AI Rate Professor

Biology

Todd Roberts

PHY1 · PHYS001 · BIO03 · BIO005 · PHYSIOLOGY001 · PHYSIOLOGY · PHYSO1 · BIO003 · PHYIS1 · BIO3 · BIOLOGY · PHYS1590 · BIO5 · PHYSIOLOGY1 · PHYSI1 · PHYSIO1 · PHYSI001 · 96 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
17.07%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

unless you have no choice and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtremely UnorganizedTeach YourselfNo Email RepliesProctored ExamsTest Heavy
  • Dominant theme is chaotic course design with missing due dates and ignored emails.
  • Students must self-teach from the book while .
  • and fragile timed quizzes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Even strong students report B or , and brutal exams.

Online adds proctoring failures; .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

16/100

, and misaligned tests make physiology and bio feel much harder than needed.

Both formats describe high difficulty; online chaos makes it worse.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

Many reviews say attendance is not mandatory, but .

Online often optional; lost.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Roughly one in , and the consistent advice is to switch professors immediately.

Online and defenders.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and unforgiving timed tests define the experience.

Format shift

Online proctoring crashes and unequal grade fixes worsen perceived fairness.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Massive reading, Labsters, long quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online Labsters and timed quizzes stand out; and insane exams.

Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

Most students say lectures are unprepared or absent, emails go unanswered, and learning happens alone.

Format shift

A few call him fair and passionate, but they are far outnumbered.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Unit tests, proctored exams, and .

Format shift

Online is especially exam-proctor heavy; .

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

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

nice as a person but a poor organizer who leaves students to the textbook.

Main concern

No real lectures or study guides and .

What students said

“Get ready 2 teach yourself EVERYTHING. Mr.Todd is useless!!”
PHYS001
“HE OR GIVE STUDY GUIDES.”
PHYSIOLOGY001
“ . 100 MULTIPLE CHOICE, 7 ESSAY QUESTIONS”
PHYSI001

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online physiology and bio sections are widely called disorganized, with , and proctored tests.

Main concern

, and no instructor support.

What students said

“ !!!! It's not worth the stress of taking his class.”
BIO005
“ . U need a camera, or .”
PHYSI1
“Trying . Literally hundreds of links with no order to them”
PHYS001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and poorly aligned with lectures.

Proctored ExamsCamera RequiredTimed QuizzesTest HeavyNo Study Guides

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with little lecture alignment or study guides.

Long ExamsEssay QuestionsNo Study GuidesRandom Test Content
“ . 100 MULTIPLE CHOICE, 7 ESSAY QUESTIONS, WILL TAKE YOU THE FULL 3 HOURS.”
PHYSI001
“ and multiple choice questions you won't remember having gone through in lecture”
PHYSIOLOGY001

Online

Online unit tests are proctored with camera requirements, short timers, and frequent technical failures.

Camera ProctoringTimed QuizzesCanvas ProctoringWrong Chapter Tests
“ your face). Quizzes are long and you only get 10 min.”
BIO005
“U need a camera, or .”
PHYSI1
“He proctors the . U have 150 questions to complete in 70 minutes.”
PHYSIOLOGY1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !!!! It's not worth the stress of taking his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting disorganization, exams, and self-teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🌪️ Chaos and Disorganization

20/100

“He gets an A in UNorganization.”

📧 No Communication

15/100

“He does not respond to emails, texts, calls, or smoke signals.”

📷 Strict Proctoring

22/100

“ . U need a camera, or .”

🚫

18/100

“Please believe the comments. He is TERRIBLE!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • you will have to teach yourself, read the book
  • His lectures are figures from the book.
  • . Hes always late to class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • I'm an A student, and I received my first Fail with Roberts.
  • because no matter how hard you study the material he gives you, it's all random
  • All students failed the yet he changed the grade of some students but not others

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • as a person but .
  • and helpful but not a great instructor
  • Like any other science class, you have to be and studying.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

96

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across years with highly consistent complaints about organization, communication, and exams.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525
4 out of 510
3 out of 510
2 out of 513
1 out of 539

Course coverage

PHYS0016 reviews
BIO55 reviews
PHYSI0015 reviews
BIO0054 reviews
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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

12

B+ 4 · B 7 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 3

D range

1

D- 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

19

Drop/Withdrawal 8 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 2