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Anthropology & Geo Sciences

Bruce Rowe

ANTH104 · ANTH161 · ANTHRALL · ANTHR161 · ANTH101 · LING1 · ANTHR1 · ATHRO101 · LINGU1 · LING001 · ANTHR102H · ANTRO102 · ANTH100 · P3044 · ANTHR102 · SOCSOC · LING8047 · ANTHR101 · LINGUISTICS1 · ANTHRO161 · SOC1 · ANTH102 · 142 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you will read the book and enjoy a funny, old-school lecture style.

Best fit · Effort For RewardBook-driven testsFunny storytellerGoes off topic3 papers 3 examsKnows his stuff
  • Students love his humor and deep subject knowledge, especially in anthropology and linguistics.
  • and online practice; lectures often wander into stories.
  • Regular sections feel manageable with papers plus exams; honors or linguistics can feel much harder.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many call it an easy A if you read and study, but lazy students and honors sections struggle.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Intro sections feel manageable with notes and quizzes, while linguistics and honors raise the challenge.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

because lecture clues and stories still matter.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and humor, with some pushback on tangents and hard honors.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and some finals allow a notes page or curve.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

Typical load is three papers and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Widely praised as brilliant and funny, though tangents and soft voice frustrate some learners.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and occasional online quiz practice.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person anthro and linguistics classes mix entertaining lectures with heavy and three exams.

Main concern

If , grades and learning suffer.

What students said

“I absolutely loved him. Easy class as long as you do the work, and tests.”
ANTH101
“almost all of the learning for the . He'll tell you that you need to do the reading yourself, as he tends to go off topic”
ANTHR102
“An easy "A" if you study and do the simple 3-page reports.”
LINGU1

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.

Exams mostly mirror the textbook and online practice; a few courses allow limited notes on the final.

Book-based examsOnline practice quizzes3 exams typicalNotes page on some finals

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and short essays, often previewed via online quizzes or lecture clues.

Book-based examsOnline practice quizzesLecture test clues
“ and notes. YOU CAN USE A PAGE OF NOTES FOR THE FINAL!!”
ANTHR101
“He gives you 80% of all material on tests & the rest is online in study guides.”
ANTH102

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“read the text, do the ”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and effort-for-reward grades. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teaching Style

76/100

“Simply one of . His lectures are incredibly clear and very funny.”

📖 Book Dependence

62/100

“BUT YOU NEED NEED TO READ THE BOOK OR ELSE YOU ARE SCREWED TRUST ME!”

👍 Recommendation

68/100

“do yourself a favor and an anthropology major.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's a brilliant man with many personal stories to share.
  • he tends to go off topic a couple of times.
  • His lectures are funny, he shares a lot of stories.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Study hard and it's an easy A.
  • 3 papers and 3 exams.
  • !!!

Theme 3

📖 About the Textbook

  • tests.
  • He wrote the Linguistics book so hes knows what hes talking about.
  • Most of the questions for website.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

142

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

on humor, textbook reliance, and paper-plus-exam structure.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 574
4 out of 543
3 out of 514
2 out of 56
1 out of 55

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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