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Anthropology & Geo Sciences

Mark Powell

GEOGRAPHY1 · GEOG15 · GEOGR1 · GOE1 · GEOGRAPHY01 · GEOG1 · GEO1 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you can learn from long, note-heavy lectures on your own; otherwise look elsewhere.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDry HumorNote DependentPolarizing StyleMap FocusedSit Front
  • Some students praise interesting lectures and straightforward tests if .
  • Many others call him weird, hard to hear, dismissive of questions, and .
  • Success depends on sitting up front, attending, and learning from lecture notes plus the text.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

A few report easy tests from notes, but others say it is not an easy A and you must study and pay close attention.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content can feel straightforward with good notes, yet many describe confusion, fast or long lectures, and hard-to-track material.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but night-class comments stress showing up and sitting up front to succeed.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

that enjoys his lectures and humor.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

Some call tests easy and note-based, while others feel lost and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Main load is long lectures and heavy .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Passion and jokes help some students, but , and poor question handling.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Comments center on tests drawn from lecture notes and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person geography classes split between fans of his passion and maps and .

Main concern

Hard-to-follow lectures and reluctance to answer questions.

What students said

“His lectures are long, but interesting.”
GEO1
“ IF POSSIBLE!!!”
GEOGRAPHY1
“very weird and creepy, speaks too quietly, uses large words out of context”
GEOGRAPHY01

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.

Tests are often called straightforward if you master lecture notes and the text, with .

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and studying the text for the final.

Note-Based TestsText Plus LecturesStraightforward Exams
“Pay attention to his lectures closely .”
GEOGR1
“ and straight-forward. For the and his lecture notes”
GEOG1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ IF POSSIBLE!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews, highlighting lecture style and polarized recommendations. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Overall Experience

38/100

“bad bad bad.... dont do this to yourselves”

📝 Note-Taking Focus

70/100

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🤨 Classroom Vibe

30/100

“very weird and creepy, speaks too quietly”

👍 For Note Takers

75/100

“His lectures are long, but interesting.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are long, but interesting.
  • he hates answering questions so don't bother
  • sits at the front of the class and show up

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and straight-forward
  • not an easy A you have to study and pay attention
  • be prepared to feel completely lost unless you're a quick learner

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Has a very dry, odd sense of humor
  • entertaining in a
  • very strange and monotone!

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

and highly split opinions limit confidence.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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A+ 1 · A 1

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