AI Rate Professor

Earth Science

Doug Neves

GEOL101 · ERTHS20 · MS20 · ERTH20 · GEOL23 · EC20 · EARTH413 · ES20 · GEOL1 · OCEAN10 · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
43.75%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you will attend every class, use the study guides, and want a fair but work-heavy science GE.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStudy guides match examsMandatory attendanceExtra credit heavyLong labsTest heavy
  • ; lab tests and long labs are the real stress.
  • and classes run long.
  • Personality and rude or dismissive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Study guides mirror tests and helps, but many say A requires real work and .

; online reviews show harder outcomes.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is standard earth or marine science but , and memorization keep challenge moderate.

Online felt harder due to self-teaching; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Attendance is repeatedly described as .

; online still required presence during COVID.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; fans love passion and guides while others warn about attitude and labs.

In-person recommendations are mixed-positive; online recommendations are largely no.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Homework and labs are often fair; and .

Format shift

; online called tougher and harder to please.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Long lectures, frequent exams, lab work, and .

Format shift

; and many tests.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Passionate and and help; some find him rude or boring.

Format shift

In-person teaching is stronger; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple lecture and lab exams plus a alone.

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; in-person details study-guide and open-note lab tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is often caring and funny with , but labs are long and .

Main concern

Lab exams and notes.

What students said

“ and he gives A LOT of .”
ERTH20
“if your grandma dies, you still have to come to class”
MS20

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

COVID online sections were poorly received with little lecturing, condescending help, and .

Main concern

Students felt he never adapted online and belittled questions.

What students said

“Has not adapted to the new online format of school at all. Most of the information you have to learn yourself as he .”
MS20
“Overall worse professor at IVC in my opinion.”
MS20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Lecture exams follow study guides closely while .

Study guides match examsOpen-note lab testsMultiple lecture examsExtra creditMandatory field trip options

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; lab exams are open note but still challenging.

Study guides word for wordOpen-note lab testsMultiple choice and short responseFinal from textbook questions
“Make sure to study his study guide and lecture notes they are word for word on the exam.”
MS20
“ but more difficult than expected.”
MS20

Online

Online reviews ; and self-taught content.

Test heavyHomework time limits
“a (his job??)”
MS20

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You need to pay attention and put in effort to get an A, but it's absolutely doable. Provided study guides are identical to the test. STUDY THEM.”

Voice snapshots generated from 33 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“This was the me happy and excited to come to class twice a week until 10pm”

👍 Recommendation Rate

48/100

“ . Seriously, you've been warned.”

📝

60/100

“He gives you all the questions for the tests and all of the answers so if you can memorize things, you'll get an A.”

⏱️

12/100

“ !!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and patient
  • his lectures and and heavy
  • Doug's humor is also really fun

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and he gives A LOT of
  • though they are open notes
  • A's are hard work

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Culture

  • Professor Neves is a little rude and dismissive
  • if your grandma dies, you still have to come to class
  • Overall in person his class would be fine

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

33

Recent reviews read by the AI

33

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

33 reviews with multi-year span and , but fewer online samples and some older short comments.

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 58
3 out of 54
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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ERTH2010 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 1