Kenneth Dery

BIO11 · BIOL11 · CHEM2A · BIOLAB · BIO105 · BIOL105 · COS126 · BIOLO11 · CHEM2B · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 62/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
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Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if you will read ahead and self-study; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing LecturerExtra Credit AvailablePowerPoint HeavyHelpful If You AskSelf-Study Required

many love his energy and help, and confuses beginners.
Material is hard and an A.
, and open-note lab quizzes can cushion grades for engaged students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Multiple comments say you must study very hard, read before lecture, and use ; As are not easy.

All evidence comes from 35 in-person reviews; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Biology and chemistry material is repeatedly called hard, with and high fail or .

All evidence comes from 35 in-person reviews; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

55/100

About half the while , so fit depends on student independence.

All evidence comes from 35 in-person reviews; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Curves, , and open-note lab quizzes help, but some report few As and harsh outcomes for unprepared students.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person only.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and substantial self-study load.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

engaging and others.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Exams and guides, and lab quizzes.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person bio and chem lecture experiences are mixed: passionate and helpful for prepared students, but structured teaching.

Main concern

Lecture quality is inconsistent; and require heavy independent reading.

What students said

“as a and taught through powerpoint... .”
CHEM2A

“ and really wants his students to do well.”
BIOL105

“ . . He does not teach and he only reads off the .”
BIO11

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exam style mixes hard in-class tests with and study guides, so overall friendliness is mixed.

Take-Home ExamsStudy GuidesOpen-Note Lab QuizzesTrue/False ExamsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report hard wordy exams plus take-home , and .

Take-Home ExamsStudy GuidesOpen-Note Lab QuizzesTrue/False ExamsExtra Credit

“There is for each exam, take home exams, discussions for .”
BIO105

“ and quizzes are open-note but in-depth, so .”
BIOL11

“True that . But I should mention that the number of As are 6 out of 93 student in his class...”
BIOLO11

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you want an easy A without . But if you want to learn ! He's great!”
Voice snapshots generated from 35 in-person reviews highlighting polarized lecture quality and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Maybe he is a nice guy but not a good teacher....You have to study very very hard. You won't learn anything from him.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“ ... People who slammed him, didn't have personalities, did bad or prolly didn't do anything in the class...”

📚

32/100

“I guess if you read the book you'll do well. I didn't have the book and got a B.”

🎁 Grade Buffers

58/100

“There is for each exam, take home exams, discussions for .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

taught through powerpoint... .
, and work with you when you don't understand the lecture.
Tells great stories to make it interesting, especially in Lecture.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

You must work hard in order to get good grade in his class.
the number of As are 6 out of 93 student in his class...
Lots of ways to get high marks. The class is hard but he answers all the questions every student asks.

Theme 3

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I recommend that !
As long as you attend class you will pass.
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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-five detailed reviews across many years and courses show a consistent polarized pattern with rich qualitative evidence.

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

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Course coverage

BIO1112 reviews

BIO10510 reviews

BIOL113 reviews

CHEM2A3 reviews

BIOL1052 reviews

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BIOLAB2 reviews

BIOLO111 review

CHEM2B1 review

COS1261 review

Reported outcomes

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Kenneth Dery

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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