AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Thomas Yarbrough

ENG10 · ENG1A · ENGR1A · ENG2 · ENGINEERING10 · ENGR10 · ENGR2 · ITENG1234 · ME26 · SURVEYING · ENGINEERING2 · ENGR1 · ENGR1AN · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
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Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want a strong, practical engineering instructor and can keep up with a challenging course.

Best fit · Effort For RewardKnowledgeableHelpfulHard But FairHands-On LabsKeep Up Required
  • Most students describe him as knowledgeable, helpful, and engaging.
  • Courses are often demanding, with , and a need to keep up.
  • A few negative , and poor help on analytical problems.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is possible, but , and the need to stay current.

All evidence is from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The content often involves hard tests, surveying work, writing, research, and a pace that picks up later in the term.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they consistently show a challenging but manageable course.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

72/100

and sometimes loosely structured, but reviews do not prove a .

In-person evidence includes one , but no online evidence exists.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

Most students recommend him because , and makes practical work engaging.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Students often call tests hard but fair, though a few complain about harsher grading or .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

38/100

Several students mention , and the need not to fall behind.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

86/100

Most reviews praise his knowledge, humor, respect, and willingness to help, despite a few serious negative experiences.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

65/100

Students mention , and a final.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, but students warn that tests and workload can be challenging.

Main concern

You need to keep up because and writing-heavy work appear in several courses.

What students said

“WARNING, DON'T GET BEHIND!”
ENGR2
“Really knows his stuff. but fair-no surprises.”
SURVEYING
“A lot of writing and research.”
ENGR10

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 are described as hard but generally fair, with PowerPoints serving as the main review source.

Hard TestsPowerPoint-Based ReviewFinal Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a final, but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book status, or closed-book rules.

Hard TestsPowerPoint-Based ReviewFinal Mentioned
“The but he has powerpoints that include everything on the test.”
ENGR1A
“ but no surprises-review the powerpoints!”
ENG1A
“only 2 exams the whole semester and a final”
ENGR2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Really knows his stuff. but fair-no surprises.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Really knows his stuff. but fair-no surprises.”

👍 Recommendation Level

84/100

“This has got to be one of the .”

📈 Difficulty And Effort

58/100

“WARNING, DON'T GET BEHIND!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • you are doing.
  • He did nor talk down to us or ridicule us if we asked a dumb question.
  • Mr Yarbrough is a great teacher. He knows a lot about the subject and keeps it interesting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • but no surprises-review the powerpoints!
  • High standards but very fair.
  • The class is very casual and starts slowly and picks up as the semester progresses.

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs And Projects

  • We were outside surveying most every class rather than being in the classroom the whole time.
  • The lectures were interesting and the .
  • The .

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

There are 23 reviews across many years with detailed and mostly consistent comments, though the data is old.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
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3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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ITENG12341 review
SURVEYING1 review

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