P.C. Ricards

PH30 · PHIL030 · REL000 · PHILO30 · FAREAST · PHILO37 · PHIL30 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you can teach yourself from the book and ; do not rely on lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProBoring LecturesDaily Homework HeavyRead the Book or FailOff-Topic JokesSelf-Study Required

Lectures are widely called boring, awkward, and off-topic, so most learning happens from the textbook.
and and book exercises.
Grades can be manageable if you read the book fully, but teaching quality is inconsistent.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Some call it a kinda easy A if you fully read the book and , but .

Most grade-effort evidence is in-person; the one online review also stresses .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Logic content is basic for some yet tests and .

Difficulty comments and related courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and treated as required even when lectures feel unhelpful.

review and several in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

and many students warn you must self-teach around boring lectures.

Recommendation tone is mixed historically but overall cool, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and book study can secure solid grades, and some report lenient recovery after weak finals.

Format shift

Online note on lenient scale aligns with several in-person easy-A comments.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

exercises and memorization work.

Format shift

Heavy daily homework is described mainly in in-person Logic reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students split between helpful notes or passion and complaints of skimmed material, unfunny jokes, and self-teaching.

Format shift

Teaching praise and criticism both .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

and finals that reward memorized handouts.

Format shift

Assessment mix is documented mainly from in-person Logic comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students describe awkward , and a need to memorize handouts or read the book to pass tests.

Main concern

yet many say class time is wasted, so and self-study.

What students said

“His class is kinda awkward, and insanely boring. , but class.”
PHIL030

“read the book....dont read the notes he gives you ...i never read them..you will fail if you do only that”
PHILO30

“I had perfect attendance with this professors class and , but still failed this class!”
PHILO30

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single older online review calls lecturing okay with humor but still boring, stressing book reading, homework, and .

Main concern

Very thin online sample and still describes a boring class that .

What students said

“Basically, the and the only way to pass the class is to read the book, do the homework, and study for his tests.”
PHIL30

Exam style

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Exams emphasize memorized definitions and handout formulas, with some students finding wording confusing.

Memory-heavy testsHandout formulasConfusing wordingFour tests drop lowest

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests require memorizing handouts and book exercises; some found them very hard.

Memorize handoutsSemantic trap questionsDifficult finals

“you have to memorize everything on the handout even if you don't understand it, because you have to use the formulas when you are taking the exam.”
PHILO30

“during the final at least 5 people got up and left within 10 min of the because the information was so difficult.”
PHILO30

Online

One online review mentions studying for tests after book and but .

Tests tied to book and homework

“the only way to pass the class is to read the book, do the homework, and study for his tests.”
PHIL30

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“His class is kinda awkward, and insanely boring. , but class. He gives daily homework that you HAVE to do if you want any chance at passing his class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, highlighting self-study, homework, and lecture quality themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

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48/100

“read the book entirely..there is not much to read...then go over all exercises..forget his notes and lecture....read the book”

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28/100

“ if you want any chance at passing his class.”

⚖️ Grade Recoverability

62/100

“Kinda an easy A though.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

class is always boring and awkward
He goes off topic A LOT!!!!
he doesn't teach, and when he does he'll skimp over the material

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

just put your time study his notes you will be fine
He is hard, but fair.

Theme 3

😂 About Jokes and Class Atmosphere

No attempt at humor is too low for Prof Ricards!
He also loves to joke which is not a bad thing but becomes a headache
his inappropriate little jokes about his wife and all

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews span many years with consistent themes on boredom and book dependence, but and grades are sparse.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 54

3 out of 52

2 out of 56

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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P.C. Ricards

x x x if you can teach yourself from the book and x x x; do not rely on lectures.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

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In person

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⚖️ Grade Recoverability

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

😂 About Jokes and Class Atmosphere

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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F

No letter grade reported

if you can teach yourself from the book and ; do not rely on lectures.

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