AI Rate Professor

Biology

Bruce Burkemper

BIO104 · BIO100 · BIOLAB · BIO105 · PHYSIB · BIOL104 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
19/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
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Difficulty
3.9

The decision

unless you can self-study biology and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesNo Study GuidesTest HeavyHarsh ExamsDry Delivery
  • Students repeatedly say his lectures are , boring, and .
  • Grades appear heavily based on a .
  • , but the learning experience is widely criticized.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

A curve may help grades, but , and a need to study heavily on their own.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

Biology content , and tests that feel over students' heads.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Reviews do not clearly prove an , though the class appears lecture and lab based.

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students warn against taking him because , and poorly prepared.

Recommendation .

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tests are described as hard and grade-dominant, though one curve comment prevents the .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

There is not much homework, but the low number of high-stakes tests and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload.

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Students , and poorly suited to learning.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Grades appear strongly test-based, with one review saying only four tests including the .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are strongly negative, citing , little help, no study guides, and grades based on a .

Main concern

Students feel underprepared for difficult exams because lectures and support are weak.

What students said

“NO help whatsoever. Bad lecture teacher.”
PHYSIB
“only gave 4 tests all semester, including the off of.”
BIO104
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BIO100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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The exams appear high-stakes and difficult, with limited preparation support and .

Few High-Stakes TestsNo Study GuidesCurved Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

study guides, and curves, but do not prove book policy or proctoring rules.

Few High-Stakes TestsNo Study GuidesCurved Tests
“only gave 4 tests all semester, including the off of.”
BIO104
“he doesn't give study guides”
PHYSIB
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BIOL104

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“NO help whatsoever. Bad lecture teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“Bad lecture teacher.”

🧪 Assessment Risk

92/100

“only gave 4 tests all semester, including the off of.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

18/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He speaks in uber nerd bio terms.
  • Mr. Burkemper is very in his lectures.
  • Very dry lectures.
  • NO help whatsoever. Bad lecture teacher.

Theme 2

🧪

  • You have to study really hard since not study guides are provided.
  • the class average was a 54.
  • only gave 4 tests all semester, including the off of.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Warnings

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  • He's nice but .

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews over multiple terms show a consistent , and support.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
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2 out of 54
1 out of 56

Course coverage

BIO1045 reviews
BIO1054 reviews
BIO1001 review
BIOL1041 review
BIOLAB1 review
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PHYSIB1 review

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