AI Rate Professor

Biology

Michael Deal

BIO140 · BIO101L · ZOO101 · BIO201 · BIOL140 · ZOO100 · BIOL102 · 60 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
95.45%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want a top and real studying with fair grades.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate biology GOATAmazing lecturesExtra credit heavyContent but fair testsShow up daily quizzes
  • Near-universal 5-star praise for passion, clarity, and care across BIO and zoology courses.
  • Material is content-heavy with memorization, but and is abundant.
  • Attendance and daily questions matter; skip class and you fall behind.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

A is very achievable with , and , though taxonomy content is real work.

Online reviews sound even easier; in person requires consistent study for the same fair A path.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Students call the material content-heavy with lots of memorization even while .

In-person BIO201 is denser; some online labs and BIO140 feel lighter.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Daily questions, pop quizzes, and .

In person is clearly attendance-driven; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Overwhelming take-him language with roughly 95% would-take-again and years of 5-star reviews.

Strong recommendation in .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

82/100

Abundant , fair exams from lectures, dropped lowest scores in some courses, and a .

Format shift

and fairness dominate in-person reports; online also calls him caring and helpful.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Little traditional homework, but , and .

Format shift

In person is lecture and test heavy; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

97/100

Students call him the , and approachability.

Format shift

Excellence holds online and in person, with deepest praise for live lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade mainly from lecture exams, lab practicals, and .

Format shift

In person is test heavy; and assignments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Legendary in-person lecturer who makes taxonomy fun, gives lots of , and .

Main concern

Heavy content and and steady studying are required.

What students said

“Deal is the and interesting.”
BIO201
“He not only gives great lectures, writes what you need to know on the board, and , but he cares about his students”
BIO201

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online and as caring and manageable, with flexible pacing and helpful support.

Main concern

and relies on videos plus optional Zoom help.

What students said

“ . He is so nice and caring and was so incredibly helpful and understanding throughout the new online classroom platform.”
BIO101L
“I'm not a science person and this class was so easy and I still learned what I needed to.”
BIOL140

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams track lectures and , and softens risk.

Lecture-Based ExamsLab PracticalsDaily Pop QuizzesExtra CreditNon-Cumulative Units

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Multiple-choice and ; he often flags what will be tested.

Multiple ChoiceFree ResponseLab PracticalsDaily QuizzesNo Formal Study Guide Sometimes
“ and free response.”
BIO201
“no study guides, but he tells you each lecture what to study for exam”
BIO201

Online

Online evidence focuses on easy assignments and .

Lab QuizzesFlexible Pacing
“Had quizzes on 1/3 of the labs.”
BIO101L
“the assignments were easy and .”
BIOL140

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Deal is the and interesting.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and attendance-linked success. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

97/100

“ . Enthusiastic , knowledgeable, and caring.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

95/100

“ if you can!”

⚖️

82/100

“I was on track to finishing with a C, but Deal gives you every opportunity to get a good grade”

📚 Content Load

48/100

“It's a lot of content, but it gets easier throughout the semester.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his passion for the subject made me interested
  • funny and a great explainer of topics
  • He will never make you feel dumb, no matter how dumb of a question you ask

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class can be an easy A if you put in the work
  • gives a bunch of opportunities

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • cares about his students and wants them to score high
  • one of the
  • puts "G" in Biology

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

60

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning many years and courses with highly consistent praise and only rare dissent.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 558
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

29

A+ 6 · A 22 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1