AI Rate Professor

Earth Science

Kirk Domke

EARTH20 · MS20 · ERTH20 · GEOL22 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
85/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
1.9

The decision

if you attend labs and study the , but know grading can feel quirky.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyChill science professorTests from PowerPointsLabs graded on effortCurve-based gradingField-trip friendly
  • Most students call him chill, knowledgeable, and .
  • and labs often reward completion or effort.
  • One strong negative review says friends earned C or F and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Students , and studying the material make an A realistic, though the .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

Non-majors describe straightforward earth science content and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

and labs every class make showing up practically important.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Five glowing and one mixed note about the .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Labs often get credit for effort or completion and tests pull from slides, but a .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

70/100

Expect , and about four straightforward tests rather than huge papers.

Format shift

All workload comments are in-person.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

, and student-centered, while one student found the experience poor.

Format shift

All teaching comments are in-person.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, and a small number of slide-based tests including a .

Format shift

All assessment comments are in-person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Seven in-person reviews mostly celebrate a laid-back expert with slide-based tests and .

Main concern

, and one student strongly warns against him.

What students said

“Amazingly chill guy. If .”
GEOL22
“ . Cares about your grade and wont let you give up.”
ERTH20
“ . He looks cool guy, but he is not.”
EARTH20

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 mostly straightforward and slide-based, not described as heavily proctored or .

Tests from lecture PowerPointsFour testsFinal from prior testsLabs every class

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and the final reuses prior test material.

PowerPoint-based testsStraightforward questionsFinal from previous tests
“Only four straightforward tests all questions are from his lecture PowerPoints.”
GEOL22
“ . The final is straight from the previous tests.”
MS20
“ and straightforward. If you read the material you will get an A.”
ERTH20

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Amazingly chill guy. If . I would highly advise taking it with a friend since there are labs every time. Only four straightforward tests all questions are from his lecture PowerPoints.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person , and one strong negative outlier. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“ . Cares about your grade and wont let you give up. .”

🧪 Lab and Test Style

75/100

“ and detailed powerpoint lectures. if you've given a good effort.”

🚫 Outlier Warning

15/100

“ . He looks cool guy, but he is not.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Kirk is awesome! He is a super cool guy, gets to know all of his students
  • .
  • Professor Domke is brilliant and he really knows all there is to know about geology, earth science, and marine biology.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • He has a . and avg'd.
  • .
  • If you read the material you will get an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Amazingly chill guy.
  • I really enjoyed the awesome field trip!
  • Great guy, very friendly!

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Seven mostly detailed 2012-2016 reviews largely agree, but the sample is small and includes one sharp outlier.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ERTH204 reviews
EARTH201 review
GEOL221 review
MS201 review

Reported outcomes

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F

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