Andrew Cooper

BIO100 · BIO101 · BIO00 · BIO200 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 76.19%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if , and grind the study questions—expect tough free-response grading but real learning.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderEssay ExamsPassionate LecturesParticipation HeavySparse Slides

Engaging and passionate biology lectures, but .
; , labs, and participation can still protect your grade.
; email response and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

, but , and participation make an A realistic with steady effort.

; online reviews emphasize time load more than free A claims.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

and , but volume and free-response detail keep it from feeling easy.

Online students more often called the class time-consuming; in-person students focused on note-taking and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and participation can swing a letter grade.

Nearly all in-person and online comments list attendance as required.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most students would take him again for passion and and occasional unresponsiveness.

In-person recommendation is stronger; online and logistics.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough grader tags dominate, especially on free-response exams where missing details or .

Format shift

stories; online still tags tough grading with heavy work.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Labs, study questions, and dense lecture notes create steady work without a pure busywork overload for everyone.

Format shift

Online reviews more often say the class consumed a lot of weekly time.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

, and passionate, though a minority find the style sparse, fast, or unhelpful.

Format shift

In-person praise of lecture energy is stronger; and polish.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Free-response exams drive outcomes, with labs and participation as .

Format shift

Both formats mention exams; and activities.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO students praise passion and lectures; the main and thin slides.

Main concern

and incomplete or .

What students said

“He's also visibly passionate about biology.”
BIO200

“He is a , but they're doable if you do and study the study questions.”
BIO200

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online BIO sections feel time-heavy with labs, kits, and weekly work; teaching can still inspire, but some students felt unheard on logistics.

Main concern

Heavy weekly workload and .

What students said

“The only downside is that this class took up SO much of my time.”
BIO100

“I was missing an and he never sent me a reponse or gave me the oppurtunity to get a replacement.”
BIO100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and study questions, graded picky on completeness.

Free-Response EssaysStudy QuestionsLecture-BasedDetail Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

on spoken lectures; study questions and recording help.

Free-Response EssaysLecture-BasedSparse SlidesCurve Sometimes

“ , so make sure you know every detail”
BIO200

“they're doable if you do and study the study questions”
BIO200

Online

Online comments emphasize test-heavy, essay-style assessment and .

Essay QuestionsTest HeavyWeekly Lab Work

“ . The !”
BIO00

“Lots of ”
BIO100

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“with the many opportunities and the as long as you put in effort”
Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Passion

74/100

“Really passionate, knowledgeable, fun and a great teacher.”

📝

34/100

“He is the .”

👍

72/100

“If you're taking bio 200, he's a ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He's also visibly passionate about biology.
The !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

He is a
will also mark you down if you lack certain details
lot

Theme 3

✉️ About Communication

but
he never responded to my emails over break about it

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

21 detailed reviews across years and both formats show , and attendance.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59

4 out of 54

3 out of 53

2 out of 54

1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO20010 reviews

BIO1007 reviews

BIO003 reviews

BIO1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

A 9 · A- 1

B range

B 3 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

D+ 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1

Andrew Cooper

x x if x x x x x x, and grind the study questions—expect tough free-response grading but real learning.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

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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 Passion

📝 x x x

👍 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

✉️ About Communication

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if , and grind the study questions—expect tough free-response grading but real learning.

📝

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