AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Greg Nishiyama

BIO100 · BIOSCI107 · BIO260 · BIOSC140 · BIOLOGY · BIO219 · BIOSCI106 · OCEAN101 · BIO101 · ALLBIO · BIO126 · BIO107 · GENETICS · BIOL100 · BIOSC215 · BIOMRN · BIOSC101 · BIO215 · BIO106 · 87 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
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Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want an engaging, supportive biology professor who .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyOutstanding TeacherFunny LecturesDeeply HelpfulEngaging StoriesStudent Focused
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Nishiyama as one of .
  • He makes biology , and clear explanations.
  • Grades are usually manageable if , and use his help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Students often say they do well by taking notes and studying, but the A is not effortless in tougher biology courses.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

He makes biology clear and fun for beginners, though several students note that the material itself can be difficult.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

because lectures, notes, labs, and study sessions are central to success.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Students overwhelmingly recommend him because , and unusually helpful.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

Grades seem fair and achievable with notes and study, but .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

62/100

The workload is manageable, but , and studying before tests.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Students repeatedly describe him as , and one of .

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely in-person.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and field activities.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

attitude, and willingness to help outside class.

Main concern

Some biology material and .

What students said

“Greg is one of the !”
BIO100
“You must dedicate time and effort the material is not easy!!”
BIO107

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 appear standard and lecture-based, with but and lab quizzes.

Lecture-Based ExamsStudy GuidesLab Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

64/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and lab quizzes, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Lecture-Based ExamsStudy GuidesLab Quizzes
“ .”
BIO107
“He hands out study guides a week before the .”
BIO100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . He gave me back my passion to learn.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, support, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

98/100

“Nish makes things so understandable; he could probably teach Nuclear Fission to a 5 year old.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“ .”

📈 Grade Path

78/100

“Study your notes and you will do great!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing teacher! He gets you interested with his funny stories.
  • . Makes the subject fun.
  • The material was presented in a .

Theme 2

❤️ About Support

  • He goes out of his way to assist his students and give them the skills needed to suceed in his class as well as in any class you are taking.
  • He makes time to study with his students in .
  • He is always willing to help students.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class is easy as long as and STUDY!
  • You must dedicate time and effort the material is not easy!!
  • and did not like the lab quizzes

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

87

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

and highly consistent evidence, despite being older.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 580
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO10016 reviews
BIO1078 reviews
BIO1013 reviews
BIO2193 reviews
BIOLOGY3 reviews
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BIOSC2153 reviews
GENETICS2 reviews
ALLBIO1 review
BIO1061 review
BIO1261 review
BIO2151 review
BIO2601 review
BIOL1001 review
BIOMRN1 review
BIOSC1011 review
BIOSC1401 review
BIOSCI1061 review
BIOSCI1071 review
OCEAN1011 review

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