AI Rate Professor

Biology

Fred Deneke

BIO310 · BOTANY · BIOLOGY310 · BIOL307 · BIOL410 · BIOL400 · BIO400 · BIO307 · BIO410 · BIOLO410 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
73/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you want to learn biology from a helpful professor and are ready to study seriously for exams.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful and ClearExam HeavyChallenging BiologyPicky GraderStrong Review Support
  • Many students praise him as , and knowledgeable.
  • The course is often exam-heavy and can be hard, especially in upper-level biology and botany.
  • Grades are possible with , and sustained effort, but not effortless.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

An A is realistic for students who follow lectures, outlines, and study guides, but comments repeatedly say the exams and material require real work.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The course content is biology-heavy and often difficult, though his outlines and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

because lectures and reviews feed directly into exams, though one review says attendance may not be mandatory.

Only in-person reviews exist, and but not always strictly required.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

and strong help, but and grading concerns create real hesitation.

All recommendation evidence is in person, and positive reviews outnumber but do not erase strong negative warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Students often call him fair or helpful, but several describe picky, hard, or .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Workload is manageable with outlines and study guides, but , and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention workload.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most detailed reviews describe him as clear, organized, knowledgeable, and dull.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews , and lab review as central to grades.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed but mostly positive, with students praising his clarity and help while and .

Main concern

The and the amount of studying needed for biology material.

What students said

“Wonderful professor, but it is a hard class.”
BIO410
“Great teacher! Very knowledgeable and easy to understand.”
BIO310
“ ... but ”
BIO400

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

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Exams are central and often difficult, but students say lecture notes, outlines, and review sessions prepare them well.

Exam HeavyStudy GuidesLecture-Based ExamsHard ExamsSome Open Notes Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe lecture-based exams, hard tests, study guides, review sessions, and some open-notes quizzes, but .

Exam HeavyLecture-Based ExamsHard ExamsStudy GuidesOpen Notes Quizzes
“you NEED to fill in the ”
BIO410
“ ... but ”
BIO400
“All tests are multiple-choice or true/false, and .”
BIO310
“ !”
BIO310

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Wonderful professor, but it is a hard class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Great teacher! Very knowledgeable and easy to understand.”

📘 Course Difficulty

45/100

“Very fair, but the material is definitely difficult. don't EXPECT an A, work for it.”

🧪

82/100

“Everything that is on the .”

⚖️

45/100

“I would say that he is a ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and you need to trust him.
  • Dr. Deneke is an excellent professor and very approachable.
  • Great teacher! Very knowledgeable and easy to understand.
  • and nice teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Wonderful professor, but it is a hard class.
  • Very fair, but the material is definitely difficult. don't EXPECT an A, work for it.
  • ... but
  • This classes is very time consuming.

Theme 3

🧾 About Exams and Study Tools

  • Everything that is on the .
  • His review sessions before exams and .
  • All tests are multiple-choice or true/false, and .
  • Study his chapter outline can help .

Theme 4

⚠️ About Negative Experiences

  • ; forget about the rest of these ratings.
  • !!!!grades unfairly.
  • He is all over the place with the material and you don't really have a direction of wat is clearly expected for the exam.

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty reviews across many years give detailed and , and workload.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1