AI Rate Professor

Biology

Lance Zimmerman

BIO100 · BIOL430 · BIO430AP · BIOL431 · BIO431 · BIOL100 · BIO430 · 65 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
64.71%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take him if and ; avoid if you need polished lectures and hand-holding.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExam Preview AdvantageNo HomeworkSelf-Study HeavyDaily QuizzesMumbles Through Slides
  • He often previews quiz and what he flags.
  • There ; and multiple lecture and lab exams.
  • funny and practical for some, mumbled slide-reading and off-topic for others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many call it an easy A or B if you study exactly what he previews, but .

In-person often says easy if you follow previews; the online review rejects that path entirely.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

A& , and frequent testing keep the subject hard even with .

Difficulty stays high in person; online also rates the course hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Daily or weekly quizzes double as attendance, so .

In-person ; online also lists attendance mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

Roughly two-thirds would take him and low homework, despite lecture critics.

In-person is mixed-to-positive; the single online review is a .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

66/100

, and curves or boosts borderline cases for some students.

Format shift

Leniency claims come from in-person reviews; .

Workload

Light

72/100

; workload is studying for quizzes and exams on your own.

Format shift

; online focuses on tests without homework comments.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Knowledgeable and often funny, but , and .

Format shift

In-person is polarized average; online rates teaching as very poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

and lab exams with little assignment weight.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize quiz and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

previews and no homework versus complaints about mumbling, politics, and weak lab help.

Main concern

Self-study burden and .

What students said

“this professor literally goes through the exam and .”
BIO430
“He doesn't hold your hand, you have to read and make an effort to study .”
BIOL430
“ .”
BIO430

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The sole online review is strongly negative, citing unhelpful teaching, narcissistic tone, and a setup to fail.

Main concern

Online delivery felt hostile and unsupportive with little useful instruction.

What students said

“Constantly rambled and never taught anything substantial or helpful. Sets you up to fail.”
BIO430

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent quizzes and when he previews exact material.

Daily quizzesLecture multiple choiceLab identificationExam content previewNo homework

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In and lab exams, and often reviews exact upcoming items beforehand.

Daily quizzesExam previewsLab ID examsMultiple choice lecture exams
“this professor literally goes through the exam and .”
BIO430
“there is a quiz for every class ( )”
BIO431
“Grades .”
BIOL430

Online

Online evidence does not clearly document proctoring tools; the review focuses on .

Test heavyGraded by few things
“Sets you up to fail.”
BIO430

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“EASY A I TELL YOU! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS READ, AND MEMORIZE WHAT HE SAY THE .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with one online and forty-nine in-person comments, balancing exam-preview praise against lecture and lab criticism. Credibility rating: High.

🎯

58/100

“ and tells you exactly what will be on the exam.”

📘

72/100

“ . The class is super hard, just by nature, but he is fair”

🗣️ Polarized Lectures

55/100

“ .”

👍

64/100

“I drove over an . Z a second time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He reads the and talks really fast.
  • He's so funny and great
  • Constantly rambled and never taught anything substantial or helpful.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Gave you exact questions on the test! Easy A!!
  • no hw, only 2 quiz a week and 5 exams not including final.
  • I studied at least 20 hours a week for my b.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • hilarious.
  • Threatens you by saying you can go to the dean if you please
  • He wrote a wonderful letter of recommendation for nurse ring program.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

65

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years , and lecture quality, supporting high credibility despite format imbalance.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 517
3 out of 512
2 out of 58
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

8

B+ 4 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 3