Robert Davies

GEOL12750 · PHYS1L · ASTRONOMY01 · ASTR1 · PHYSICALSCIENC · ASTR01 · ASTR01L · GEO01 · GEOLOGY · PHYS · GEOL03 · GEOL1 · GEO03 · ASTRO1 · PHSC01L · ASTRO01 · GEOL01 · PHSC01 · 69 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 94/100
RMP rating: 4.7/5
Take again: 87.88%
Difficulty: 2.2

The decision

if you want an enjoyable, low-stress path to a high grade.

Best fit · Easy A HunterHilarious and caringEasy A with light workPassionate lecturesStudent-friendly labsAccessible and flexible

Most students call him funny, caring, and one of .
Courses are generally easy if you do weekly work; grades skew heavily toward A.
A few older or , but recent tone is strongly positive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Most students report A or A+ , and studying lecture material; a few older GEOL reviews say an A needs hard prioritization.

Online reviews more often call it a breeze or hard not to get an A; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Intro geology and astronomy content is beginner-level for most, with low average difficulty and lectures that simplify concepts.

Both formats describe accessible intro science; online and rock ID.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

as mandatory and sometimes not; many say lectures help for exams but are not always strictly enforced.

Online mixes mandatory and optional attendance notes; but .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

About 88% would take again and comments repeatedly call him a , and highly recommended science professor.

Strong recommendation in both formats; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Students , and exams aligned with quizzes and lecture.

Format shift

if you try; in-person has a few tough-grader outliers from 2018.

Workload

Light

70/100

and labs exist but most call them straightforward; a .

Format shift

Online ; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Consistently praised as hilarious, caring, passionate, and .

Format shift

Both formats praise humor and passion; one online lab and a .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and several exams or finals rather than one pure style.

Format shift

; in-person often cites labs plus 4 exams and a final.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students praise funny, passionate lectures and hands-on labs; most find content accessible with .

Main concern

A minority report long labs, test-heavy weeks, or lectures that .

What students said

“He is really passionate about the subject and .”
GEOL03

“Really a caring professor. I really liked his class and it easy to study.”
GEOL01

“ classes for my entire college career if I could.”
ASTRONOMY01

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections are straightforward with , and exams that mirror practice work; easy A if you stay on top of weekly tasks.

Main concern

One ASTR01L review flags labs as time-consuming and hard for disabled students to complete physically.

What students said

“As long as you stay on top of the .”
ASTR01

“Very hard to not pass his class with an "A"”
ASTR01

“ if you have somethings wrong " as long as you tried.”
ASTR01L

Exam style

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Exams usually mirror quizzes and lecture material and are described as easy if you study the given content.

Exams match quizzesLecture-aligned testsStudy guides sometimesPearson practice

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

- and note-based; some report study guides or exam questions thrown out when poorly worded.

Lecture-based examsStudy guides helpfulRock ID quizzes in geology

“He uses study .”
PHSC01L

“Will throw out exam questions that were worded weirdly or when a topic wasn't thoroughly explained.”
ASTR01

Online

Online exams and quizzes often sit on Pearson or Quizlet-style practice and .

Pearson quizzes and examsExam questions like quizzesWeekly quizzes

“ the quizzes.”
ASTR01

“Sectional quizzes, exams, and easy to study.”
ASTR01

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“By far my favorite professor I have had so far. Class was so easy. and the and easy.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting teaching, ease, and character themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“The ! Hes overall an awesome guy! Very real, straight forward, & hilarious.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“10/10 would recommend.”

📗 Easy A Path

86/100

“Very hard to not pass his class with an "A"”

😄 Classroom Energy

90/100

“He is very funny and makes his lectures interesting.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Really passionate about the subject and always welcome questions
Makes learning fun
Lectures are interesting

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Class was so easy
Do the work and you will pass
As long as you stay on top of the

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Really a caring professor
Very student-oriented
Dedicated to helping his students

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning many years with consistent praise for humor, caring, and and quality distributions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 558

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3 out of 52

2 out of 50

1 out of 52

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

36 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 7 · A 15 · A- 2

B range

B+ 4 · B 4

C range

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

MustTake

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📗 Easy A Path

😄 Classroom Energy

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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