Rich Palmer

BIO11B · ZOO6 · ZOO4378 · BIOL4 · BIOL6 · BIO4 · BIOLZOO · BIO003 · BIOLOGY · BIO3 · ZOOLO4 · BIO11A · ZOO4 · BOTNYBIO4 · BIOL3 · BIOL9 · BIO5 · BIO6 · 59 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 83/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 63.64%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you want a supportive biology professor and are willing to attend class, study, and use .

Best fit · Effort For RewardGenerous CurveExtra CreditHard Lecture TestsHelpful LabsCaring but Unstructured

Students consistently describe Palmer as kind, helpful, and knowledgeable.
and memorization are hard, but curves and soften the grading.
Attendance and steady studying matter because .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

67/100

An A is realistic because of , and , but students still say lecture tests require real studying.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

47/100

The biology content is detailed and memorization-heavy, even when labs and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

as crucial because lecture material appears heavily on tests.

, and they consistently warn students not to skip.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students recommend him because he is caring and helpful, though they warn that the class is not easy.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Curves and appear often enough to make grading .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

45/100

The workload is manageable but , and dense memorization.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Good

79/100

Students praise his kindness, humor, knowledge, and lab help, but lectures are often called boring or unstructured.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Grades appear , and rather than one single assessment type.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews show a caring, funny biology professor whose classes are content-heavy but and .

Main concern

and often depend on detailed notes from class.

What students said

“LOTS of and !”
BIO3

“Won't give an easy A, but if you're working at it he's fair”
BIO6

“Never worked so hard to get an A.”
BIO11B

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

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Exams are often hard and lecture-based, but , and make them more manageable.

Hard Lecture TestsCurved ExamsEasy Lab TestsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

54/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe , and frequent , but do not clearly prove open-book or proctoring policies.

Hard Lecture TestsCurved ExamsEasy Lab TestsExtra Credit

“the if you study lots.”
BIO3

“ but require studying.”
BIO6

“ .”
BIO3

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Won't give an easy A, but if you're working at it he's fair, and you WILL know the material when done.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

79/100

“He has the patience of a saint; if you're stuck on a without showing any signs of frustration at all”

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78/100

“LOTS of and !”

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54/100

“ , but he tells you exactly what to study for.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

One of .
and .
Lectures not always the most structured.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you want an A in the class you must work for it!
Easy class to get an A and definitely a B in.
Never worked so hard to get an A.

Theme 3

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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 50 reviews across many years with strong , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

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

⚖️ x x

📚 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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if you want a supportive biology professor and are willing to attend class, study, and use .

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