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Biology

Joshua Ludtke

BIO204 · BIO202 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you can self-teach from Ihara videos and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProLate GraderUnresponsive EmailsUses Other Profs VideosLecture HeavyNo Grade Feedback
  • so students never know their standing.
  • Often relies on Jeff Ihara lecture and .
  • but self-study and study guides matter a lot.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Several students report As if they study and complete work, but zero mid-semester grades make the path to an A uncertain.

Both formats report manageable content when studying; and study guides.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

BIO202 concepts are standard anatomy-level challenge, eased by study guides and other professors videos.

Online comments call it easier than other STEM transfer classes; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

, though lectures help and a few online sections were mandatory.

In-person is mostly optional; a minority of .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

About 40 percent would take again, but the and .

; older online and in-person clusters are strongly negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

Work , so students cannot track progress.

Format shift

Online and in-person both repeatedly report nothing graded until the end.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Lots of homework and lecture-heavy prep appear often, but labs and study guides are described as doable.

Format shift

Online tags emphasize lots of homework; .

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Some call him kind and clear, but and he outsources videos to Ihara.

Format shift

A few recent in-person students praise him; online reviews more often call teaching and contact poor.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of labs, quizzes, written tests, and .

Format shift

; online stresses study guides plus labs.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students split between finding him kind and and ungraded work.

Main concern

Semester-end grading blackout and .

What students said

“The semester is over and he has not graded anything.”
BIO202
“Ive sent multiple emails met with no response.”
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Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online BIO202 is content-manageable with study guides and labs, but and .

Main concern

instructor contact.

What students said

“He didn't grade a and uses the other BIO 202 professors (Jeff Ihara) lecture videos and lab videos.”
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“ , so it feels like there's really no way to reach him.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are standard difficulty when study guides are used, but .

Written Response TestsStudy Guides HelpQuizzes Auto-GradedTests May Mismatch Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sometimes feel unrelated to quizzes.

Written ResponsesTest Heavy
“The is on the quizzes. All tests are written responses.”
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Online

; labs easy; little proctoring detail given.

Study GuidesLabs Easy
“ as long as you do the study guides and .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Its the last week of his class and nothing has been graded. And I am not being hyperbolic I have no idea what my grade is or whats going on.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews (5 online, 10 in-person), highlighting late grading and . Credibility rating: Medium.

⏳

34/100

“End of the semester and nothing aside from the .”

📧

30/100

“Professor ludtke does not grade stuff or .”

🎥 Relies on Ihara Videos

40/100

“this class is mainly based off Ihara's lectures/content.”

👍

70/100

“HE'S THE HOMIE!!!!!!”

Theme 1

⏳

  • not one thing has been graded (not exaggerating)
  • I have no idea what my grade is, could be an F or an A
  • nothing has been graded

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he uses Ihara's lectures videos even though
  • Lectures and
  • It's okay, sometimes fun but studying in your own.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the class is pretty easy especially compared to most of the other classes
  • get the grade you want in the class (provided that you actually study)
  • as long as you do the study guides

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen reviews from 2021-2024 with strong theme consistency on late grading, tempered by a few positive outliers.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 58

Course coverage

BIO20213 reviews
BIO2042 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1