AI Rate Professor

Science

William Lord

PHYS001 · PHYSIO001 · BIOLOGY003 · PHYSIOLOGY1 · BIOLOGY3 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
29.41%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you specifically want a and can handle strict timed testing.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStrict proctoringTimed testsYouTube-heavy lecturesTough graderPolarized by format era
  • Many recent online reviews call him one of the and little teaching
  • and real learning
  • and many 1/5 ratings dominate the overall picture

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Students say grades must be earned with heavy testing and ; free A is not supported.

Online comments emphasize harsh timed tests; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

and dense reading make the course feel hard for most reviewers.

Online difficulty is repeatedly high; some in-person students still call material dense but teachable.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

, and skipping is framed as failing risk.

as required, with some online no-attendance exceptions.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Recent majority tone is strongly negative despite a minority of glowing older reviews.

; older in-person reviews are more positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

and comments about zero tolerance for .

Format shift

Both formats report tough grading; .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and frequent quizzes create substantial study load.

Format shift

Online and and .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Many say he relies on YouTube and ; a .

Format shift

Online teaching feedback is much worse; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Quizzes and and anti-cheating controls.

Format shift

but also appears in person.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

passionate lectures and newer warnings about screen control and low empathy.

Main concern

and limited empathy for student concerns.

What students said

“He said if your eyes wander even for second during a and you would get a 0”
PHYSIO001
“I appreciated his lectures and breakdown of the material, which at times is very dense.”
PHYS001
“The . He taught the lecture portion of this class with passion”
PHYSIO001

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students largely report YouTube-only instruction, no study , and little support.

Main concern

Ultra-short timed quizzes with screen share plus weak live teaching.

What students said

“he expects you to answer 10-12 questions in 8 minutes while sharing your screen and .”
PHYSIO001
“ . HE PROVIES YOUTUBE VIDEOS.”
PHYSIO001
“ time for tests since it's online.”
PHYSIO001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and eye monitoring and little guidance on what to study.

Screen share requiredWebcam recordingUltra short timed quizzesStrict eye monitoringNo study guides

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

zero if eyes wander, and tough timed testing.

Strict eye monitoringQuiz video reviewZero on assignment riskTest heavy
“He said if your eyes wander even for second during a and you would get a 0 on the assignment.”
PHYSIO001
“He's way more concerned about students cheating than on actually providing the adequate material for students to learn.”
PHYSIO001

Online

while students share screens and record themselves.

Screen share requiredRecording yourself8 minutes for 10-12 questions20 minutes for 28 questionsNo study guides
“he expects you to answer 10-12 questions in 8 minutes while sharing your screen and .”
PHYSIO001
“if there are 28 questions you only have 20 mins to complete, or for quizzes if there are 10 questions, you have to complete it in 8 mins.”
PHYSIO001
“ time for tests since it's online.”
PHYSIO001

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . HE PROVIES YOUTUBE VIDEOS.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (10 online, 7 in and format-era teaching differences. Credibility rating: High.

⏱️ Strict Timed Testing

18/100

“he expects you to answer 10-12 questions in 8 minutes while sharing your screen and .”

📺 Teaching Quality Gap

30/100

“ and just expects you to watch some YouTube videos”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ .”

✨

85/100

“The . He taught the lecture portion of this class with passion and ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • just expects you to watch some YouTube videos
  • You WILL NOT LEARN ANYTHING
  • I appreciated his lectures and breakdown of the material

Theme 2

🧪

  • sharing your screen and recording yourself
  • if your eyes wander even for second during a quiz

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • There are no free rides here
  • his class is not for the lazy

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews across years and formats show consistent recent complaints about timed proctoring and sparse teaching, plus a .

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 511

Course coverage

PHYSIO0019 reviews
PHYSIOLOGY13 reviews
BIOLOGY0032 reviews
BIOLOGY32 reviews
PHYS0011 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2