AI Rate Professor

Biology

Joshua Ludtke

BIO240 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
21.43%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid him unless you are already strong in , and and difficult exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerDisorganized lecturesHard examsSlow gradingUnclear study guidesNice but risky
  • Most recent reviews describe confusing, fast, picture-heavy lectures that leave students self-teaching.
  • Exams and study guides, and unforgiving.
  • A few students like his personality and open-note policies, but the overall recommendation pattern is very weak.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A or B appears possible only for strong biology students who study heavily, and several reviews say even serious effort did not pay off.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

BIO-240 content is made harder , and confusing slides.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

because quizzes, lectures, labs, and participation matter, but reviews do not prove a .

because there are zero online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Most students do not recommend him because lectures, exams, study guides, and .

because there are zero online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students repeatedly report tough , and little rounding despite poor scores.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

The workload feels heavy because students describe constant reading, lecture quizzes, long exams, memorization, and .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Several students call him nice or funny, but the , and poor exam preparation.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Comments , and test alignment, with assignments secondary and often graded late.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All reviews are in person, and the dominant , and low confidence in course support.

Main concern

Students may study heavily and still struggle because and .

What students said

“I love bio but I felt like I learned nothing and taught myself the whole semester.”
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“Lectures were ALL over the place.”
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“The finals average was a 57% if that says anything.”
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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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Exam evidence conflicts over open-note versus closed-note policies, but students consistently describe exams and quizzes as difficult.

Hard ExamsClosed Notes ReportedOpen Note ReportedOne Page Cheat SheetTimed Quizzes

Assessment risk

Varies

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and conflicting note policies, including closed notes in Fall 2024 and open-note exams in earlier reviews.

Hard ExamsClosed Notes ReportedOpen Note ReportedOne Page Cheat SheetTimed Quizzes
“As of Fall 2024 all exams were closed notes.”
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“One page (front and back) cheat sheet for .”
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“Lecture and .”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I love bio but I felt like I learned nothing and taught myself the whole semester.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“Lectures were unhelpful and .”

⚠️

38/100

“ and require a lot of memorizing.”

⚖️

18/100

“Class complained for weeks and yet he didn't curve any scores/grades despite the constant effort made.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures were ALL over the place.
  • His lectures are not engaging and are all over the place, he talks fast.
  • He is a great guy, super funny, really chill. Sort of all over the place.

Theme 2

🧪

  • The finals average was a 57% if that says anything.
  • study guides rarely match the content of the tests.
  • unless you study.

Theme 3

📝

  • Took the .
  • graded most of .
  • He took nearly the entire semester to grade even the first assignments.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 14 detailed in-person reviews cluster tightly around the same issues, especially in recent BIO-240 sections.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 56

Course coverage

BIO-24014 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

3

D 3

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 3