Gary Johnpeer

GEO8 · GEOLDEPT · GEO8LAB · EARTHSECT · GEOLO10 · GEOL8 · GEOLO1 · GEOLOGY · OCEA10 · GEOL8L · OCEAN10 · ESCI8 · EARTHSCIENCE · GEO8L · SCIEN10 · GEOL08 · OCEA2317 · GEOLO8 · GEOLOGY8 · GEOG8EARTH · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 41/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you will attend every day, read constantly, and want to learn geology or oceanography the hard way.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPop QuizzesMandatory AttendanceTest HeavyPassionate LecturerPolarizing Difficulty

Weekly quizzes, heavy reading, and
Students who keep up with notes and books often praise his passion and clarity
Skippers and easy-A seekers frequently report failing grades and harsh experiences

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

A B is possible with steady work, but an A , and no slip-ups.

All .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Frequent quizzes, dense chapters, and .

Difficulty comments are entirely in-person across oceanography and geology.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

14/100

of class, late marks, and drop risks for absences.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

About half the tone is take-him-if-you-work; the .

Polarized .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grading, little , and .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Chapter reading nearly every day, constant quizzes, and .

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Many praise funny clear lectures and passion; many .

Format shift

Teaching quality is highly split within the large in-person sample.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Pop quizzes every class and sparse homework.

Format shift

and comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All 50 reviews are in person and split sharply between passionate-teacher praise and .

Main concern

, and strict no-makeup policies punish any missed work.

What students said

“ . You need to study study study.”
OCEAN10

“This prof. is one of the .”
OCEAN10

“By far the taking at Mt.Sac.”
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.

, and quizzes punish late arrival or skipped reading.

Pop QuizzesFill-In BlankCumulative TestsNo Makeup QuizzesLecture-Note Based

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exam-strict, with little recovery if you miss class.

Pop QuizzesFill-In BlankCumulative TestsNo Makeup Quizzes

“He has a quiz every class period.”
OCEAN10

“ and hes SUPER specific.”
GEOL8

“ .”
OCEAN10

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“If you want an A then plan on working hard”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and hard grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“This prof. is one of the .”

📝 Quiz And Test Load

26/100

“He has a quiz every class period.”

🚫 Easy A Myth

34/100

“not a easy A or B. ”

🔥 Passion For Subject

70/100

“his passion for geology was contagious!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

JP is awesome! He's so funny and very nice and approachable!
This guy loves ROCKS
he would call me stupid, below the curve, and be extremely rude to me

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

. You need to study study study
This class is an easy B. An A is harder to get
Simply going to class and taking notes will NOT help you pass with anything higher than a C

Theme 3

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Skip class? You won't pass.
and marks you late
Don't be late or you'll probly miss a

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years , and polarized teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518

4 out of 511

3 out of 510

2 out of 59

1 out of 59

Course coverage

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EARTHSCIENCE2 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A 2

B range

B 1

C range

C- 1

D range

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Gary Johnpeer

x x x if you will attend every day, read constantly, and want to learn geology or oceanography the hard way.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 Quiz And Test Load

🚫 Easy A Myth

🔥 Passion For Subject

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⏰ x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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if you will attend every day, read constantly, and want to learn geology or oceanography the hard way.

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