AI Rate Professor

Biology

Khuram Zaman

BIOLOGY · BIOLB32 · BIOLB33 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
51.72%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Take Khuram Zaman only if you are ready to study heavily and use office hours, because the exams and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyExtra CreditHard BiologyAccessible Outside ClassPolarizing Teaching
  • Students agree the biology course is hard, test-heavy, and requires heavy independent studying.
  • Supporters praise office hours, study sessions, , and care, while .
  • Getting an A is possible, but only with major effort, strong study habits, and and exams.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is possible because of and support, but , and biology content require heavy studying.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The course content is consistently described as hard biology with critical-thinking exams and heavy studying.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

Every analyzed review is in person and as mandatory, with students emphasizing participation and study sessions.

Only in-person evidence exists, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

motivated students praise his help and , while others warn that the exams and teaching style are too hard.

Recommendation and is highly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

helps, but many students call the , and grading standards tough.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and they combine strict testing with some relief.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students repeatedly say the class requires a lot of studying, reading, quizzes, exams, and outside preparation.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Teaching reviews are polarized between excellent outside support and .

Format shift

Only in-person evidence exists, and the disagreement is about teaching style rather than format.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Students repeatedly mention quizzes, midterms, finals, difficult exam questions, and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students describe a very hard biology class with , and strong outside-class support for students who keep up.

Main concern

The and quizzes that many students say require intensive independent studying.

What students said

“His exams were difficult, but all of the information covered on his tests were either on the .”
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“ , and .”
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“This class is extremely difficult no matter who teaches it.”
biology

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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The course is exam-heavy with difficult quizzes, midterms, and finals, though reviews .

Difficult ExamsHard QuizzesExtra Credit Built InCritical Thinking RequiredExam Policy Not Clearly Proved

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews show difficult quizzes, midterms, and , but no clear evidence of proctoring, open-book, or closed-book rules.

Difficult ExamsHard QuizzesMidterms and FinalExtra Credit Built In
“The biggest downside to .”
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“ , and .”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class is extremely difficult no matter who teaches it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and teaching consistency; credibility rating: High.

🧪 Course Difficulty

28/100

“This class is extremely difficult no matter who teaches it.”

📝

32/100

“The biggest downside to .”

🤝 Outside Support

55/100

“No other professor is as accessible as him.”

Theme 1

📚 About Difficulty and Studying

  • You also need to do a lot of studying on your own time as expected.
  • This class does require a lot of studying and precise spelling.
  • You must have ALOT of time to study for this class or you won't pass.

Theme 2

🧪 About Exams and Grades

  • His exams were difficult, but all of the information covered on his tests were either on the .
  • , and .
  • Exams and grade or better.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching and Help

  • He holds study sessions on his own time, and answers all questions respectfully.
  • Professor Zaman is very kind and transparent.
  • Professor Zaman teaches primarily from slides and lectures, but sometimes misexplains concepts and jumps between .

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 29 in-person reviews with recent comments and strong repeated themes about difficult exams, , study sessions, and polarized teaching.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 59

Course coverage

biology15 reviews
BIOLB3210 reviews
BIOLB334 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

11

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 3