AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Eduard Lopez

PS1 · POLIS1 · BSTIC19 · POLIT1 · POLYSCI · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid Lopez for political science GE unless and grind for .

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads off PowerPointsTest heavyMandatory attendanceBoring lecturesTough grader
  • Lectures are widely described as teaching.
  • Grade depends on a few difficult exams timed tightly; A .
  • adds little beyond the slides.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

An A is but many say exams are tricky, poorly written, or require 20-plus hours of study.

Online students report failing hard timed tests; notes only.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Material is standard intro political science but delivery is dry and .

; online .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Many reviews stress mandatory attendance, late students locked out, and penalties for missing class.

In-person is clearly mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Would-take-again sits near 25 percent with frequent run-away warnings despite a minority who praise his knowledge.

Both formats lean negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and reports of , and hard paper scoring are common.

Format shift

Some older in-person students .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

but grade hangs on a handful of and one paper requiring serious study time.

Format shift

Online and in-person both emphasize .

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Dominant ; a minority find discussions and expertise valuable.

Format shift

Online lecture videos amplify the read-the-slides criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Course is repeatedly described as graded by few things: mostly 4-5 quizzes or exams plus one paper.

Format shift

Same test-heavy model online and in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

knowledgeable for some, but most warn of , and .

Main concern

students could read alone.

What students said

“ , but he doesn't even teach.”
POLYSCI
“His lectures are very dull and boring, the questions come out of left field, and only grades the tests.”
POLIT1
“If but it shouldn't be considering the professor doesn't even teach the class.”
PS1

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and .

Main concern

and no real teaching.

What students said

“ . I thought it would be easy bc there are only 4 exams and one paper, but the .”
PS1
“All he did in his 'lecture videos' was read off the PowerPoint in a monotonous voice and show pictures.”
PS1

Exam style

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Exams dominate the grade, can be tightly timed, and .

Test heavyTimed examsQuestions from slides and review sectionsFew graded items

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; difficulty varies by term but many call them hard with no curve.

From PowerPoint reviewsScantron quizzesTough paper grading
“The the .”
PS1
“he doesn't give any useful advice for studying exams”
POLYSCI

Online

Online students report only a few very hard exams with strict 30-minute limits even on the final.

Timed examsTest heavyDifficult questions
“His tests are 30 minutes. Not a second more. Even the final.”
PS1
“the , and he makes his own questions + you barely have time.”
PS1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I warn people to be careful when choosing this class. While it does seem simple that you only have to get graded by 4 things, that's where he gets you. , but he doesn't even teach.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews, , and exam-heavy grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“all he did was read off the . unless you .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

25/100

“ !!”

📝

30/100

“I thought it would be easy bc there are only 4 exams and one paper, but the .”

📚

40/100

“ unless you can teach yourself everything...”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He just reads off of PPTs
  • His lectures are very dull and boring
  • Lectures are long and boring. He's monotone and just read off the slides.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I studied his slides for 20+ hours per week to get a A
  • Barely passing because he is such a
  • Very easy A. Very Boring Lectures

Theme 3

🚪

  • but it shouldn't be
  • !

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

40 reviews from 2009-2026 show a long consistent pattern of boring lectures and .

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 57
3 out of 56
2 out of 58
1 out of 511

Course coverage

PS132 reviews
POLIS13 reviews
POLIT12 reviews
POLYSCI2 reviews
BSTIC191 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1