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Biology

Nam Vu

BIO11 · BIO15 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
87/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
84.62%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you want a strong biology teacher and are ready to study hard for a fair shot at an A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStudy guides match examsHilarious and caringTest heavy anatomy and microExtra credit on labsAttendance critical
  • Most students call him an outstanding, funny, and study.
  • BIO11 is demanding but fair if you use his packets and study guides; BIO15 is tougher with .
  • Expect , and real study time especially in summer.
  • Overall reward is high for students willing to work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many call it an easy A only if you memorize packets and study guides, while some BIO15 students say exact wording and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Anatomy and microbiology content is dense and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and warn that skipping will hurt because lectures drive the exams.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

About 85 percent would take him again, with frequent praise that he is among the .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

and fair with , but a few BIO15 reviews call him a very tough grader.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students report , and summer pace that leaves little downtime.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students , and highly prepared, with notes and guides aligned to tests.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades center on lecture exams and as .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO11 and BIO15 students mostly praise Nam as , and highly prepared, with tests closely matching notes and study guides, though a minority in BIO15 call him an .

Main concern

and strict wording expectations in some BIO15 sections.

What students said

“He's straight to the point on what you need to know, and his study guides are the they are very similar.”
BIO11
“This class is an Easy A as long as you work for it. He tells you EXACTLY what you need to know.”
BIO11
“ . Interesting material, Pick a diff. teach”
BIO15

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and study guides for most students, with lab practicals and occasional tough fill-in grading.

Study guides match examsLecture-based testsLab practicalsExtra credit on practicalsFill-in and exact wording risk

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides, with lab practicals and some reports of strict fill-in wording.

Study guides match examsLecture-based testsLab practicalsExtra credit on practicals
“ and his powerpoints and the lab practicals were exactly what was on the study guide.”
BIO11
“If you don't use exact wording he is looking for you will not get credit.”
BIO15

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class is an Easy A as long as you work for it. He tells you EXACTLY what you need to know.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person , and BIO15 grading friction. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Nam is an awesome teacher and made anatomy much easier to learn!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“I learned VOLUMES from him and if you truly want to master Microbiology. THE BEST.”

📚

80/100

“Everything in for the and everything you need to know for the practical is on the study guide.”

⚠️

40/100

“ . Interesting material, Pick a diff. teach”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Laughed a lot, learned a lot, and would definitely suggest taking him if you need this class.
  • , and funny.
  • He's been one of my favorite professor's so far, very funny!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class is an Easy A as long as you work for it.
  • Tough 5 lecture exams abd very challenging!
  • No matter what you do it will be hard as hell.

Theme 3

📝 About Study Tools

  • His study guides are the they are very similar.
  • No need to read the book, just truly understand the and you will do WELL.
  • He gave 5 points on every practical.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen detailed reviews from 2017-2018 show strong consistency on teaching quality with some course-level grade variance.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

BIO118 reviews
BIO155 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

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D range

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