AI Rate Professor

Biology

Greg Gonsalves

PHYSIO1 · PHYSIOLOGY1 · PHYSIO001 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
62.5%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if and use office hours; expect a hard, test-driven physiology course.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyTest heavyExtra credit availableSelf-study requiredPolarizing pacing
  • Physiology is test-heavy and lecture-based; .
  • can rescue Bs into As for students who grind.
  • Critics cite brutal timing, slow early pacing, and weak lecture clarity.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A , and often ; drop, incomplete, and timing complaints are common.

; in-person reviews stress self-teaching and lab quizzes.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physiology content is dense, lecture-heavy, and paced in ways that force major independent study.

Both formats describe high difficulty; online adds time-pressure complaints.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

skipping means you will not pass.

and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About half the class loves his care and ; and organization.

Online reviews are more polarized; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

and test-heavy reputation, partially offset by substantial .

Format shift

; online time limits amplify grade risk.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students report constant studying, lab book work, and one estimate of 35 hours weekly before tests.

Format shift

Heavy study load is emphasized online and in person.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Caring and knowledgeable for themselves.

Format shift

and ; in-person centers on pace and organization.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Quizzes, unit tests, and a ; homework and lab quizzes also matter.

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person he is seen as knowledgeable and available, but lectures can be slow, unorganized, or and a lab book.

Main concern

You may need to teach yourself; pacing and organization complaints are common.

What students said

“Lecture doesn't help much by looking at the and teaching yourself more.”
PHYSIOLOGY1
“Gives lots of if u study daily!”
PHYSIOLOGY1
“unorganized. no set schedule. 2 chapters each test then for the final slams you with 8 new chapters.”
PHYSIO1

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

; others report brutal quiz and and UC-level standards.

Main concern

and quiz time windows tank grades for some students.

What students said

“He gives 30min for a 55? exam and 4 min for an 11 ? quiz.”
PHYSIO001
“I've never understood a science course so well. He teaches and !”
PHYSIO1
“He gives a lot of extracredit so if you get and ”
PHYSIO001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes and lecture-based; online timing is especially strict while overall friendliness stays low.

Test heavyTimed exams and quizzesLecture-based testsLab quizzesExtra credit available

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab quizzes; finals can cover many new chapters.

Lecture examsLab quizzesFinal covers many chaptersExtra credit
“you must have a quizzes.”
PHYSIOLOGY1
“2 chapters each test then for the final slams you with 8 new chapters.”
PHYSIO1

Online

Online students report very short timers on quizzes and exams; lectures still drive test content.

Very short exam timersShort quiz timersLecture-based examsExtra credit
“He gives 30min for a 55? exam and 4 min for an 11 ? quiz.”
PHYSIO001
“ . . A lot to study”
PHYSIOLOGY1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Was a teacher at USC and holds Community College students to the same standards.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting polar teaching, timing, and workload themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“I've never understood a science course so well. He teaches and !”

⏱️

32/100

“He gives 30min for a 55? exam and 4 min for an 11 ? quiz.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“Get ready to study at least 35 hours per .”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“Prof G is amazing, sometimes ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are a bit scrapped
  • teaches and
  • Will go off topic

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • He gives a lot of extracredit
  • if u study daily
  • bye bye 4.0 GPA

Theme 3

🧪 About Course Structure

  • Extremely heavy based lectures
  • first 8 weeks of the class he spent it on homeostasis
  • no set schedule

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eight mixed reviews with real detail but small sample, split formats, and strongly conflicting tones reduce confidence.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

PHYSIOLOGY14 reviews
PHYSIO0012 reviews
PHYSIO12 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1