AI Rate Professor

Science

Keith Meldahl

GEOL101 · GEO120 · OCEA101H · OCEAN101H · GEO101 · OCEAN101L · OCEA · OCN420 · OCEAN100 · OCEA101L · OCEAN101 · OCEALAB · OCEA1416 · OCEA101 · 77 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
90%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Take Meldahl for an engaging, grade-friendly science GE; do weekly work and use open notes and .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilarious ocean guyOpen-note friendlyExtra credit heavyClear feedbackEasy science GE
  • Passionate, funny science teacher who makes geology and oceanography enjoyable
  • Weekly quizzes and writing are manageable; open notes and boost grades
  • and field trips, but and doable if you show up

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Doing weekly work, open notes, and consistently yields A or B for most students, including non-science majors.

Online emphasizes open-note weekly quizzes; and cheat-sheet style exams.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

and short videos, though reading and weekly writing keep some challenge.

; and field trips add hands-on load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Many reviews, especially labs, stress showing up; skip class and .

as required; pure online lecture workload is more flexible week-to-week.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Vast majority love his humor, clarity, and fairness; 90% would take again with only rare harsh outliers.

Online praise is especially strong for structure and feedback; and labs.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

84/100

, and fair feedback make high grades attainable.

Format shift

; most others call him fair or easy.

Workload

Light

74/100

Typically one quiz and ; labs are in-class and manageable.

Format shift

Online weekly reading/writing is steady; but require presence.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students call him hilarious, passionate, crystal-clear, and one of the .

Format shift

Both formats praise humor and clarity; .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Weekly quizzes and writing plus a few open-note or open-lab tests and occasional essay finals.

Format shift

Online is weekly quiz plus writing; and field trips.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person lectures and labs are fun, joke-filled, and and field trips; .

Main concern

; one COVID-era switch review reported harsher online grading.

What students said

“ , and you'll have an A. His criteria is so clear and the work is very manageable. His two tests are both open lab-book.”
OCEA101L
“He makes lectures fun and tells hilarious jokes of the day. He makes concepts easy to understand and if you put your notes on the cheat sheet he allows you to have.”
OCEAN101
“If you show up to class and pay decent attention, you are basically guaranteed an A.”
OCEA101

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections use short lecture videos, weekly , and for a smooth easy-A path.

Main concern

Need and writing pace; .

What students said

“Then you answer some questions and !! and he made it fun and easy to learn.”
OCEA101
“Im not very good at science but I managed to get an A. Just do your weekly summary and quiz and youll be fine.”
GEO101
“this is far and above the ! Dr. Meldahl was responsive with questions, graded very quickly, and ”
GEOL101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams commonly allow notes or and clear study paths that keep stress low.

Open note quizzesOpen lab-book testsCheat sheet allowedExtra creditEssay final options

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests often allow multi-page notes or open lab books; and focus on in-class worksheets.

Open lab-book tests2 pages of notesTake-home quizzesField trips
“ .”
OCEA101L
“He gives 4 in class exams and he allows the students to have 2 pages notes.”
OCEAN100
“He allows 2 pages of . The .”
OCEA101

Online

; finals may be essay-based and sometimes skippable with strong grades.

Open note quizzesWeekly quiz and writingEssay finalExtra credit
“Then you answer some questions and !!”
OCEA101
“He offers some options and if you do well enough through the semester you .”
OCEA101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I've taken many online courses and this is far and above the ! Dr. Meldahl was responsive with questions, graded very quickly, and , and assignments were interesting and fun.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (13 online, 37 , and science GE ease. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“He makes lectures fun and tells hilarious jokes of the day. He makes concepts easy to understand”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

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📈 Easy Grades

86/100

“Overall, an easy A if you do the assignments.”

📝 Open-Note Exams

88/100

“Then you answer some questions and !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His dad jokes are the best!
  • He is super understandable and !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy A if you do the assignments
  • Just do your weekly summary and quiz and youll be fine
  • You'll get A if you study

Theme 3

🧪

  • The field trips are a lot of fun
  • , and you'll have an A
  • no work outside of class for lab

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

77

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across online and in-person from 2007-2020 show strong consistency on humor, clarity, open notes, and easy A pathways.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 563
4 out of 59
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 5 · A 11

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1