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William Bird

RE195 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
15/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

unless you are comfortable with , and self-directed test preparation.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyRigidLecture HeavyHard Final
  • Most reviews describe the class as difficult, test-heavy, and poorly supported.
  • The calling it long, timed, heavily weighted, and hard.
  • One , but the overall recommendation rate is very low.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students say the grading is tough and the preparation.

The single online review directly says an A is hard, and and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The subject may be learnable, but , and lecture-heavy delivery make the course feel challenging.

Both formats describe a challenging class, with and timed work.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

One in-person tag says skipping class hurts, and the lecture-heavy structure suggests low flexibility, though .

Attendance evidence comes from in-person tags and lecture-heavy comments, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most students do not recommend him because of , and a rigid or unapproachable style.

The online review is negative, and positive exception.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Multiple reviews call him a tough or and describe exams that strongly punish students.

Format shift

Both the online review and .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, but , and a punishing final create heavy assessment pressure.

Format shift

Online workload detail is limited, while .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

One review praises his clarity, but most describe boring lectures, weak help, and an unapproachable or rigid teaching style.

Format shift

Online evidence is negative but limited, while and mostly critical.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

The class is dominated by quizzes, midterms, and a as secondary puzzles.

Format shift

In-person reviews strongly support exam focus, and the online review supports difficulty and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews mostly , and lecture-heavy instruction, with one positive review on clarity.

Main concern

The final and and are described as very difficult.

What students said

“The final was 40% of your grade and utterly difficult.”
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“Final exam is 100 questions and 2 hours to do it.”
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“it's not hard if you studied his material.”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The only online review describes him as knowledgeable but rude, unapproachable, and very tough with grading.

Main concern

and limited approachability make the online class risky.

What students said

“his demeanor can come across as rude and unapproachable.”
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“Hard to get an A in the class.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe a and a difficult, high-stakes final, with no clear proctoring or open-book evidence.

Timed Final100-Question FinalFinal Worth 40 PercentWeekly Timed QuizzesTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, a 100-question final, and timed weekly quizzes, but do not clearly prove open-book or closed-book rules.

Timed Final100-Question FinalFinal Worth 40 PercentWeekly Timed Quizzes
“The final was 40% of your grade and utterly difficult.”
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“Final exam is 100 questions and 2 hours to do it.”
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“ .”
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Online

The online review says grading is very tough and an A is hard, but it does not clearly prove .

Tough Grading
“he is very tough with grading.”
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“Hard to get an A in the class.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The final was 40% of your grade and utterly difficult.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“He was extremely difficult to understand and learn from.”

⚖️

18/100

“ and personality.”

📝

18/100

“Final exam is 100 questions and 2 hours to do it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are incredibly serious and boring.
  • Proffesor Bird was great at explaining the lectures and
  • He lectures straight from publisher's textbook.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Hard to get an A in the class.
  • The final was 40% of your grade and utterly difficult.
  • and personality.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • Final exam is 100 questions and 2 hours to do it.
  • He gave us only a week to go over 100 questions that were new materials and it was timed.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

66/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews and grading, but the sample is small and only one online review exists.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

RE1956 reviews

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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No reported values