AI Rate Professor

Geology

Richard Della Valle

GEO114 · GEOL110 · GEOSECT · EART110 · GEOG110 · GEO110 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
98/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

Take Della Valle for geology or earth science if , and a real shot at an easy A.

Best fit · Easy A HunterOpen Book ExamsStoryteller GeologistEasy ACaring and ApproachableInteresting Lectures
  • Consistently excellent ratings with .
  • Passionate storytelling and hands-on labs turn dense geology into something many students enjoy.
  • and flexible attendance options keep the course very manageable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

92/100

, and many A and A+ reports make an A highly achievable with modest effort.

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Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Content is dense in the book but lectures, videos, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

Several students say attendance is not required, though review days and .

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

Near-universal praise and a 100 percent take-again rate among those who answered make him a .

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Open-book tests and a very forgiving grade path.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

82/100

Students describe , and open-book exam prep.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students rave about passion, stories from the field, visuals, approachability, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Open-book midterms and and occasional papers as support.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person geology and geography sections feature open-book , and an engaging storyteller style.

Main concern

Lectures can feel slow or monotone if you do not engage, and the textbook is dense.

What students said

“ .”
GEO110
“This class is an easy A if you try.”
EART110
“ , if you can't do well in this class you shouldn't be in college.”
110

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

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Exams are repeatedly described as open book and open note, often with review sessions that mark test pages.

Open BookOpen NoteMultiple ChoiceReview Days

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

95/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and open note; and often self-correcting.

Open BookOpen NoteOnline Homework
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GEO110
“Open note and book tests.”
EART110
“ .”
GEOG110

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 19 , and passionate teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

94/100

“He's so AWESOME!!! WONDERFUL!!! Will help you as much as he kind...”

🅰️ Easy A Reality

92/100

“This class is an easy A if you try.”

📖

95/100

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❤️ Caring Personality

93/100

“He is the sweetest professor I've ever taken.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Valle is a wonderful man with tons of experience and is an avid storyteller.
  • He has so many interesting stories from his years as a geologist!
  • lots of visuals.Very likeable!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • .
  • Missed over half of and passed.
  • Really easy to get an A.

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Workload

  • right answer if you miss it the first couple of tries.
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Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen detailed reviews from 2007 to 2018 , and high quality ratings.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

GEO1107 reviews
EART1104 reviews
GEOL1104 reviews
1101 review
GEO1141 review
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GEOG1101 review
GEOSECT1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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