Eldon Latham

BIO20 · BIO22 · BIOL5 · BIO31 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 63.64%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if biology is a priority class with room to study hard; do not stack it with other tough courses.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyLecture HeavyParticipation MandatoryUnlimited QuizzesSelf-Teach Risk

; class averages on tests are often low with little or .
Nice and organized, but lectures can be hard to hear and .
Unlimited practice quizzes and outlines help if you treat the class as a major time sink.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

As require heavy studying; tests are long, means are low, and .

Almost all evidence is in person; the one online review still implies serious study load.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Content is dense biology with long lectures and .

Difficulty complaints are concentrated in in-person Bio courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance and if missed.

and stated as required online.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About 64% would retake; good for motivated students, poor for those needing strong lecture teaching.

Mixed in-person opinions; sole online review is positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

Some call him fair if you put in work; and .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Frequent large exams, labs, and participation activities make this a full-attention course.

Format shift

In-person Bio-31/BIOL-5 describe heavy exam volume; online notes heavy lectures.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Nice and and outlines, but weak .

Format shift

In-person critiques of mumbling dominate; one online review is warmer.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Roughly half or more of the and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some praise fairness and CSU-level teaching; many warn of mumbly lectures, self-teaching, and .

Main concern

means.

What students said

“Be ready to teach yourself a lot of the material”
bio-22

“Almost half your , and the class mean has been around 53%”
BIOL-5

“You need to put in work to get a good grade & he is more than fair in grading”
Bio-31

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Single online review found lectures heavy but class good with and in-lecture activities.

Main concern

Heavy lecture load with .

What students said

“Lecture were heavy lots of material to handle. ”
BIOL-5

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Long multi-exam batteries with low means and .

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

multiple 80-100 question exams, quizzes that preview tests, participation every class.

80-100 question examsUnlimited quiz attemptsNo curveParticipation activities

“There are 2 lab exams (80 questions each) 3 lecture exams (80 questions each), and a final exam with 100 questions”
Bio-31

“Do the quizzes as many times as you can (unlimited attempts), it was basically all the test questions”
Bio-20

Online

Only one online review; it notes heavy lectures and .

Lecture heavyAttendance required

“During lecture he has an activity about the lecture”
BIOL-5

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Almost half your , and the class mean has been around 53% for the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews (10 in person, 1 online), balancing exam-risk warnings with fairness praise. Credibility rating: Medium.

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34/100

“Our and other assignments carried no weight”

📚 Self-Teaching Risk

40/100

“Be ready to teach yourself a lot of the material. In lecture he often mumbles to himself”

🙂 Fairness When You Work

70/100

“You need to put in work to get a good grade & he is more than fair in grading”

📌 Participation Pressure

18/100

“Still go to lecture if you don't”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is a
Eldon is an excellent professor. He teaches at a CSU college level

Theme 2

📈 About Exams and Grades

DO THE exams
Most students failed the exams with the highest scores barely breaking 80%
50% of your grade our Tests, the other 50% is Activities & Labs

Theme 3

🔬 About Labs

For and label the diagrams from the lab reports on your 1-page of notes
He legit told the class to use google or ChatGPT

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

11 recent reviews give solid detail but a small sample and one online review limit format certainty.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 53

3 out of 52

2 out of 52

1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIOL-55 reviews

Bio-202 reviews

bio-222 reviews

Bio-312 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

B 5

C range

No reported values

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2

Eldon Latham

x x if biology is a priority class with room to study hard; do not stack it with other tough courses.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🧪 x x

📚 Self-Teaching Risk

🙂 Fairness When You Work

📌 Participation Pressure

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Exams and Grades

🔬 About Labs

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if biology is a priority class with room to study hard; do not stack it with other tough courses.

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