AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Dennis Togonon

BIO004 · BIO4 · BIO04 · 68 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
30.43%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid if you have another anatomy option; expect , and if a high grade is possible.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPop quizzesPhone in classHarsh toneTest heavyExtra credit padding
  • Recent reviews describe a hostile, passive-aggressive classroom with constant phone use and mind games.
  • Pop quizzes, heavy testing, and self-teaching dominate; structure and .
  • Some students still earn As via and grinding, but many strongly urge switching professors.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many report As through relentless studying and , but exams and and stressful.

yet miserable; online is split between flexible help and brutal exams.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Anatomy is , and heavy self-memorization rather than clear teaching.

Both formats call the course hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

absences and online sessions demanding camera presence.

In-person and as essential.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Despite some older positive notes, the bulk of recent detailed reviews strongly advise switching professors.

; online is polarized but includes several never-again reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

30/100

Tough grader and can pad the final grade.

Format shift

Harsh testing appears in both formats; is the main softener.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

, and constant studying take over the semester.

Format shift

In-person and online both describe life-consuming work and self-teaching.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Most students say he reads slides, is distracted on his phone, and .

Format shift

; some earlier online students still found him caring.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and and group work as secondary padding.

Format shift

Exam and .

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person recent consensus is strongly , and unfair difficulty despite many reported A grades.

Main concern

Hostile classroom climate and .

What students said

“PLEASE go find a different professor. You're in for a world of pain, suffering, and misery if not”
BIO004
“Expect . He expects you to know all the information that same day.”
BIO004
“Is constantly on his phone and when you ask him a question he tells you to look it up on the internet.”
BIO004

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise flexibility and , others slam camera , and gotcha exams.

Main concern

Camera requirements, long mandatory sessions, and .

What students said

“forces you to be on camera during lecture, lectures are something like 5 hours long and you have to stay for every second of it.”
BIO004
“One of the most flexible professors I've taken. He really wants his students to pass so he does things to .”
BIO04
“"Gotcha!" mentality with his exams and quizzes. What a disappointment.”
BIO004

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent pop quizzes and guides from lectures.

Pop quizzesTest heavyGotcha styleLab practicalsExtra credit padding

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person evidence centers on weekly pop quizzes, brutal lab exams, and .

Pop quiz every classLab examsStudy the slidesUnfair timing
“There was a .”
BIO04
“His would not be necessary if he taught and tested effectively.”
BIO004
“Class exam averages ranged 35-40% for lecture, and lower for lab.”
BIO004

Online

Online students report extremely hard, poorly worded exams and mandatory camera lectures; .

Difficult examsCamera requiredLots of assignmentsGotcha quizzes
“Grateful for the125 assignments to complete that made up for the .The and not worded the way it was taught.”
BIO004
“forces you to be on camera during lecture”
BIO004

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Do whatever you can to change professors.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (9 online, 41 in , and polarized grades. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“I felt like I had to .”

📱 Classroom Climate

15/100

“He is constantly on his phone during class and displays MAJOR incompetence.”

📝 Assessment Pressure

24/100

“Expect .”

👎 Recommendation

24/100

“I would recommend every professor at Solano Community College EXCEPT this professor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures consists of
  • when you ask him a question he tells you to look it up on the internet
  • passive aggressive tone 99% of the class time

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Get ready to study EVERY day
  • there were so many opportunities... making an A in reach

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Environment

  • created a consistently hostile and discouraging learning environment
  • This guy genuinely plays mind games with his students

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

68

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with a large recent negative cluster and recurring concrete behaviors (phone, pop quizzes, tone) support high credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 52
3 out of 58
2 out of 55
1 out of 539

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

35

A+ 6 · A 20 · A- 9

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values