Mike Riddle

BIOLV01L · BIOVO1 · ANATV01 · BIOV01 · BIOVO1L · ANPHV01 · ANPHVO1 · BIOV01LAB · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 64/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 44.44%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if and will use his study guides; skip if you need modern materials or interactive teaching.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious storiesTest heavyStudy guides helpOutdated materialsGraded by few things

many love his humor and and films
; little or no homework in several sections
Would-take-again is mixed near 44%, so fit depends on tolerance for lecture style and pace

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Study guides and cut-and-dry exams help, but several students still call the class hard or incomplete without steady studying.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content volume is solid for bio/anatomy with frequent tests; humor helps, but materials can feel dense and outdated.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

48/100

About 44% would take again; older fans praise humor and clarity while recent students warn others away.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

and exams that match taught material, though grades rest on few high-stakes tests.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

but , so study load is steady rather than assignment-heavy.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

Funny and knowledgeable with useful study guides, but many recent reviews say he just reads outdated PowerPoints.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Repeated test-heavy and graded-by-few-things tags; .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person biology, anatomy, and - and test-heavy, often with , and a very humorous but polarizing teaching style; recent reviews criticize outdated content.

Main concern

Outdated lectures and and unengaging for GE students who want modern biology teaching.

What students said

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BIOV01

“ and dry. There is no need to attend the class as long as you can pull your own weight.”
ANATV01

“Easy A if you show up everyday, you can't take the you a reference sheet to study for your test”
BIOLV01L

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are frequent and aligned to lectures or study guides, with no mention of online proctoring tools.

Test heavyStudy guides or reference sheetsCut-and-dry examsWeekly lab quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and weekly lab quizzes dominate; study guides or reference sheets make exams predictable when students prepare.

In-person testsStudy guidesWeekly quizzesNo homework in some sections

“Tests only and .”
BIOV01

“ and dry.”
ANATV01

“he gives you a reference sheet to study for easy.”
BIOLV01L

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I really think that I wouldve learned better teaching myself versus him teaching me virtually nothing.”
Voice snapshots generated from 16 , and outdated-material complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

66/100

“he just reads directly off the PowerPoints”

😂 Classroom Energy

75/100

“He has the personality of a mad sea captain.”

📝

62/100

“ and dry.”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

reads directly off the PowerPoints
tells the funniest stories
outdated and hard to watch

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Tests only and
Test heavy
Easy A if you show up everyday

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

hilarious
personality of a mad sea captain
freakin aweseome

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

16 in-person reviews from 2010-2019 with rich detail and a and newer complaints about outdated teaching.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59

4 out of 53

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIOLV01L4 reviews

BIOV014 reviews

ANPHVO12 reviews

722481 review

ANATV011 review

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 3

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F

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Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2

Mike Riddle

x x if x x x x x and will use his study guides; skip if you need modern materials or interactive teaching.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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🎯 Teaching Quality

😂 Classroom Energy

📝 x x

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

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F

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if and will use his study guides; skip if you need modern materials or interactive teaching.

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