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Biology

Philip Osborne

BIO144 · HUMANANAT · BIO145 · BIO140 · BIOL230 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you will study hard; students call him the best and say the A is earned but very achievable with his tools.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAnatomy gemLaid-back humorFair exams from notesStudy guides providedEarned A
  • Consistently praised as top anatomy instructor with humor and clarity
  • Course is hard and study-heavy, but and guides
  • , and make effort pay off

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Students say the A is earned through serious study of notes, models, and guides, not free.

Effort-for-A .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Anatomy volume and teaching support.

Difficulty comments are in-person only.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

as strict or optional in the comments.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Near-universal and awesome.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

72/100

Called very fair; exams match notes and outlines, with and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of material, model study, and early prep needed to succeed on lab and .

Format shift

Workload intensity is described in in-person anatomy reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

and strong lab help with real-life stories.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Lecture and lab exams from notes and outlines dominate; study guides and some help.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person anatomy and , and straightforward exams from notes and study guides.

Main concern

Heavy volume of anatomy material and .

What students said

“If you are looking to take a anatomy class I recommend you take him the !”
BIOL230
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BIO140
“It is a difficult class with a lot of material covered, and it requires a lot of study time. But Prof. Osborne makes it do-able.”
BIO140

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Exam style

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Exams are straightforward from outlines and notes, with .

Exams from lecture notesStudy guidesLab model testsExtra creditOptional final sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and outlines, with lab model tests and occasional or optional final.

Exams from lecture notesStudy guidesLab model testsExtra credit
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BIO140
“ .Its a challenging class and needs a bit of effort.”
BIO140
“Must study in blc with models in order to succeed in .”
BIO140

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are looking to take a anatomy class I recommend you take him the ! Once you get your A it will be one you earned!”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person anatomy and biology reviews. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Phil is an AWESOME anatomy teacher. .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

“ .”

📚 Hard but Doable

32/100

“It is a difficult class with a lot of material covered, and it requires a lot of study time. But Prof. Osborne makes it do-able.”

⚖️

72/100

“Very fair in .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • great sense of humor and it show in
  • Super laid back and mellow
  • very patient and has great techniques

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Once you get your A it will be one you earned
  • Must study in blc with models

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He works hard to help you learn the subject
  • He wants us to be successful
  • always in the

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

11 consistently positive, detailed in-person reviews from 2008-2012 with aligned themes.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 52
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO1407 reviews
BIO1441 review
BIO1451 review
BIOL2301 review
HUMANANAT1 review

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