AI Rate Professor

Science

Jim May

SCB1 · ERSCB10 · ERSC10B · ERSC10 · ERSCB11 · ERSCLAB · ERSC10L · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you can handle memorization, long labs, and studying for .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful ProfessorHard TestsHeavy LabsUnclear InstructionsExtra Credit Available
  • Most students , and passionate about science.
  • The main risks are hard tests, lots of , and full-class attendance expectations.
  • The class can be rewarding for steady students, but it is not a low-effort A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

45/100

Students can earn solid grades with studying, , and completed work, but hard tests and .

All grade-effort evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

47/100

The course content is manageable for prepared students, but memorization, science concepts, and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Reviews say students stay for the full class, in-class work counts for attendance, and .

, and they suggest low flexibility.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Many recommend him for being helpful and kind, but several warn , and excessive lab work.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

and attendance rewards help, but , and difficult A outcomes keep grading only fair.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lecture workload can be light, but , and test preparation make the overall load heavy.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students often praise his kindness, knowledge, passion, and help, but and a soft voice reduce consistency.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

65/100

Reviews mention tests, labs, in-class homework, assignments, attendance credit, , and possible finals.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mostly positive about his kindness and help, but repeatedly warn about difficult tests, vague instructions, and .

Main concern

Students may struggle with , and .

What students said

“The material itself is a LOT of memorization.”
ERSCB10
“ and difficult to get an A.”
ERSC10B
“the ”
SCB1

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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Reviews describe difficult tests and possible finals with study sessions and , but .

Difficult TestsStudy SessionsPossible FinalExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and possible finals, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Difficult TestsStudy SessionsPossible FinalExtra Credit
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ERSCB10
“ and difficult to get an A.”
ERSC10B
“ , but ”
ERSCB11

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Soft spoken and so friendly, you can't help enjoying being in his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and clarity. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Reality

35/100

“the ”

🧪

42/100

“ and difficult to get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Soft spoken and so friendly, you can't help enjoying being in his class.
  • Mr. May taught with passion and was always willing to help if any of us students had questions.
  • The nicest professor.

Theme 2

📈

  • The material itself is a LOT of memorization.
  • Study for tests, and complete ! and you should get a B or higher.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Workload & Clarity

  • in the dark about what to do and how to do it.
  • The and some of the instructions on them were vague.
  • doing extra work!!!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

There are 15 reviews across several years with consistent themes, but the reviews are old and include a few vague entries.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ERSC104 reviews
ERSCB104 reviews
ERSCLAB3 reviews
ERSC10B1 review
ERSC10L1 review
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SCB11 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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