L Gardner

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AI rating: 72/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 57.14%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

if , and study hard for traditional exams rather than hunting an effortless A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture heavyStudy-guide drivenPolarizing exam policy shiftCaring but inconsistentPhysiology specialist

and felt like an easy A; later terms dropped take-homes and felt much harder.
Strong lectures and study guides help motivated students, but pacing and organization draw mixed reviews.
as expected .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many As appear when students use study guides and notes, but after take-homes ended an A often required serious exam prep with few drops or .

The one online review calls it an easy A; and tougher in later terms.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Physiology content is inherently demanding, though and study guides make it more manageable than raw difficulty ratings suggest.

Online review paints content as oversimplified; in-person reviews stress real physiology challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

57/100

Fans praise passion and clarity while critics call teaching inconsistent and urge switching professors after the .

Nearly all recommendation signal comes from in-person reviews spanning years of policy shifts.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

tests historically, then harsher with fewer recovery points.

Format shift

Online easy-A vibe contrasts with .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Lecture-heavy course with multiple exams and quizzes; and .

Format shift

Almost all workload detail is in-person.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

, and clinically relevant, while others report off-topic, confusing, or inconsistent notes.

Format shift

In-person reviews dominate and are polarized; the single online review is content-light praise mixed with learning concerns.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and quizzes, sometimes with labs, and historically some take-home components.

Format shift

In-person comments drive this picture; online notes only that .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and open-note/take-home tests to later complaints of tougher closed exams, inconsistency, and rudeness.

Main concern

and , so older easy-A expectations can mislead.

What students said

“Study her study guide and lecture notes and you will do well. .”
BIO235

“No OPEN BOOK EXAM , she changed her style amd it is completely diffrent than all below reviews.”
BIO235

“ . Take notes, study them and you will get a good grade.”
BIO235

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Single older online review describes an easy A with very slow, oversimplified coverage and limited systems taught.

Main concern

You may pass easily without learning physiology in real depth.

What students said

“easy easy a. if you need to learn. she explains to you like you're 5 years old”
BIO235

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

older open-note or take-home formats were student-friendly, later formats were stricter and harder.

Take-home exams (older terms)Open notesMultiple choice examsLab quizzesPolicy shift away from open book

Assessment risk

Varies

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

closed multi-exam sequences with tough lab quizzes and few safety nets.

Take-home or open-note (older)Closed multiple choice exams (later)Lab quizzesStudy guides

“ but with .”
BIO235

“She doesnt give take home exams anymore. either.”
BIO235

“ lecture & actually understand the info it is open notes but it still is hard even with it”
BIO235

Online

One and describes an easy A with little depth.

No more take-home testsEasy grading

“ previous years. easy easy a.”
BIO235

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Dont walk in her class expecting a . 5 exams and 4 quizzes.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in , and grading effort. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“By far the . Physiology is tough and . She made the lectures interesting, easy to follow”

📉 Policy Shift Pain

35/100

“No OPEN BOOK EXAM , she changed her style amd it is completely diffrent than all below reviews.”

📘 Study Guide Path to A

70/100

“Her study guide is fantastic, a big help for studying for tests. . No surprises .”

👍 Split Recommendations

57/100

“ if you want a better understanding of physiology.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

. Helps if you don't understand material.
She knows her stuff but .
often goes off topic and loads you with unnecessary information

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

work hard for your grade and dont complain! you get what you put in for studying
Youll have 5 mutiple choice exams ... Exams and so study hard.
Easy A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

She has a very big heart and truly wants all of her students to do well.
can be very rude when she wants
She is a really kind,understanding teacher

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with detailed, recurring themes about lectures and but historically mixed evidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 534

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2 out of 52

1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 9

B range

B- 1

C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📉 Policy Shift Pain

📘 Study Guide Path to A

👍 Split Recommendations

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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 , and study hard for traditional exams rather than hunting an effortless A.