AI Rate Professor

Biology

Brian Thorson

BIO190 · BIO200 · BIO105 · BIO · BIOLOGY · AP151 · AP120 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you want an encouraging biology instructor who makes tough material easier to handle.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyClear and caring teacherPassionate lecturerHelpful review materialsLaid-back classroomMostly easy difficulty
  • Students overwhelmingly describe him as helpful, passionate, and clear.
  • He makes difficult biology topics feel easier through strong teaching and review support.
  • One negative review cites fast talking and poor responsiveness, but it is outweighed by many strong positives.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

Getting an A seems manageable because he gives notes, reviews, and practice quizzes, but the biology content is still real work.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

The subject is not inherently easy, but students say his teaching makes difficult topics easier to understand.

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

60/100

Reviews stress paying attention and class participation, but they do .

Only in-person reviews mention classroom participation, with no online evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

because , and makes biology easier to learn.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Low difficulty ratings and repeated comments about passing with .

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Workload

Light

76/100

Students mention notes, reviews, and practice .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Most comments praise his clarity, passion, helpfulness, and ability to make hard biology feel understandable.

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Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Reviews mention tests, review sheets, and .

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Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are strongly positive, emphasizing clear lectures, helpful notes, review support, and an approachable style.

Main concern

A small minority found him fast-paced or .

What students said

“Will go above and beyond to make sure you understand the subject.”
BIO200
“Gives .”
BIO105
“Talks very fast and sucks at teaching, so hard to keep up with him.”
AP151

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews mention test reviews and practice quizzes, but they .

Reviews Before TestsPractice QuizzesNotes Online

Assessment risk

Standard

65/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and practice quizzes, but do not clearly prove the exam format or .

Reviews Before TestsPractice Quizzes
“Gives .”
BIO105
“He gives notes and ”
BIO105

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Topics he teaches are not easy ones but he does make them appear to be because he is such a good teacher!”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Will go above and beyond to make sure you understand the subject.”

👍 Recommendation Strength

93/100

“ ! !”

📘 Learning Support

76/100

“He gives notes and ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has a passion for teaching & for bio which can be seen through his lectures.
  • Topics he teaches are not easy ones but he does make them appear to be because he is such a good teacher!
  • HE'S A 35yr YOUNG GUAM TEACHER THAT IS VERY KNOWLEADGEABLE ABOUT HIS LECTURES

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Support

  • Gives .
  • He gives notes and

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • Talks very fast and sucks at teaching, so hard to keep up with him.
  • gets very irritated when student's stop him for questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

There are 14 reviews with consistent positive themes, but they are old and some are vague or off-topic.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 51
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1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO1056 reviews
AP1512 reviews
BIOLOGY2 reviews
AP1201 review
BIO1 review
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BIO1901 review
BIO2001 review

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