AI Rate Professor

Life Sciences

James Rikel

ANAT01 · ANA1 · PHYSSPRI · PSYCHOLOGY · PHYSI8 · ANATOMY · ANATO1 · ANAT1317 · PHYSIPHYS · ANATOMY1 · ANATO101 · ANAT1 · PHYSI1 · PHYSSPR · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want a legendary life-science teacher and are willing to study hard for a fair A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCrystal clear lecturesStudy guides goldMust-take legendHeavy memorizationFair but demanding
  • , and exam-aligned if .
  • Study guides and review sessions make the path to an A transparent but still effort-based.
  • Anatomy/physio content is memorization-heavy; a few students flag trickier test wording.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is realistic if you study notes and study guides, but the subject itself demands serious memorization and time.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is standard-to-hard anatomy/physiology with lots of and study guides.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but and students strongly advise being there and recording class.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Most students call him a must-have with and real learning, despite a few complaints about hard or .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and guides; he will not hand out easy grades or .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Expect , and serious study time beyond average courses.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

, and deep subject mastery as department head.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and lab practicals dominate; study guides map closely to tests.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person anatomy and physiology with , and heavy memorization plus lab practicals.

Main concern

High study time and occasional trick or .

What students said

“ , and friendly. He is the so far!”
PHYSI1
“GET Dr. Rikel before he retires!! A MUST HAVE!! A GOLD MINE!!”
PHYSSPRI
“His class is not easy. You can get an A if you study the notes.”
ANATOMY1

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 come from lectures and study guides with multiple choice and ; a minority call questions tricky.

Lecture-based examsMultiple choiceStudy guidesLab practicalsSome trick questions

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and reviews; lab practicals require heavy memorization and some matching or less-emphasized items.

Lecture-based MC examsStudy guides before testsLab practicalsMatching on MCReview sessions
“ so ”
ANATO1
“ so ... exams are multiple choice”
ANAT1317
“The , and some q's are on less talked about items”
PHYSI8

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Holy lordy.. GET Dr. Rikel before he retires!! A MUST HAVE!! A GOLD MINE!! The most PERFECT diamond!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2010, highlighting teaching excellence and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“ , and friendly. He is the so far!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

“Your college career would not be complete without having him. AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING.”

📚

70/100

“He gives study , so if this isnt a refresher course 4 u, STUDY!!!”

⚖️ Effort for the A

62/100

“HE IS NOT GOING TO JUST GIVE YOU AN EASY A YOU HAVE TO WORK HARD AND STUDY FOR AN A”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Love Professor Rikel. Awesome teacher. I learned so much in his class and had so much fun.
  • lectures well with some humor
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Looking for an easy class--look elsewhere..Can be an overwhelming subject.
  • You can get an A if you study the notes.
  • I was told that Physio would be harder than anatomy, but he made it so easy that I didn't work as hard to get an A.

Theme 3

📝

  • so
  • . Lots of memorizing.
  • study guides before each test are extremely helpful, in fact, they are the whole test.

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

31 detailed in-person reviews show strong theme consistency, but most date from 2003-2010 so currency is limited.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ANATOMY16 reviews
ANATOMY5 reviews
PHYSI85 reviews
ANA12 reviews
ANATO12 reviews
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PHYSIPHYS1 review
PHYSSPR1 review
PSYCHOLOGY1 review

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