Randal Fowler

BIOL107 · BIO250 · BIO107 · BIOL250 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 76/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
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Difficulty: 4.2

The decision

if you want to learn biology well and will study hard; if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear LecturesHard MaterialStudy GuidesExtra CreditPassionate Teacher

and a nice, passionate instructor.
Course content is heavy and .
Study guides and cushion grades if you put in real study time.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

and dense material mean an A requires consistent heavy studying even with study guides and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Even intro sections pack many concepts and chapters, so the intellectual load stays high.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

74/100

and fairness despite the hard material.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

56/100

Tests are hard but and study guides help pull grades up without feeling like .

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Often little formal homework, but notes, handouts, book study, and .

Format shift

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students , and passionate with solid board and PowerPoint lectures.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grade is driven by four to five unit tests plus a and optional .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO courses feel demanding but fair: strong lectures, lots of and .

Main concern

High content volume and consistently.

What students said

“I had to study a lot for the exams, but I learned a lot from him.”
BIO107

“This class is rather hard but Fowler is great in .”
BIO107

“ .. but the class is too hard!”
BIO250

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are challenging and frequent, but study guides and some make them manageable with real effort.

Study Guides ProvidedHard TestsMultiple Unit ExamsExtra Credit Available

Assessment risk

Standard

44/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

by study guides; finals are sometimes non-cumulative.

Study Guides ProvidedHard TestsFive Tests Plus Final

“ but luckily he gives out study guides for .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I had to study a lot for the exams, but I learned a lot from him.”
Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews, highlighting strong teaching against hard biology content. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Great professor! His lectures were interesting and .”

📚 Course Difficulty

28/100

“For being a introductory class...his class is just too hard.”

👍 Recommendation

74/100

“I'd reccomend him!”

📝

60/100

“he gives out study guides for each test. There are 5 tests, and he offers an assignment.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Funny teacher, nice guy.
and really passionate about what he teaches

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

the material itself is somewhat difficult and you will definitely have to study
Lots of material to cover and many concepts to understand.
study hard or you will fail.

Theme 3

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gives out study guides for . He also offers .
, so notes and handouts are very important to study off of.

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

11 consistent in-person reviews from 2008-2011 agree on helpful teaching and hard content, but sample size is moderate and older.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

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Course coverage

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Randal Fowler

x x if you want to learn biology well and will study hard; x x if you need an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Course Difficulty

👍 Recommendation

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 x x x x

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if you want to learn biology well and will study hard; if you need an easy A.

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