AI Rate Professor

Biology

Jim Smiley

BIO47 · BIO11 · BIO10LE · BIOLAB · BIO011 · BIO10L · BIO10 · BIO001 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
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Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you are self-motivated and want a chill lab or easy-A path with lots of ; avoid if you need structured lectures that match the exams.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtra credit heavyLecture-test mismatchFunny and engagingSelf-motivated students thriveLab better than lecture
  • Many students love his humor and personality and report easy As with and guided readings.
  • Lecture sections often rely on massive multiple-choice memorization that does not match class time.
  • the book and use ; pure lecture seekers may struggle.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

and , but some lecture sections still demand memorizing hundreds of multiple-choice questions.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content can feel light with guided readings, yet lecture memory load and textbook depth make difficulty highly section-dependent.

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

, though random name quizzes can lightly encourage showing up.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students praise humor and help, but a who need structure.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Students cite curves, fair grading, and abundant that cushion grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Labs and some sections feel light, but lecture midterms and .

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Widely called funny, helpful, and engaging, with weaker marks when lectures drift from tests.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and large multiple-choice sets drive grades more than daily class activities.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and lab experiences split sharply: labs and some lecture sections feel fun and easy with , while other lectures demand huge multiple-choice memorization disconnected from class.

Main concern

Lecture content , so memory load and .

What students said

“you can easily get a B or an A with minimal effort even if you don't like bio.”
BIO10
“The lectures have no structure and have nothing to do with what is on the test.”
BIO10LE
“ like no other teacher. !”
BIO10L

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

textbook memorization more than lecture listening.

Multiple choice heavyMidterms and finalMemorization focusedLectures may not match tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals emphasize hundreds of multiple-choice items, sometimes disconnected from lecture topics.

Multiple choice heavyMidterms and finalMemorization focused
“You need to find and memorize the answers to 300+ mult choice Qs for and 400+ for final.”
BIO10
“2 midterms and a final.”
BIO10

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! now all teachers should be like him. If you want to pass biology and have fun this .”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person reviews spanning 2008-2011, highlighting humor, , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

😄 Fun Classroom Energy

78/100

“Funny, interesting, engaging, and unique. Loved coming to this class. Made biology bearable!”

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48/100

“His lectures have nothing to do with his tests. You need to find and memorize the answers to 300+ mult choice Qs”

🎁 Lifeline

74/100

“he gives tons of in both his lecture and lab.”

🧭 Self-Motivation Required

68/100

“Must be a self-motivated, mature, hard-working person to do well.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Funny, interesting, engaging, and unique.
  • His lectures are funny and he's very sarcastic.
  • Hes a great guy but a horrible teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you can easily get a B or an A with minimal effort even if you don't like bio.
  • It's an easy A if you do the and attend the lab.
  • Class revolves around memorizing HUNDREDS of mult choice Qs

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • treats us like we are! very chill and likes to hear our opinion.
  • Respects students and treats us like adults.
  • smiley is the way to go.

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

, but all are from 2008-2011 with no recent data.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
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Course coverage

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