AI Rate Professor

Earth Science

Douglas Neves

EARTH6639 · EARTH2039 · EARTH809 · ESC1 · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
52.63%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want an engaging professor and , and long tests.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny engaging lecturesMandatory attendanceLots of homeworkLong test-heavy examsExtra credit available
  • Many students praise his humor, knowledge, and ability to make earth science interesting.
  • The class can reward , and .
  • A , and very long exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Good grades are reachable with , and , but many students stress that it is not effortless.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Earth science content is often described as easy or understandable, but and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

8/100

as mandatory, and students warn that missing class or .

Only in-person reviews exist, and they strongly support a .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

Students often recommend him for engaging lectures and , but many warn against the workload and strict rules.

Recommendation evidence is in person and mixed but generally positive for prepared students.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and clear study guides help, but strict attendance penalties and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Many reviews mention lots of , and extensive test preparation.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most students find him funny, knowledgeable, and engaging, though some find him rude or uncompassionate.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely from in-person reviews, including comments about an .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

The class relies heavily on long , and .

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

class is manageable but workload-heavy and attendance-sensitive.

Main concern

The biggest risk .

What students said

“ and you will be docked if you miss more than allowed.”
ESC1
“He tests really hard with 200+ questions in the midterm and final”
ESC1
“He knows his stuff & makes material easy to understand.”
ESC1

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

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Exams are repeatedly described as very long and hard, though study guides and can make them manageable.

Long Exams200+ QuestionsTimed TestsStudy GuidesNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe long, difficult exams with 200 or more questions, while study guides often show what to study.

Long Exams200+ QuestionsTimed TestsStudy Guides
“He tests really hard with 200+ questions in the midterm and final”
ESC1
“ but he gives you a .”
ESC1
“You have only an hour and a half to finish his 260 question test.”
ESC1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He knows his stuff & makes material easy to understand.”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“He knows his stuff & makes material easy to understand.”

📚 Workload Reality

24/100

“Get ready for HOURS of .”

⚖️ Grade Path

62/100

“I ended up passing his class with , because I did all the homework and , and came to class every day”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is really knowledgable and makes class interesting.
  • Professor Neves is an amazing teacher! Super funny!
  • he talks to you like you're dumb.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • NOT AN EASY A!
  • He definitely makes you work for the grade you want.
  • This is such an easy class that it is even easier to get behind easily.

Theme 3

📝

  • There is ALOT of homework and it is timed
  • His tests are very long (200 ?s)
  • The study guide before each test has textbook questions that will actually be on the exam.

Theme 4

🚪

  • and you will be docked if you miss more than allowed.
  • Dont miss class!! !! Do all the !
  • You need to show up to class though,

Data context

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Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

35

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-five in-person reviews across many years give rich, consistent , and exams.

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ESC132 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 2 · A- 2

B range

7

B 7

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Not sure yet 6