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Anatomy & Physiology

Gregory Russell

AMY10 · BIO221 · BIO50B · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
54.55%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if , and study hard for a fair but test-heavy A&P class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesTest HeavyExtra CreditFunny and CaringFormat Dependent
  • , and widely loved
  • Course itself is hard and and labs
  • Online and hybrid pandemic sections drew much weaker reviews

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Many earn solid grades with steady study and , but exams and .

In-person students describe fair effort-reward; online students .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Anatomy and Physiology content is dense, model-heavy, and widely called one of the harder science courses.

Difficulty is high in both formats; online adds self-teaching burden.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

, but missing lectures costs a lot because he teaches beyond the slides.

; and lecture meetings.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

Recent in-person reviews strongly recommend him for ; online reviews drag the average down.

; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Exams are hard but many say fair and aligned with lectures; is common though .

Format shift

; online reports less flexibility.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Not endless busywork, but heavy studying for , and .

Format shift

Online felt heavier due to double lecture load; in-person is study-heavy but clearer.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

In-person board lectures, humor, and care score highly; a minority find him dismissive when asked for help.

Format shift

In-person teaching is strong; online teaching is weak by comparison.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Quizzes, exams, and with limited assignment buffering.

Format shift

True in both formats; online and hybrid amplify test dependence.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is often described as , and supportive with strong board lectures and .

Main concern

Hard BIO50B content and .

What students said

“Oh man this professor deserves an award, he is funny and cares for his students.”
BIO50B
“Dr. Russell is an amazing lecturer, he always made lecture very entertaining”
BIO50B
“Easily the so had. He has obvious deep knowledge of the subject”
BIO50B

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students found lectures thin, tests detailed, and the time load high with live plus recorded work.

Main concern

Bare-minimum online lectures with .

What students said

“STAY AWAY!! . He is rude and does not care about his students success.”
BIO50B
“His lectures were bare minimum but and critical thinking.”
BIO50B
“Stay away! Maybe hes better in person but online hes not great.”
BIO50B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams dominate and can be hard, but ; little evidence of remote proctoring tools.

Test HeavyLecture-Based ExamsLab PracticalsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, many say tests follow lectures and notes if you attend; and .

Lecture-Based ExamsLab PracticalsTest HeavyExtra Credit
“What he teaches during class will be on exams.”
BIO50B
“ and free response (easy!) and ”
BIO50B
“Be prepared to study alot as .”
BIO50B

Online

Online reviews describe hard detail-heavy tests that feel tougher than .

Test HeavyDetail HeavyLecture Mismatch
“ .”
BIO50B
“His lectures were bare minimum but and critical thinking.”
BIO50B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Dr. Russell is perhaps the most fun professor I've ever had. You can tell by the way he teaches that he absolutely loves physiology.”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 reviews, separating online pandemic . Credibility rating: High.

🎤 Lecture Quality

74/100

“Dr. Russell is an amazing lecturer, he always made lecture very entertaining”

🧪 Test Pressure

42/100

“Be prepared to study alot as .”

💻 Online Warning

25/100

“Maybe hes better in person but online hes not great.”

👍 Recommendation

62/100

“ !”

Theme 1

😂 About Teaching Style

  • he is funny and cares for his students
  • Each lecture is really fun and
  • He gives a lot of good examples and analogies

Theme 2

🧪 About Difficulty and Exams

  • This is a difficult class but he is good at explaining things
  • Exams were so hard

Theme 3

🌐 About Format Differences

  • Stay away! Maybe hes better in person but online hes not great
  • TEST HEAVY!!
  • I thought the bad reviews were just because he was not good when it came to teaching online

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

34

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

35 reviews with and many detailed recent in-person reports support high confidence.

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 510

Course coverage

BIO50B33 reviews
AMY101 review
BIO2211 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 3 · A 5 · A- 2

B range

10

B+ 1 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 3 · C 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1