AI Rate Professor

Earth Science

James Duvall

CAGEOGRAPHY · ANTHRO · ANTHRO150 · ANTHRFEW · ANT125130140150 · ANTHR125 · GEOLOGY · ANTHR130 · ANTRO150 · GEOG130 · ANTHROGEOG · GEO120 · GEOGRAPHY · ANTHOPOLOGY · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
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Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want a strong, engaging professor and are willing to study rather than chase the easiest A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExcellent LecturerPassionate ExpertFun and InterestingNot an Easy AGrades on a Curve
  • Students overwhelmingly describe him as knowledgeable, passionate, and memorable.
  • The class is not effortless, but students say the work is manageable if they study and stay engaged.
  • and can handle a demanding, personality-driven instructor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is achievable with study, listening, and completed work, but students clearly warn it is not an automatic easy A.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The material can be demanding, but his engaging teaching and field experiences make it easier to stay interested.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

as strictly mandatory, but listening to lectures and participating appears important for success.

, and no online evidence exists.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Students strongly recommend him because he is knowledgeable, engaging, passionate, and memorable.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

curve support but repeated warnings that students must study and do the work.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Workload is manageable but not effortless, and success depends on studying, listening, and completing assigned work.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Teaching quality is excellent because students consistently praise his expertise, passion, lectures, stories, and field trips.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention studying, work, lectures, field trips, and curves, but do not clearly show a .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, passion, stories, field trips, and engaging lectures.

Main concern

Students who want an effortless A may find the class demanding.

What students said

“Dr. Duvall is an excellent professor.”
ANTHR125
“Taking a class with .”
ANTHR130
“Not an easy A class!”
GEOGRAPHY

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly prove specific exam formats, proctoring, open-book rules, or , so as standard risk.

Study RequiredCurve MentionedLecture-Based Success

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention studying and a curve, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, proctoring, midterm, or .

Study RequiredCurve MentionedLecture-Based Success
“Bottom line...STUDY!”
GEOGRAPHY
“he also grades on a .”
GEOGRAPHY
“you can get an A in the class if you work on it and listen to the important part of his lectures.”
GEOGRAPHY

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Dr. Duvall is an excellent professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Fabulous. Inspired, inspiring, interesting.”

👍 Recommendation Strength

95/100

“ and all his classes.”

📈 Grade Effort

62/100

“Not an easy A class!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his class is fun, interesting and Duvall is hilarious
  • His lectures are fun to listen to
  • He clearly knows what he is talking about.

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty and Grades

  • you can get an A in the class if you work on it
  • Grades on a curve!
  • Not an easy A class!

Theme 3

❤️ About Impact

  • !!
  • This guy is my mentor.
  • Taking a class with .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

There are 15 consistent and , though the data is old.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

GEOGRAPHY2 reviews
ANT1251301401501 review
ANTHOPOLOGY1 review
ANTHR1251 review
ANTHR1301 review
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ANTHRFEW1 review
ANTHRO1 review
ANTHRO1501 review
ANTHROGEOG1 review
ANTRO1501 review
CAGEOGRAPHY1 review
GEO1201 review
GEOG1301 review
GEOLOGY1 review

Reported outcomes

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