AI Rate Professor

Geology

Don Buchanan

GEOL101 · GEOLO100 · GEOL100 · GEOL251 · GEOLOGY101 · GGLGY101 · OCEAN100 · GEOL250 · GEOL170 · GEOGRAPHY100 · GEO100 · GEO101 · GEOL309 · GEOL111 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
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Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Must-take if you will show up, do the work, and want a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring mentorTake-home testsField tripsExtra creditPassionate geology
  • Widely praised as one of the
  • and field trips reward effort with high grades
  • Workload and weekly quizzes if you fall behind

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Many call it an easy A with , and heavy help if you complete the work.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

, but , and long take-homes add real work.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

, and may call if you miss often.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Nearly universal praise for passion, help, and life-changing teaching despite hard work moments.

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

, and willingness to tutor make high grades very attainable with effort.

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Weekly quizzes and is doable.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Students repeatedly call him the , and most passionate teacher they have had.

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Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Mix of , and field-trip related work.

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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

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person geology with , and strong personal support for students who engage.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“He's a super easy A if you make sure to do all of the work, take your time to do the , and show up to every class.”
GEO101
“Dr. B is the . Bonus, gives plenty of opportunties”
GEOL101
“excrutiating take home tests that can easily take 12 (twelve) hours to complete.”
GEOL101

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and are student-friendly if you use notes and book, though .

Take-home testsExtra creditWeekly quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

85/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

work plus frequent quizzes.

Take-home testsWeekly quizzesExtra credit
“ but they are NOT hard! Read your book, take notes on the videos and you'll be fine.”
GEOL101
“ , but quite difficult.”
GEO100
“ , but they require several hours to complete.”
OCEAN100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. B is the . Bonus, gives plenty of opportunties”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Excellence

95/100

“One of the . He takes time to listen to students questions.”

🎯 Easy A With Effort

84/100

“He's a super easy A if you make sure to do all of the work, take your time to do the , and show up to every class.”

❤️ Student Support

93/100

“He will go to great lengths to help you pass - one guy was gone 3 weeks, and Dr. B came on a day off for 5 hours”

⏱️

40/100

“excrutiating take home tests that can easily take 12 (twelve) hours to complete.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's very passionate about geology and gets you interested in it too.
  • I love that he takes him classes on field trips!
  • Lectures are about 30 mins of actual material & 2 hours of story time.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He's a super easy A if you make sure to do all of the work
  • if , but hard if you have to find everything.
  • gives plenty of opportunties

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He truly cares about the students and it shows.
  • Dr. Buchanan was the
  • There's no reason why anybody should fail his courses.

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

22 largely consistent in-person reviews from 2006-2013 with , and support.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 51
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Course coverage

GEOL1015 reviews
GEO1013 reviews
GEO1002 reviews
GEOLO1002 reviews
GEOGRAPHY1001 review
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OCEAN1001 review

Reported outcomes

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