AI Rate Professor

Science

Erik Bender

A105H · GEOL100 · GEOL105 · GEO105105L · GEOLA105 · GEOLA105L · NCAS2023 · GEOL185 · GEO105H · GEOLOGY · GEO100L · GEOL105H · A105 · GEO100100HL · GEO105 · GEO100 · 276 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
67.74%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Prefer his in-person lecture if you like funny science talks and will study hard; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHilarious geology lecturesTest heavy 100-question examsIn-person gemOnline Lockdown Browser painCurve and Quizlet rumors
  • In-person students often love his funny, content-rich geology lectures and curves.
  • Online and intersession sections draw harsh complaints about 100-question Lockdown exams, work dumps, and email silence.
  • and , so memorization load is real.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Some students claim Quizlet or , but many say long exams, memorization, and .

Online intersession and Lockdown terms feel much harder to A; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content volume is high for a GE science course, with , and .

In-person feels more guided; online short terms feel information-overloaded.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

52/100

Policies vary from optional lab-style attendance to clicker or .

Online often lists attendance as no or video-based; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

, but recent online and intersession reviews drag the recommendation down.

In-person recommendations are strong; many online students .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

Curves and , but and unforgiving zeros appear often.

Format shift

; online students report harsher, test-dominated grading.

Workload

Heavy

36/100

Lots of , and for labs an expensive rock kit make workload heavy for many.

Format shift

Online intersession work is especially compressed; .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

In-person teaching is frequently excellent and funny; online neglect and outdated materials pull the blended score down.

Format shift

In-person quality is clearly .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Nearly all sections and quizzes rather than projects.

Format shift

True for both formats; labs add practical exams.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and manageable success with study guides and curves.

Main concern

Not an automatic easy A; exams and and .

What students said

“Erik was an engaging professor who made geology interesting but this course is NOT an easy A.”
A105H
“I absolutely loved Bender's lecture!! It felt like an actual college class”
A105
“This class isn't an easy A. You have to study!”
GEO100

Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and Quizlet-friendly, while many report Lockdown 100-question exams, expensive kits, and ignored emails.

Main concern

Unresponsive and heavy short-term work, especially in intersession.

What students said

“Three test that are 100 questions and the lockdown browser is ridiculous.”
GEOL100
“3-4 quizzes every 2-3 days plus 3 100question exams in Lockdown Browser, sorry, but its just insane.”
GEOL105
“Watch the lectures and read the material and you will do fine on the tests.”
GEO105

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

tests and frequent Lockdown or webcam requirements online.

100-question examsLockdown BrowserWebcam proctoringTest heavyOpen-note lab exams sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and difficult but more often paired with , and curves; lab exams may be open note.

Long multiple-choice examsStudy guidesQuiz questions recycledOpen-note lab testsEnd-of-term curve
“ .”
GEO100L
“ but most answers are available on Quizlet. .”
GEO105H
“ and they are usually 100 questions.”
GEOLA105

Online

Online and intersession reviews repeatedly cite 50-100 question tests with Lockdown Browser and webcam.

Lockdown BrowserWebcam100-question testsNo lowest exam drop
“Three test that are 100 questions and the lockdown browser is ridiculous.”
GEOL100
“three 100 question exams with lockdown + webcam”
A105
“3 100question exams in Lockdown Browser”
GEOL105

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Erik was an engaging professor who made geology interesting but this course is NOT an easy A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (20 online, 30 in-person), separating lecture praise from online Lockdown complaints; credibility rating: High.

🎤

88/100

“I absolutely loved Bender's lecture!! It felt like an actual college class”

🔒

20/100

“Three test that are 100 questions and the lockdown browser is ridiculous.”

📧 Unresponsive Online Support

25/100

“I emailed him three times and he answered none of them.”

📚

35/100

“your whole grade is made up of solely tests.find another professor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he made the material fun with his corny jokes
  • , and so clear
  • He likes to do some voice impressions during his lectures which made it pretty fun.

Theme 2

💻 About Online vs In Person

  • this professor ignores his online class
  • and neglects his online class.
  • unless if you wanna spend 150$ on a rock kit.

Theme 3

📈

  • Tons of . But three 100 question tests on lockdown browser.
  • There and tests.
  • ALMOST EVERY SINGLE QUESTION is on Quizlet.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

276

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with large online and in-person samples and very consistent format-based patterns from 2017 through 2025.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5196
4 out of 544
3 out of 514
2 out of 56
1 out of 516

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 4 · A 15

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

5

C 5

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1