AI Rate Professor

Geology

Donald Patthoff

GEOL8 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Take him if you want an and manageable.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing lecturesHilariousCaringAccessible outside classClear grading criteria
  • Students praise him as hilarious, personable, and highly knowledgeable in GEOL8.
  • Daily quizzes and lecture questions prepare you for .
  • Both online and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Grades of A+ and B with low-to-moderate difficulty show solid grades are reachable with notes and quiz effort.

; in-person reports very low difficulty and an A+.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

, though online students note reading and daily quizzes.

In-person difficulty rated 1; online rated 3 with more quiz load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

; online did not clearly report flexibility.

Mandatory confirmed for in-person; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Both and report would-take-again yes with perfect quality scores.

Strong recommendation appears in both online and in-person comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

and A+/B outcomes suggest fair-to-lenient grading when you engage with quizzes and lectures.

Format shift

Evidence from both formats; .

Workload

Light

70/100

Daily quizzes and reading exist but are described as nothing too hard if .

Format shift

Online mentions daily quizzes; in-person focuses more on .

Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Students , and strong accessibility outside class.

Format shift

Both formats rate quality 5 with enthusiastic praise.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and exams form the main assessment mix.

Format shift

Online details quizzes and exams; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students highlight amazing lectures, group laughs, and a knowledgeable, hilarious teaching style with .

Main concern

.

What students said

“This professor is awesome! I had many laughs in his class when we did some group activities and he is very knowledgeable personable and hilarious.”
GEOL8

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students call him truly amazing and helpful outside class; if and answer lecture questions.

Main concern

Lots of .

What students said

“Professor Patthoff is truly amazing, i am so happy that i took him. very helpful outside of class as well, a lot of daily quizzes but nothing too hard.”
GEOL8

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are passable if and answer lecture questions; no strict proctoring details given.

Lecture-based examsDaily quizzes prepare for exams

Assessment risk

Standard

65/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews do .

Online

and answer lecture questions and you will pass his exams; daily quizzes help prepare.

Daily quizzesLecture questions feed exams
“ and answer his lecture questions and .”
GEOL8

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This professor is awesome! I had many laughs in his class when we did some group activities and he is very knowledgeable personable and hilarious. You will learn a lot in his class. !”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 reviews (1 online, 1 in person), highlighting teaching energy and manageable quizzes. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“This professor is awesome! I had many laughs in his class when we did some group activities and he is very knowledgeable personable and hilarious.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“Professor Patthoff is truly amazing, i am so happy that i took him.”

📝 Quiz and

70/100

“a lot of daily quizzes but nothing too hard. and answer his lecture questions and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • Hilarious
  • very knowledgeable personable and hilarious

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • Caring
  • very helpful outside of class as well
  • Accessible outside class

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • a lot of daily quizzes but nothing too hard
  • You will learn a lot in his class

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only two reviews across 2020-2022 with consistent praise but limited sample and thin grade detail.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

GEOL82 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values