AI Rate Professor

Social Science

Nicholas Mather

RELGS3 · PJILO25 · PHIL25 · PHIL001 · RELG3 · ETHICS · RELIGIOUSSTD1 · RELIG3 · PHIL1 · LOGIC1A · PHILO8 · RELG1 · PHILO01 · RELG003 · PHILO25 · RELG2 · REL001 · RELG02 · LOGIC10 · REL3 · RELGS1229 · 65 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
61.9%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you can handle strong opinions and keep up with reading; avoid if you need a calm low-friction classroom.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesPolarizing TemperReading HeavyCaring MentorEasy When Engaged
  • and if you do the work.
  • Recent PHIL25 reviews , and heavy papers.
  • Older religion and philosophy sections often call him a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students report an easy A with notes, journals, , and if work is completed, though some recent sections feel tougher.

Online and harsh comments; in-person religion and Phil often describe easy As for doing the work.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is usually approachable with lecture-based learning, but and .

Both formats emphasize reading and lecture; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Attendance is often marked mandatory for participation-heavy sections, yet several reviews say it is not required or loosely enforced.

; online evidence is thin on attendance rules.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

A large base of glowing lectures-and-care reviews still outweighs recent anger and toughness complaints, with about a 62 percent take-again rate.

In-person praise is long-running; the few online reviews are more split.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

70/100

Plenty of easy A and fair grading comments plus , and exams.

Format shift

Online Phil comments stress condescending tough .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Typical load is reading, journals, a few papers, quizzes or midterms, and discussions rather than endless busywork.

Format shift

Online sections add weekly posts and long films; and papers.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Students repeatedly praise thorough, fascinating lectures and care, while a minority report anger, bias, and .

Format shift

; online quality is more mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and finals rather than pure exam or pure homework models.

Format shift

Online Phil lists weekly HW, midterms, exams, and a long paper; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students mostly love his lectures and care, with many easy A reports, but a loud , and anger in class.

Main concern

Personality clashes and .

What students said

“ . .”
RELIGIOUSSTD1
“He taught everything so thoroughly and knew what he was talking about.”
REL001
“If problems.”
PHIL25

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some call him the real deal with and discussion posts, and condescending grading.

Main concern

Unclear directions, heavy weekly posts, and .

What students said

“ .”
PHILO25
“This guy is the real deal. and .”
PHIL25
“Professor Mather was easily one of the .”
PHIL25

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Several students report open-book or open-note tests based on lectures and readings, with quizzes and papers also counting heavily.

Open BookOpen NotesLecture-Based ExamsOnline QuizzesPapers

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and textbooks, sometimes open book and notes, plus online quizzes.

Open BookOpen NotesMultiple ChoiceLecture-BasedOnline Quizzes
“ and he allows open book and notes in the tests.”
PHILO25
“3 tests multiple choice, open note and open book.”
PHILO25
“ .”
RELG003

Online

Online reviews mention midterms, exams, and papers but .

MidtermsFinalsLong PaperDiscussion Posts
“Weekly hw,2 midterms, 2 exams, 8-10pg paper.”
PHILO25

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“There should be a requirement that says in order to graduate from Pasadena City College, you have to take at least one class with Dr. Mather because he's just an extremely caring, down to earth professor, who excels 10,000% at his lectures.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning 2008 to 2024, highlighting lecture quality, grading ease, and personality concerns. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“He taught everything so thoroughly and knew what he was talking about.”

👍 Recommendation

68/100

“ . . One of the .”

⚖️

70/100

“He is an easy A, just do the work and and you'll definitely pass.”

⚠️ Temper Risk

35/100

“If problems.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are interesting and to the point
  • EXTREMELY passionate about what he teaches
  • really gets you thinking and questioning yourself

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy enough class
  • if you do put in the work, he'll work with you
  • Easy class but hard grade

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • super caring and a very great professor
  • he might look scary, but
  • I felt uncomfortable as a student

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

65

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with detailed comments and a personality complaints make the signal strong.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 541
4 out of 510
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 8 · A 17

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

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1