AI Rate Professor

Biology

Joel Stryker

BIOL071101 · BIOL61 · BIOLOGY74 · BIO74 · BIOL71 · ANATOMY · MICRO74 · MICRO · BIO71ANATOMY · ANAT · ANATO71 · BIO72 · BIOL061 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
63.64%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you will study every day for a hard anatomy or microbio class; avoid if you want an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest HeavyTough GraderAmazing LecturesSlow GradingStudy Daily
  • and engaging for many students who put in daily study time.
  • and little .
  • rewarding if you grind; harsh if you need an easy science A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A usually needs daily studying from lectures and and little .

Online students also report closed-book proctored exams; in person free-response and cumulative finals dominate.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Anatomy and microbiology content is dense, detail-heavy, and paced for serious science study.

Both formats rate difficulty high; online accelerated anatomy drew especially harsh difficulty complaints.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance is widely described as and lab participation expected.

In ; several online reviews list attendance as not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

Many call him a if you work hard, but a large minority urge taking someone more reasonable.

In person reviews ; successful online students still recommend him with study discipline.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

24/100

Tough grader tags and and minimal .

Format shift

Online reviews also cite months-long ungraded work and missing assignments.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Study guides, vocab, group projects, weekly quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online adds many weekly quizzes and .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students frequently praise clear, interesting lectures and and .

Format shift

In person teaching praise is strongest; some online anatomy and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple midterms, free-response lab exams, and a .

Format shift

Online explicitly and weekly quizzes.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is often called clear, funny, and knowledgeable, but labs and and heavy detail memorization.

Main concern

Hard free-response exams, slow grading, and .

What students said

“If you want to pass this class with an A, be prepared to study every day.”
BIO74
“He takes a while to grade though so we were always on edge with our grades refreshing canvas 24/7.”
BIO74
“ and fun... Not an easy class, definitely makes you work for the A!”
BIO74

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise clear video lectures and fair structure while , and poorly matched labs.

Main concern

Slow or and .

What students said

“There are 2 lab project exams open book, 4 exams close book, and .”
BIO74
“This professor doesn't as missing.”
BIOL061
“Took this class online and it was a wreck. .”
BIO71ANATOMY

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

with cumulative finals; some lab exams are open book.

Free Response HeavyCumulative FinalProctored ExamsOpen Book Lab ExamsDetail Memorization

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In ; lab exams are free response and cumulative finals are common.

Free Response Lab ExamsComprehensive FinalNo Lowest Test Drop SometimesDetail Oriented
“ , and .”
BIO74
“The .”
BIO74

Online

Online students report proctored midterms and and weekly quizzes.

Proctored ExamsClosed Book Lecture ExamsOpen Book Lab ExamsWeekly Quizzes
“There are 2 lab project exams open book, 4 exams close book, and .”
BIO74
“exams are proctored (3 midterms 1 final)”
BIO74

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Not an easy class, definitely makes you work for the A! Overall, I enjoyed Stryker and this class!”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews spanning online and in person formats, highlighting . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Stryker is an amazing teacher! I've taken 4 other sciences classes here, and I have to say so far.”

📚

32/100

“If you want to pass this class with an A, be prepared to study every day.”

⏱️

24/100

“He takes a while to grade though so we were always on edge with our grades refreshing canvas 24/7.”

👍 Recommendation Split

64/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are easy to follow and straight forward.
  • He is a funny guy, if you joke with him he would joke back :)
  • and fun

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but if you study directly from the lectures you will be fine.
  • .
  • Definitely makes you work for the A!

Theme 3

🧪

  • and must be detailed
  • All material is fair game for .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

44 detailed reviews spanning 2012-2025 with and lecture quality give strong confidence.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 58
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

36 reported outcomes

A range

19

A 16 · A- 3

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 2