AI Rate Professor

Biology

Joe Newsome

BIO107 · HUMANPHYSIOLOGY · BIOL235 · BIO235 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
35.71%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you want a rigorous physiology experience and will put in major study time; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderLecture HeavyTest HeavyPassionate BiologistTangents
  • Physiology and , and demand serious reading
  • some find him fair and passionate, others call him harsh or rude
  • , and heavy study

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

, and no easy coasting mean an A requires sustained heavy effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Physiology is complex, fast, and reading-intensive even for motivated students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and some grade weight includes attendance.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Take-again is about 36 percent and negative experiences about hardness and tone are common.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

26/100

, and difficult exams.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and lots of study outside class.

Format shift

All workload evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Passionate and knowledgeable, but lectures can wander, feel boring, or land as harsh.

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade , and harsh labs with .

Format shift

All assessment evidence is in-person.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person bio and physiology are lecture- and and .

Main concern

, and occasional unapproachable or harsh moments.

What students said

“There was an instance where he yelled (AND I MEAN YELLED) with passion at a student during lecture because she turned in .”
BIO235
“RECORD THE LECTURES. I would literally transcribe them and use those as study material”
BIOL235
“Class average is a C!!!”
BIO235

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.

Exams and labs are frequent and hard; some EC appears, but curves and .

Test HeavyHard Lab GradingEssay PortionsStudy GuidesOccasional Extra Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person physiology uses hard midterms, lab tests, and .

Midterms Every Other WeekLab TestsEssay PortionsStudy Guides
“ but the .”
BIOL235
“There are and .”
BIO235
“75 percent of your and and 25 percent is attendance.”
BIO235

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person biology and physiology reviews. Credibility rating: High.

🧪 Course Difficulty

24/100

“Unless you are very familiar with chemistry or bio it's going to be a struggle for you.”

⚖️

26/100

“He graded really hard. . He rarely offer .”

🎯 Teaching Split

52/100

“He's a good guy and cares a lot about his students, just put in the work!”

👎 Recommendation

36/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • RECORD THE LECTURES. I would literally transcribe them and use those as study material
  • he spends tons of .
  • Joe is awesome. Articulate, funny, and actually makes you appreciate physiology.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Class average is a C!!!
  • but fair so you really have to work for your grade.
  • The class was a struggle for me (it's not an easy )

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Tone

  • he yelled (AND I MEAN YELLED) with passion at a student during lecture
  • Openly rude to students in front of others and very unapproachable.
  • any questions or comments are met with insurmountable levels of SASS.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

hard-course pattern with polarized teaching tone.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 53
3 out of 57
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

BIO23515 reviews
BIOL2358 reviews
BIO1073 reviews
301 review
HUMANPHYSIOLOGY1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1