AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Cody Russell

BIO003 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
90.91%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want engaging lectures, light homework, and a guides.

Best fit · Easy A HunterAmazing Bio LecturesNo HomeworkStudy Guide ExamsChill Science AHybrid Testing
  • Lectures are repeatedly called interesting, funny, and among the .
  • weekly quizzes, labs, and .
  • parts, but guides make them manageable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students say following study guides, weekly quizzes, and outside homework.

All evidence is in person; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

Intro and guides, though memorization and written exam parts still matter.

All evidence is in person; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

, though a few sections still expect showing up for lectures and labs.

All evidence is in person; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Nearly all reviewers recommend him, with many calling him a top Pierce bio professor and .

All evidence is in person from a smaller sample of 11 reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

80/100

, and light assignment load make grades feel student-friendly for most.

Format shift

; a couple of students still call written exams tougher.

Workload

Light

86/100

; work is mostly weekly quizzes, labs, and .

Format shift

All workload evidence is in person across BIO-003 reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students rave about funny, detailed lectures that can even change majors, with .

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in person; sample is positive but smaller than larger departments.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades center on quizzes, hybrid exams, and constant homework.

Format shift

All assessment evidence is in person; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person bio students describe a chill, lecture-driven course with and .

Main concern

and late study-guide posts can still stress students who wait to study.

What students said

“One of the . Makes biology fun and interesting.”
BIO-003
“ each week about what we learned. Study whatever is on the study guide for exams”
BIO-003
“This guy literally made me change my major from accounting to bio.”
BIO-003

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and half in-person written, strongly guided by study guides and occasional .

Hybrid ExamsOnline Multiple ChoiceIn-Person Written PortionStudy GuidesExtra Credit on Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews consistently describe hybrid exams with study guides, weekly quizzes, and rather than lockdown-style proctoring.

Hybrid ExamsStudy GuidesWeekly QuizzesExtra CreditMinimal Homework
“ in person, multiple choice online at home. Quizzes online. ”
BIO-003
“Fill out the study guides before exams, nearly all of the questions including open ended will be there for you. is .”
BIO-003

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“One of the . Makes biology fun and interesting... each week about what we learned. Study whatever is on the study guide for exams and I guarantee you a good grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person BIO reviews with no online sample, highlighting lectures, light workload, and hybrid exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“I think he's probably the greatest lecturer on campus, .”

🪶 Workload Lightness

86/100

“ each week about what we learned.”

🧪

78/100

“ in person, multiple choice online at home... Overall easy A.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Makes biology fun and interesting
  • Lectures are super interesting and detailed
  • he's really funny and knows what he's talking about

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Overall easy A
  • Follow the study guides and you should be fine
  • Very easy going for Bio compared to other profs

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

  • Just follow his study guides and you'll be fine
  • is

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only 11 in-person reviews exist, but they are recent, detailed, and highly consistent on lectures, workload, and .

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO-00311 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2