Paul Sykes

MABIO115 · BIO205 · BIO19 · BIOL101 · BIOL107 · BIO107 · BIO0000 · BIO103 · BIOL110 · BIO115 · BIO101 · 94 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 60%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if you like bio and will attend, note everything, and study weekly; skip if you want a free A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesPassionate about biologyTest heavyTake detailed notesAccessible outside class

Passionate lectures with , so attendance and note-taking decide grades.
Workload is moderate with , and ; summer versions feel intense.
Fair if you study hard, but not an Easy A for slackers and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is reachable with solid notes, study, and a term paper, but and lazy students struggle.

Almost all evidence is in person; the one online review stresses effort over free grades.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro bio content is doable with good teaching, but lecture volume and .

In-person reviews dominate; the online summer section was described as very fast-paced.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many reviews say attendance is mandatory early on or that skipping means you will not pass because .

; online review also listed attendance as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most students praise passion and lectures and if they are willing to work; a minority dislike hard tests or past unprofessional moments.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Grading is honest with and a fairly low C cutoff in some sections, but tests are tough and some call him a .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and light or no weekly homework; summer courses pack a lot into less time.

Format shift

Online summer review emphasized daily .

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Students , and passionate, with strong office-hour support, despite occasional confusion complaints.

Format shift

Teaching praise is almost all in person; one online review still reported a good experience.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades hinge on a few lecture exams, a term paper, and .

Format shift

Assessment structure is described mainly in in-person BIO107 and related courses.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Strong, passionate in-person lecturer; easy, term paper and several exams matter, and attendance is expected.

Main concern

and occasional tough critical-thinking questions.

What students said

“ because most questions on the test is from his lectures.”
BIOL107

“Hes lectures are very informative and . No homework. and one term paper.”
BIO107

“If you're lazy and just want to get an A without actually studying or .”
BIO115

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

good experience if you put in daily work, but very fast-paced with and tests.

Main concern

Condensed and prep.

What students said

“The class is VERY fast paced, if you are not willing to spend the and preparing for the quizzes and .”
BIOL110

Exam style

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take-home practice, heavy memorization, and occasional trick or critical-thinking items.

Lecture-based examsTake-home review assignmentsCritical thinking questionsNo separate midterm or final in some sectionsTerm paper

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In critical-thinking heavy, and some sections include take-home exams or assignments plus a term paper.

Lecture-note based testsTake-home exams or assignmentsCritical thinking or trick questionsTerm paper

“ so make sure you take good notes!”
BIO107

“Almost all the questions are critical thinking.”
BIO107

“One of his four exams are a and .”
BIOL107

Online

One online summer review mentions frequent quizzes and tests but .

Frequent quizzes and testsFast-paced summer format

“if you are not willing to spend the and preparing for the quizzes and .”
BIOL110

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you're lazy and just want to get an A without actually studying or . But if you are really interested in Bio and want to learn, he is definitely your guy.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting lectures, exams, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎤 Lecture Quality

82/100

“Awesome lectures. Don't use book too much. Not an easy pass if you don't like science but if you do this is definitely the .”

📝 Note-Taking is Everything

80/100

“The so focus on memorizing them! Make sure to write down anything and everything he writes on the board.”

⚖️ Effort for Fair Grades

58/100

“Don't think it's an easy grade, though. It's anything but that. and be ready for each class.”

❤️ Passion and Care

85/100

“He cares for his students. Work hard and youll pass.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He loves teaching and enjoys the subject, very good class!
Amazing lectures
He is very passionate about biology and he makes lectures fun!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

and require some studying
Not an easy class, be prepared to work.
Put in a and the 10 page essay and i promise you will get an A!

Theme 3

📚 About Workload and Structure

There's a total of 4 exams, 3 take home assignments, 1 term paper.
. and .
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Data context

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with detailed, , and effort make the picture highly credible.

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Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Paul Sykes

x x if you like bio and will attend, note everything, and study weekly; skip if you want a free A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎤 Lecture Quality

📝 Note-Taking is Everything

⚖️ Effort for Fair Grades

❤️ Passion and Care

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📚 About Workload and Structure

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you like bio and will attend, note everything, and study weekly; skip if you want a free A.