AI Rate Professor

Geology

David Tinker

802042026SP · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
5/100
RMP rating
1.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid David Tinker unless you are prepared to teach yourself and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing ExplanationsTough GraderPoor CommunicationSelf-Teaching RequiredCondescending
  • Students consistently describe the class as , and poorly supported.
  • Many reviews mention unanswered emails, unreliable office access, and weak communication.
  • Grading is repeatedly called tough or arbitrary, even when exists.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

An A+ is possible, but repeated tough-grader comments, arbitrary grading, and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online evidence.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

Students say geology became confusing and hard because , and .

Only in-person evidence exists, and it consistently describes the course as confusing and difficult.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Participation matters appears repeatedly, but reviews .

All and centers on participation expectations.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

Students overwhelmingly warn against the class because of poor teaching, poor communication, and .

All , and it is consistently negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Reviews repeatedly mention tough grading, arbitrary answers, incorrect answer sheets, and .

Format shift

evidence.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students mention , and delayed grading.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Awful

8/100

Students consistently describe him as , and poor at explaining material.

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in person and overwhelmingly negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

Reviews mention , and exams, so assessment appears mixed.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are overwhelmingly negative, citing confusing , and self-teaching.

Main concern

Students say they had to teach themselves because , and .

What students said

“Do what I did and teach yourself.”
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“ and he never responded to most of my emails.”
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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.

Exam and and pop quizzes, but reviews do not clearly prove book rules or proctoring.

Unclear Quiz QuestionsUnclear Exam QuestionsPop QuizzesTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exam questions, pop quizzes, and test-heavy assessment, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules.

Unclear Quiz QuestionsUnclear Exam QuestionsPop QuizzesTest Heavy
“ and ”
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“Beware of pop quizzes”
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“Test heavy”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Do what I did and teach yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and self-teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

8/100

“he was .”

⚖️

12/100

“graded using incorrect answer sheets”

📩 Communication

8/100

“Rarely answered emails and had to be confronted directly”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he was .
  • .
  • Somehow managed to make class both boring and hard at the same time

Theme 2

⚖️

  • graded using incorrect answer sheets
  • the answers he wanted felt really arbitrary

Theme 3

📩 About Communication

  • he never responded to most of my emails
  • Rarely answered emails and had to be confronted directly
  • A really hard guy to track down too

Theme 4

📈 About Difficulty

  • I had to get my knowledge from other sources.
  • Do what I did and teach yourself.
  • Geology is fun but his class is just a waste of time and money.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

and highly consistent about the same problems.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 58

Course coverage

80204-2026SP9 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Rather not say 5