AI Rate Professor

Physics & Planetary Sciences

John Zayac

GEO002 · ENVSCI31 · GEOGP652 · GEOGEO1 · GEO01 · GEOLA06 · HGEOP039 · GEO100 · GEOL101 · GEOLO1 · GEO2 · GEOGEO · GEOL1 · GEOL12 · GEOL2 · GEO1 · GEOLG001 · GEOL001 · GEO12 · GEO2GEO2 · GEO001 · GEOL01 · GEO6 · GEOLO0393 · GEOLO01 · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you will actually show up and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate LecturerNo Textbook NeededMajor-Changing TeacherAttendance CriticalFunny and Clear
  • Students overwhelmingly call him one of the and related sciences.
  • No textbook required; success depends on attending lectures and taking detailed notes.
  • , and inspiring enough that several students switched majors to geology.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A is realistic if , and use the curve, but the material and free-response tests still require real study.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Geology content can , yet clear lectures make it manageable for attentive students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Nearly every review stresses that because tests come only from lectures with no book.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Students repeatedly call him the best professor ever, inspiring, and need.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and many students who struggled on tests still finished with As.

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Workload

Light

72/100

No required textbook; main work is , and a few exams.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Consistently praised as , and life-changing for science majors.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Weekly quizzes, midterms, and finals based on lecture notes dominate; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and passion-driven; missing class means you will be lost because there is no textbook.

Main concern

; and you fail even if the professor is great.

What students said

“BEST PROFESSOR EVER IN MY 2 YEARS OF COLLEGE. After taking his class, I seriously switched my major to Geology.”
GEOL001
“PAY ATTENTION, ASK QUESTIONS, GO TO CLASS OR YOU WONT KNOW ANYTHING.”
GEOGEO2
“No textbook, so ! He is interactive and entertaining in his lectures.”
GEOL1

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams come straight from lectures and notes, often mix written and multiple choice, and .

Lecture-note based testsMix of multiple choice and writtenWeekly quizzesMidterms and final

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

midterms and a final; no multiple choice in some sections, so study notes deeply.

No multiple choice sometimesTests from notes onlyTwo midterms and a finalStudy guides
“ and 2 midterms and a final. No multiple choice at all so you need to study to come up with an answer to write!!”
GEOL2
“half multiple choice and ”
GEOLG001

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“BEST PROFESSOR EVER IN MY 2 YEARS OF COLLEGE. After taking his class, I seriously switched my major to Geology.”

Voice snapshots generated from 43 in-person reviews, highlighting passion, clarity, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“The of my schooling experience ever. I can not speak highly enough of Zayac.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

95/100

“Seriously, if ”

📚

22/100

“IF YOU DO NOT GO TO CLASS YOU WILL FAIL. No !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's very entertaining in the way he lectures and is funny in a cute, dorky way.
  • Makes sure everyone understands the topic, and
  • You can tell that he loves teaching and he's great at it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , and
  • Not an easy class at all but cool professor. He makes geology fun.
  • and thanks to that because . I got an A in the end!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and funny. .
  • Intelligent, passionate about Geology, inspiring & witty.
  • He's fun and energetic! if you have the opportunity too!

Data context

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Analysis sample

43

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

43 detailed, highly consistent reviews from 2008-2013 strongly agree on passion, clarity, and .

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530
4 out of 511
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

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