AI Rate Professor

Science

Michael Monahan

ZOO145 · ZOO145LAB · ZOO145L · BIO145 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will read the text and study hard for tests; skip if you want easy grades or light lecture-only learning.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest heavyGet ready to readCaringLecture heavyTough grader
  • and grade-heavy; early years allowed vocab notes, later closed notes.
  • and misaligned with labs for some students.
  • Effort and ; he is caring and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible with heavy study and homework, but and .

Online mixed grades with little grade detail; and memorization.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Science content is dense with and .

Both formats describe substantial content load; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and note quizzes or tests tied to being in class.

; online also flags mandatory in one review.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

; fans praise care and prep for future science, critics want someone easier.

Online split one yes one silent; in-person spans strong yes and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

35/100

and graded by few things; .

Format shift

In-person reviews drive this; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Test heavy, read the textbook, and .

Format shift

Consistent across formats with .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and helpful; some say he reads slides and misaligns lab.

Format shift

Online praise for accessibility; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

high-weight items.

Format shift

In-person reviews repeatedly describe test-only or .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Mostly solid science teaching with , and reward for effort; some find lectures dry or disorganized.

Main concern

and if you fall behind.

What students said

“The and pretty hard for the average person, you have to really prepare and study”
BIO145
“ . A lot of people were failing.”
ZOO145
“He will reward you it you put in the effort.”
ZOO145

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

one BIO145 student felt capable and supported with pre-recorded lectures; one 2002 student found lectures unhelpful and .

Main concern

Lectures may not match exams; .

What students said

“He was sympathetic to the struggle of online learning and ”
BIO145
“ though his lectures did not help at all for the exams.”
2002

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Mostly hard multiple-choice unit tests; friendliness varies by term as note policies changed.

Multiple choice testsClosed notes (later terms)Vocab notes allowed (earlier terms)No midterm or final (some lab sections)

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some older terms allowed vocab notes, later closed notes.

Multiple choiceClosed notesVocab list on test (older)
“THE .”
ZOO145
“Exactly what he teaches is on the test. ! .”
ZOO145L

Online

Online reviews .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The class will require work on your end; however not only does he prepare you for future classes, but he will reward you it you put in the effort.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews spanning online and and effort themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Awesome Professor! Very good at what he does. .”

📝 Test Load

35/100

“It's like 6 tests or something and they're your only grades.”

❤️ Student Support

75/100

“This professor was very sympathetic and encouraging.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • it felt and moving on
  • . Just need to Study and !
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The and pretty hard
  • if you mess up on a
  • I studied no less than 6 hours for every test and got a "D".

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He was a
  • difficult subject fun

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

22 reviews span 2004-2026 with , and care despite some empty comments.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ZOO14515 reviews
20023 reviews
BIO1452 reviews
ZOO145L1 review
ZOO145LAB1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1