AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

James Madden

HUMAN45 · BIOSC040 · BIO40 · BIOSC40 · BIOSC45 · BIO8 · BIO08 · BIOLOGY10 · BIOLOGY040 · 53 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
91.84%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want a legendary anatomy experience and are ready to study hard every week.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesHilarious Community BuilderTest Heavy AnatomyExtra Credit LifelineInspirational and Caring
  • Engaging, joke-filled lectures make dense anatomy memorable and fun.
  • Exams and labs are hard and test-heavy; study groups and office hours are essential.
  • , and genuine care help dedicated students succeed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many students earn As with heavy studying and , but as the toughest anatomy tests and poor prep can sink grades.

Online and in-person both require real study; online adds timed-test pressure while .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Anatomy is dense from cells to systems, with weekly quizzes, lab work, and .

Content difficulty is similar online and in person; and histology workload.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that skipping lecture or lab tanks performance.

; online still expects showing up to sessions.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Students overwhelmingly call him the best anatomy professor at LMC and .

Strong recommendation holds for both online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

and generous balance tough, sometimes confusingly worded exams.

Format shift

; online notes fair but .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

and lab exams, reading, and study sessions make this a full-focus course.

Format shift

and ; online still has many tests and study Zooms.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

and real care for student success dominate nearly all reviews.

Format shift

Praise is consistent online and in person with only rare complaints about off-topic jokes or wording.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade centers on frequent lecture and and worksheets as prep.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person anatomy is community-driven, hilarious, and , but lecture and .

Main concern

Lab and ; falling behind is easy if this is not a priority course.

What students said

“TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! I can't stress enough how great of a professor he is.”
BIO40
“I would put in a lot of time studying but would still end up with a bad grade.”
BIOSC40
“He makes anatomy so fun! SO much EC! He is hilarious and makes hard lectures simple and enjoyable.”
BIOSC40

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections stay fun and and , though timed tests and dense material still demand serious effort.

Main concern

excellent.

What students said

“ and so I felt like I would psych myself out because I felt rushed.”
HUMAN45
“Anatomy is a hard class especially online but he made the experience really fun.”
BIOSC40
“ , and you'll be just fine.”
BIO8

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent hard lecture and ; and prep resources help but wording can be tricky.

Test HeavyWeekly QuizzesLab ExamsExtra Credit on QuizzesTimed Online Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person lecture and pop quizzes and test-heavy pacing.

Lab ExamsLecture ExamsPop QuizzesTest Heavy
“ ”
BIO40
“he is known to be the teacher that has the .”
BIOSC40

Online

Online reviews mention timed tests and .

Timed TestsQuizzes and ExamsStudy Zoom Sessions
“ so I felt like I would psych myself out because I felt rushed.”
HUMAN45
“ but he does study zoom classes while everything is online”
BIOSC40

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! I can't stress enough how great of a professor he is. Makes lectures very fun and super easy to understand.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and community support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“I am yet to find another professor who has given such engaging lectures.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“He is by far the . cares about you and wants you to succeed.”

📝

42/100

“His lecture exams/lab exams are super super hard, although I would study .”

❤️ Classroom Culture

95/100

“He builds strong community and everyone loves him.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures and he doesn't pick at anyone specifically when he asks questions.
  • He utilizes inside jokes to help the class remember important material
  • puts the "fun" in infundibulum

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Anatomy is a difficult class itself, so be prepared to study outside of class
  • He has so many opportunities
  • there are 10 exams and 10 quizzes

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He genuinely wanted all his students to learn
  • he cares about his students. Wants you to succeed
  • One of the

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

53

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning years with strong consistency on teaching quality and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 545
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 4 · A 17 · A- 2

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 7

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2