AI Rate Professor

Geology

Charles Roberts

GEO8 · GEOL8 · OCEA1 · OCEANOGRAPHY10 · EARTHSCIENCE · GEOG8 · GEO8L · GEO8LAB · OCEA10 · OCEALAB · GEOGL8 · OCEAN10LAB · OCEAN1 · GEOL8L · OCEAN10 · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you like lecture-heavy science and ; many students advise switching professors.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture heavyGoes on tangentsTough graderPassionate but unclearMandatory field trip
  • He is widely seen as a nice, passionate person but a mixed-to-poor lecturer who goes off topic.
  • in labs.
  • Success depends on studying handouts or the book and never missing class or the all-day field trip.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many students report , and only modest grades despite effort; easy A claims are minority.

The one online review is more positive; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and labs make content and pacing hard for many.

In-person difficulty reports dominate; the single online review also calls it tough.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Skip class and you , and a mandatory Saturday field trip appear often.

Evidence .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; supporters like his passion while .

Online is a lone positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

, and hard book-based exams lower grade leniency.

Format shift

Online called fair-but-tough; and ocean courses draw the .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of , and a large field-trip packet add up.

Format shift

Workload and lab courses.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students agree he is kind and passionate, but many find lectures long, off-topic, and .

Format shift

In-person reviews range from great ; online is strongly positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and a major field trip packet.

Format shift

, and field trip; online stresses handouts and lectures.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

nice and passionate, but , and hard-to-follow long lectures.

Main concern

, and mandatory all-day field trip.

What students said

“DOES NOT give you mandatory breaks, will keep you late after class. Goes off on tangents regularly.”
OCEA10
“ ... Everybody is scoring lower than they should in class.”
OCEAN10LAB
“He is a great professor; easy class if you study his handouts exactly”
OCEA10

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

passionate, fair if tough, and testable from handouts and lectures.

Main concern

Still tough with pop quizzes and heavy lecture content.

What students said

“Very passionate about the subject. Can be a bit tough, but fair. You just need to know all the info in the handouts and lectures.”
GEO8

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are dense, often book- or handout-based, with pop quizzes and .

Handout and book-based examsPop quizzesMandatory field tripLong detailed tests

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

the book; labs grade measurements tightly; field trip packet required.

Book-based examsPop quizzes no make-upField trip packetStudy guides incomplete
“if you miss a it up.”
OCEAN10
“ .”
OCEANOGRAPHY10

Online

Online review says know all handout and lecture info; beware of pop quizzes; .

Handouts and lecturesPop quizzes
“You just need to know all the info in the handouts and lectures.”
GEO8

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's such a nice professor and just wants his students to learn the material... He's really passionate about what he teaches!”

Voice snapshots generated from 36 reviews (1 online, 35 . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“He is a great guy... but . he gets off subject WAY too much”

⚖️

32/100

“ ... Everybody is scoring lower than they should in class.”

📚 Lecture Style

40/100

“all he does is lecture... The professor would continuously go off on tangents”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“Take another teacher if you can.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very passionate about the subject.
  • Goes off on tangents regularly.
  • Verbal teacher with few visuals.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and hard class to follow.
  • Study the handouts exactly.
  • .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's so nice!
  • Really cares about his students.
  • Kind but scatter-brained for some.

Data context

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Analysis sample

36

Recent reviews read by the AI

36

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

36 reviews over many years give a stable mixed picture, but sparse grade data and older comments reduce precision.

Inside 36 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 510
3 out of 57
2 out of 52
1 out of 57

Course coverage

GEO87 reviews
OCEA107 reviews
OCEAN104 reviews
OCEAN10LAB4 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

3

B 3

C range

3

C 3

D range

1

D 1

F

0

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No letter grade reported

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