AI Rate Professor

Geology

Charles Fair

GEOL8 · OCEA10 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will show up, do the packets, and put in steady work for a solid GEOL/OCEA grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesLecture heavyLots of homeworkCaringTough grader for some
  • and real care for the material.
  • Workload is heavy with , and a required field trip.
  • Grades are fair if you attend and use his drawings/packets, but a vocal minority calls him picky and boring.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

and clear packets help, but homework volume and .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard intro Earth Science/Oceanography but dense lectures and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skip-class tags warn you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

, though a minority strongly advises against the workload.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Clear criteria and for some; others tag him a .

Format shift

In-person only; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and a required all-day field trip.

Format shift

In-person only; .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Many call lectures amazing, funny, and caring, while a smaller group finds him boring or unorganized.

Format shift

In-person only across GEOL8 and OCEA10.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and study guides plus a field trip.

Format shift

In-person only; exams tied to in-class worksheets and drawings.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person GEOL8 and OCEA10 with lecture-heavy sessions, class packets, weekly quizzes, and a required field trip; and clear if they stay engaged.

Main concern

and long vague study guides frustrate students who want a light GE.

What students said

“ and helped everyone succeed”
GEOL8
“GO AND ! He does everything with you for the homework”
GEOL8
“This is definitely a class that you need to put work into and be alert for!”
GEOL8

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.

Exams lean on class packets, drawings, and notes with study guides that some find long and vague.

Study guides providedExam questions from packets and drawingsLecture notes criticalField trip required

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and lecture notes; study guides exist but are long.

Study guidesPacket-based examsWeekly quizzesRequired field trip
“He'd literally give us all of the answers to the questions on his packets that .”
GEOL8
“He gives study guides but they're sooo long and vague you don't really know what to study.”
GEOL8
“He gives you worksheets to complete that include drawings that WILL be on the exams.”
OCEA10

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Fair is one of the few teachers that I have had throughout my college career that you can tell cares about the material he teaches.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching care, heavy workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“ and helped everyone succeed”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“He . He expects way too much from the students.”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“ .”

📝

55/100

“GO AND ! He does everything with you for the homework”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • He's very punny lol
  • Lectures followed by class activities.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of homework
  • Hardest class I've had yet at Mt sac
  • I know if i dedicated a good amount of time and effort i couldve gotten a good grade.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Caring
  • Accessible outside class
  • Great man... will do what he can in his power to help students out.
  • Inspirational

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

17 detailed in-person reviews from 2013-2023 with , and field trip.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

GEOL813 reviews
OCEA104 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 4 · B 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2