AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Steve Waters

BIO40 · BIOSC45 · BIOSC045 · BIOL45 · BIO45 · BIOSC5BIOSC45 · BIO045 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
90.91%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you will use his resources and study hard; he makes a tough course fair and rewarding.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesCheat Sheets AllowedResource RichCaring MentorTest Heavy Physio
  • Students overwhelmingly call him one of the and endless resources.
  • The class is hard and test-heavy, but cheat sheets, study guides, and office hours make success achievable.
  • and urge others to enroll.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

An A is realistic with study guides and cheat sheets, but physiology still demands consistent hard work.

; the one online review also reported an A+ with strong effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Physiology content , and concept-dense even with great teaching.

Both formats describe a challenging science course; in-person comments dominate.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and warn that skipping class hurts your chance to pass.

; online evidence is too thin to differ clearly.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

About 91 percent would take him again and many call him the .

The single online review is also a ; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

68/100

, and cheat sheets balance a still-demanding test curve.

Format shift

In-person comments drive this view; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Test-heavy with labs and study load, though and videos.

Format shift

; most in-person students call the load manageable with effort.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

, and unmatched resources that set them up to succeed.

Format shift

Both the online and detail offline.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

test, and allowed cheat sheets.

Format shift

Test-heavy tags and comments .

Luni fit check

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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

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students praise caring lectures, study guides, recorded materials, and cheat sheets that make hard physio passable with real effort.

Main concern

and the workload can spike if you ignore resources or fall behind.

What students said

“Steve is the . i have ever had.”
BIOSC045
“you need to disregard any rating under 5 for Dr. Waters”
BIO40
“His class is definitely a challenging class.”
BIOSC45

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The single online review praises outstanding organization, extra help, and confidence-building for future science classes.

Main concern

Still a demanding science course that requires strong study habits.

What students said

“Steve is an outstanding professor who goes above and beyond to help his students.”
BIO045

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are hard but student-friendly because many terms allow a cheat sheet plus strong study guides and support.

Cheat sheets allowedStudy guides providedTest heavyExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and test-heavy but often allow a page of notes or cheat sheet with detailed study guides.

Cheat sheets allowedStudy guidesTest heavySometimes drop lowest test
“Also, you get to use cheat sheets on the exams!”
BIOSC045
“ cheat sheet for tests.”
BIOSC45

Online

Online reviews ; success is tied to organization and extra help.

Strong organizationExtra help available
“His style and organization sets up students for success.”
BIO045

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“TAKE HIS CLASS!!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews (1 online, 26 in-person), highlighting teaching quality, resources, and fair challenge. Credibility rating: High.

⭐ Teaching Excellence

93/100

“Steve is the . i have ever had.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

91/100

“you need to disregard any rating under 5 for Dr. Waters.. physiology is not the easiest course but omg Dr. Waters made it so fun”

📚 Resource Powerhouse

90/100

“He gives you all the resources you need to succeed in physio: outlines notes, links to videos, recorded lectures, great study guides & practice problems”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are amazing
  • He is very personable and funny
  • He genuinely cares and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It is a hard class, but with all the resources and help he provides he makes it a lot easier
  • You literally can not fail this class if you actually try
  • good teacher hard class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is the kindest teacher you could ask for
  • Steve is the man for that
  • he allows cheat sheets!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

27 reviews spanning 2016-2020 with rich detail and strong consensus on teaching quality, difficulty, and resources.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 8

B range

8

B+ 4 · B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2