AI Rate Professor

Science

Sheldon Nelson

SCI20 · PHYSC20 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
98/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.4

The decision

if you want a low-stress science GE with a and almost guaranteed high grades.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A legendTake-home examsHilarious lecturesGraded by few thingsSuper chill
  • Nearly every student calls this an easy A with only a and short summaries.
  • , and low-pressure for non-science majors.
  • .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

96/100

Students repeatedly call it an Easy A with few graded items and .

Both online and and easy grades.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

92/100

Content is intro physical science or oceanography at a .

In-person and online both describe light intellectual challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

, but and still earn As.

In-person comments show flexible skipping; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

99/100

Every review is strongly positive and .

Recommendation is unanimous across online and in-person evidence.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

96/100

Few graded items, collaborative open work, and low pressure make high grades very attainable.

Format shift

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Workload

Featherlight

96/100

Usually two to three take-home tests plus a couple of short article summaries all semester.

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students love his humor, clarity, passion, and kindness even when the pace is very relaxed.

Format shift

In-person reviews are richest; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades rest mainly on a few take-home exams plus .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize few exams and article summaries.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person students rave about hilarious lectures, tiny workload, and .

Main concern

Ultra-laid-back pace may bore students who want rigorous science depth.

What students said

“Easy class! two article summaries”
PHYSC20
“3 open book exams that .”
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“ .”
SCI20

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and easy, with only a few assignments and .

Main concern

Only one online review, so .

What students said

“You're only required to turn in 4 assignments the whole semester and that's 2 article summaries and 2 tests.”
PHYSC20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and often open book, with notes and outside help commonly allowed.

Take-home examsOpen bookFew graded itemsNo strict proctoring mentionedArticle summaries

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

96/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and almost no closed proctoring.

Take-home examsOpen bookNotes allowedCollaborative work OK
“3 open book exams that .”
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“He doesn't care if you work with others, or look things up”
PHYSC20
“ .”
SCI20

Online

Online student reports only two tests and two summaries, with tests not challenging.

Few testsArticle summariesLow challenge
“The but they do account for the majority of your grade.”
PHYSC20

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easy class! Only three take home tests the whole semester, along with two article summaries which were more like opportunities in case you bomb the test.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews, highlighting easy grades, humor, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A Reality

96/100

“Easy A. Sheldon Nelson is a total hippie and this class was very, very laid back.”

😂 Lecture Energy

96/100

“HILARIOUS teacher. If you do decide to go to Nelson's lectures he's pretty funny.”

📝 Student-Friendly Exams

96/100

“3 open book exams that .”

❤️ Caring Professor

96/100

“He is the nicest person ever. Take this class!”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Hella easy
  • just turn everything in and there is
  • Easy A, though !

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes every day I attend his class better
  • His lectures were very interesting
  • brings life to the class

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

  • is take really good notes
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty highly consistent reviews over many years all point to the .

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
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Course coverage

PHYSC2019 reviews
SCI201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 4 · A 10

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1