questionsNotes on lab testsShort-answer exams
“He gave out great study guides that had all of the .”
GEOL12
“ ... Did not enjoy this professor.”
GEOL12

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ..... 3 mandatory 8am-5pm field trips on saturddays, 3 exams all short answer”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 , and attendance. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Polarized Teaching

45/100

“The Captain Is The Man..”

📝

34/100

“ and unless you read the textbook you won't do well on the test”

📚 Study Guide Upside

70/100

“He gave out great study guides that had all of the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's a pretty cool guy. He cares a lot about his students
  • spends most of class he rationalizing why he is the greatest man in the world
  • Lectures were long but he gives you what you need for the tests

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A given it was just 3 tests, 2 quizzes, and a final
  • Incredibly hard class requiring lots of memorization
  • GRADED UNFAIRLY

Theme 3

🚨

  • show up late once-he'll mark you absent
  • 3 mandatory 8am-5pm field trips on saturddays
  • Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews over several years show a , so patterns exist but confidence is limited by sample size and polarization.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

GEOL124 reviews
GEOL12L2 reviews
GEOL0011 review
GEOL011 review
OCEANOGRAPHY1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1