Ilya Neyman

GEOG05 · GEOGM01L · GEOGM01 · GEOGM05 · M23 · GEOGM1 · GEOGMO5 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 62/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 73.33%
Difficulty: 1.8

The decision

if you want an easy grade and can tolerate highly polarizing lecture content.

Best fit · Easy A HunterPassionate LecturesEasy A PotentialPolarizing ContentConspiracy ConcernsLow Workload Labs

Many students love his energy and call geography fascinating
Several recent reviews slam conspiracy, religious, or climate-skeptical framing
Labs and some sections can be very easy with little learning

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students report easy As by showing up, agreeing with him, or finishing short weekly work with little study.

Both online labs and As.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Difficulty ratings and comments describe low challenge, short work, and .

Online labs are especially light; a .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and optional in others, with participation mattering at times.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Passionate fans recommend him highly, but and poor teaching.

Online is mostly easy-A positive; in-person is strongly split.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

85/100

High A rates and comments that agreeing with him or doing light work yields easy As.

Format shift

Workload

Featherlight

88/100

Weekly work often takes minutes; some say assignments barely exist and finals took five minutes.

Format shift

Online and lab reviews are lightest; .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Split between amazing passionate lectures and claims of outdated videos, no teaching, and off-topic content.

Format shift

In-person reviews drive the polarization; online sample is tiny and grade-focused.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Labs and weekly assignments dominate; some pop quizzes and .

Format shift

Online labs stress short weekly tasks; , and occasional quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Depends

many praise inspirational lectures and passion, while others call the class a joke for conspiracy videos, weak teaching, or political detours.

Main concern

Content credibility and off-topic or conspiracy-focused material for some sections.

What students said

“The . He has a real love for Geography”
GEOGM01

“Every class we watched a conspiracy documentary about how climate change is not real.”
GEOGM01L

“Course pushed religious views and conspiracy theories instead of GEOGM01 content.”
GEOGM01L

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

as easy A with short weekly work and little learning, plus some religious-content discomfort.

Main concern

Minimal learning and occasional religious framing in assignments.

What students said

“Easy A. Most of the time I forgot I was in this class because the assignments took 10 min to complete each week.”
GEOGM01L

“ , although I think he implied a couple times that creationism or something similar exists”
GEOGM01L

Exam style

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Assessments often feel light and student-friendly, though .

Short FinalsWeekly Light WorkPop QuizzesAgree-To-Pass Tone

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and light weekly work; one midterm had a short due window over spring break.

Short FinalPop QuizzesLight Weekly WorkSudden Midterm Deadlines

“Final took 5 mins.”
GEOGM01L

“He put up the AND it was spring break.”
GEOGM01L

“Beware of pop quizzes”
M23

Online

Online lab assessments are short weekly tasks and video questions with answers early in videos; .

Weekly Short AssignmentsVideo QuestionsEasy Quizzes

“assignments took 10 min to complete each week”
GEOGM01L

“If you have to answer video questions, all of the answers are usually in the first 10 min of the video.”
GEOGM01L

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Course pushed religious views and conspiracy theories instead of GEOGM01 content. Just agree with him and you'll get an easy A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, balancing passionate praise against conspiracy and easy-A critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Polarizing Content

40/100

“Every class we watched a conspiracy documentary about how climate change is not real.”

🎯 Easy A Path

82/100

“Just agree with him and you'll get an easy A.”

🌍 Passionate Teaching

90/100

“The . He has a real love for Geography, which kept everyone excited”

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88/100

“I did not learn anything. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures are fantastic and you can tell that he is very passionate about the subject matter.
If you're into outdated videos and .
Really funny guy. He truly loves what he teaches.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy A. Most of the time I forgot I was in this class
Weekly work took 5–10 mins or didn't even exist.
If you show up and listen to him you will have an easy and fun class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Controversies

Course pushed religious views and conspiracy theories instead of GEOGM01 content.
He treated climate change as a double sided issue
Shares so much material to read on .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

15 reviews with and strongly repeated themes, though opinions are polarized and online sample is only two reviews.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

4 out of 53

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 8

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

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D range

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F

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Ilya Neyman

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Introductory

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🔥 Polarizing Content

🎯 Easy A Path

🌍 Passionate Teaching

🧪 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Controversies

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

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if you want an easy grade and can tolerate highly polarizing lecture content.

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