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Biological Sciences

Micah Meltzer

BIO050 · BIO50 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Take him if you want a patient micro instructor who pushes conceptual thinking, but expect and study beyond the .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPatient and HelpfulConceptual ThinkerExams Dominate GradeClear Lectures When OnMixed Clarity on Exams
  • Most students praise patience, clear lectures, study guides, and .
  • One strong critique says lectures and and exams are 80% of the grade.
  • Microbiology is treated as conceptually hard; grades cluster around B with one A.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Grades land mostly as B or B- with one A; the class is hard and exams dominate, so an A needs real .

All evidence is from in-person BIO50 reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students rate difficulty high and say he pushes conceptual and diagnostic thinking beyond simple recall.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and one says it was not, so attendance is often required.

Attendance notes come only from in-person BIO50 comments.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Three of four students would take him again and call him the best or awesome micro teacher, .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

quizzes and feedback help, but tough exams and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Study guides and labs appear, but and conceptual prep is expected outside class.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students repeatedly cite patience, clear lectures, and real micro knowledge, with one review saying he knows the subject but not .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

One review states exams were 80% of the grade, with quizzes and conceptual questions as key checkpoints.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO50 students mostly call him awesome and and study guides, while one review warns exams outweigh lectures and many dropped.

Main concern

lecture and make up most of the grade.

What students said

“Very patient and willing to help you in any way possible. Clear and specific lectures, provides study guides, as .”
BIO050
“lectures didn't cover . Study guides didn't help either. More than 1/2 of our class dropped before mid semester”
BIO50

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams weigh heavily and , so they feel standard-to-strict rather than open-book friendly.

Heavy Exam WeightConceptual QuestionsStudy GuidesDifferent Formats Than Class

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and dominate the grade, with study guides that some found unhelpful.

Heavy Exam WeightConceptual QuestionsStudy Guides
“exams THAT WERE 80% OF OUR GRADE”
BIO50
“Be sure to be comfortable with conceptual questions in different format than what he gives in class.”
BIO050

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's an awesome teacher... Clear and specific lectures, provides study guides, as . if he's teaching micro in the future.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person , and patience. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“The best microbiology teacher in los medanos college.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

72/100

“ if he's teaching micro in the future.”

📝

48/100

“lectures didn't cover . Study guides didn't help either.”

🧠 Conceptual Push

70/100

“Prof really pushes you to think conceptually and diagnostically about the material”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very patient and willing to help you in any way possible
  • Clear and specific lectures, provides study guides
  • you can tell he is really smart & knows Micro; he just doesn't know how to teach it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • exams THAT WERE 80% OF OUR GRADE
  • Be sure to be comfortable with conceptual questions in different format
  • More than 1/2 of our class dropped before mid semester

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Has great patience for his students, and listens to their feed back
  • The best microbiology teacher in los medanos college

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Four detailed same-term 2016 reviews with mixed but and teaching notes; small sample and older dates limit confidence.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO0502 reviews
BIO502 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values