AI Rate Professor

Biology

Jeffrey Ninberg

BIOLO230 · BIOL230 · PHY202L · BIO160 · BIO230 · BIO230L · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
58.62%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you can study daily and live in ; GPA-focused students should shop other instructors.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAnatomy GrindBrutal Lab PracticalsTest HeavyPolarizing InstructorOpen Lab Helps
  • Anatomy with him demands constant memorization, open-lab hours, and .
  • many call him fair and and overly harsh.
  • Older online sections felt fairer with ; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

As exist but require hours daily, model memorization, and .

Online students report attainable As with heavy work; recent in-person voices say As are rare.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Anatomy content volume, timed practicals, and pace make this one of the hardest community-college science loads.

Both formats call anatomy hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most reviews say attendance and .

In and lab presence; online .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

and fairness; many others urge avoiding him for harsh exams and weak guidance.

; in-person recommendations are sharply split.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Some and discarded bad questions help, but , and unforgiving practicals dominate.

Format shift

Online felt fairer with ; in person more often called too hard.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students report multi-hour daily study, massive memorization, and .

Format shift

Online summer was a lot of work; in person workload remains extreme.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is experienced and clinically rich, yet many say he teaches as if material is already known and .

Format shift

Online praise is strong; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Lecture exams, timed lab practicals, and .

Format shift

True for both formats; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

dedicated students praise clinical stories and , while many others report brutal timed practicals and .

Main concern

, and frequent withdrawals.

What students said

“ .”
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“He really wants you to succeed. ”
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“During the .”
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Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Two older online anatomy reviews call him fair, accessible, and .

Main concern

Heavy summer workload and need to study continuously.

What students said

“There's no denying this course is difficult. However, Dr. .”
BIO230
“It was A LOT of work, but if you study, read, and come to class you will get a good grade.”
BIO230

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

High-stakes lecture and lab exams with one-minute stations and heavy memorization make the assessment style strict.

Timed lab practicalsSpelling countsLecture plus lab examsOccasional extra creditPoint givebacks on bad items

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with spelling deductions; lecture exams are dense multiple choice.

One minute per lab stationBlank-sheet practicalsSpelling deductionsNo study guides for some terms
“You get one minute per station and .”
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“ so hard and very stressful. During the .”
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Online

Online reviews describe fair but and restored points on poorly covered items.

Extra credit on examsGives points back on unfair itemsHeavy study load
“he goes back and if he feels they were unfair/if majority students got wrong”
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“He offers . .”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Anatomy is a hard class, but he is a worse instructor than I've seen. The so hard and very stressful.”

Voice snapshots generated from 45 reviews (2 online, 43 in , and polarized recommendations. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Dr. Ninberg is a great teacher. , so review his PowerPoint and refer to the book”

💀 Difficulty Level

18/100

“I studied quite a lot, and it never felt enough.”

🧪

28/100

“You get one minute per station and .”

👍 When It Works

75/100

“He really wants you to succeed. always ended an hour or two early”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he teaches as if you already know the information
  • Lectures are interesting because he links it with personal stories
  • Lazy teaching. Students supposed to ask questions but don't know where to start

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Only 2 people got A's on the
  • By the end of the semester I logged in 50+ hours on the fourth floor anatomy room
  • Average class grade is a D

Theme 3

🔬

  • and make flash cards
  • familiarize yourself with the models and

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

45

Recent reviews read by the AI

45

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-five reviews over many years show a stable hard-anatomy pattern with and polarization themes despite format imbalance.

Inside 45 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 59
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 3 · A 10

B range

4

B 4

C range

3

C+ 1 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1