AI Rate Professor

Biology

Richard Bliss

BIOLO15 · MICROBIOLOGY · BIO6MICROBIO · BIO6MICRO · BIO15 · BIOL15 · BIO2198 · BIO6 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
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Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you are serious about biology and will put in the reading and lab work; skip if you want an easy ride.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard but fairGreat labsHelpful when seriousInformative lecturesStudy-guide driven
  • Biology content and disease material, but .
  • and study guides usually learn a lot and .
  • Lectures can feel dry or sleepy, yet labs and stories keep many engaged.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Homework and labs are hard and some never passed micro above a D, so an A and study-guide work.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students repeatedly call bio and micro hard with and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly state a , so .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most detailed reviews recommend him for serious biology students who will do the work and use the study guide.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Exams are straightforward from lecture material, but labs and .

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and lots of reading keep the load high.

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many call him informative, helpful, and knowledgeable with fun labs, though some find lectures dry or unhelpful.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and lab exams, plus lecture exams from the study guide.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person bio and micro feel demanding with long labs and , but , and real help for students who try.

Main concern

Lab exams and ; casual students struggle.

What students said

“ , and everything on the ...no surprises.”
BIO15
“Class was hard, he made it fun and wanted to learn”
MICROBIOLOGY
“just do your hw and study the study guide”
BIO15

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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and the study guide; lab exams are much harder.

Straightforward lecture examsHard lab examsStudy-guide based

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; lab exams are very challenging.

Straightforward lecture examsHard lab examsStudy-guide based
“ , and everything on the ...no surprises.”
BIO15
“ ... really challenging.”
BIO6MICRO

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“honestly everyone says that he is a hard teacher but really he isnt. yeah the but it really helps you learn... . just do your hw and study the study guide”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2012; credibility rating: High.

📚 Hard But Learnable

72/100

“ but it really helps you learn... ”

🧪 Lab Intensity

30/100

“just watch out for the labs. the ”

🎯

70/100

“everything on the ...no surprises”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great teacher, great lectures
  • Very informative!
  • Made the topic interesting! Helpful

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • all bio classes are hard
  • Class was hard, he made it fun
  • very hard

Theme 3

🧪

  • Turn in all weekly homeworks and
  • You must do a lot of reading in this class

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen in-person reviews from 2003-2012 with , and helpfulness despite some empty comments.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIO158 reviews
BIOL152 reviews
MICROBIOLOGY2 reviews
BIO21981 review
BIO61 review
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