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Philosophy

Roy Bauer

PHIL65890 · INTROTOPHIL · PHIL1 · PHIL2 · PHIL1PHIL2 · PHIL3 · INTROPHIL · 256 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
17.89%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Avoid unless you have no other philosophy option and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyConfusing QuizzesLecture HeavyRude Feedback
  • and tests with little homework cushion.
  • 80% often counts as an A, but many still struggle due to trick wording and .
  • Students frequently call lectures rambling and ; recommendation rate is very low.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An 80% often becomes an A, but and harsh writing grades still force hard work and many poor outcomes.

; online adds more complaints about trick multiple choice and free response.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Philosophy content plus rambling lectures and typical intro.

Online and in person both describe long lectures and high conceptual load; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, but missing lectures or because exams track lecture details closely.

Online is usually not mandatory to attend live; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

because students , and low teaching clarity.

Negative recommendation tone is strong in both online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

The 80%-as-A scale softens scores, but writing and and students report .

Format shift

Online free-response berating is a frequent complaint; in person stresses unfair short answers too.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and little assignment buffer make the load feel like more than 3 units.

Format shift

Online reviewers especially report 6+ hours of reading and long video lectures.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

He is knowledgeable, but most students find lectures rambling, organization weak, and interactions belittling.

Format shift

A minority of in-person fans call him inspiring; online reviews are overwhelmingly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades rest almost entirely on quizzes and .

Format shift

Both formats repeatedly say graded by few things: quizzes and exams only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and attitude, with a few students who like the 80%-is-A curve and his passion if they put in heavy work.

Main concern

Tests and short answers feel unfairly graded even when students attend and study.

What students said

“ !!! Class is solely based on quizzes and .”
PHIL1
“Not a single person in my class got an A on the .”
PHIL2
“ !”
PHIL1

Remote format

Online

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel quiz-and-lecture heavy with , and frequent complaints about rude announcements and blunt free-response grading.

Main concern

Trick-worded quizzes and .

What students said

“ and make you fail. He's pompous and self-absorbed.”
PHIL1
“The written part of .”
PHIL2
“Please avoid Roy Bauer.”
PHIL3

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and tough free-response standards.

Quiz HeavyTrick QuestionsHarsh Writing FeedbackLecture-Based Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

no class A grades and tough short-answer grading.

Hard In-Person TestsShort Answer HeavyFew High Scores
“Quizzes and as he makes the ”
PHIL1
“Impossible to score over 60% on exams.”
PHIL2

Online

Online quizzes and tests are described as clearly open-book or proctored.

Confusing Multiple ChoiceHarsh Free ResponseLecture-Based Quizzes
“ you for no reason.”
PHIL2
“almost every question on the ”
PHIL1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !!! Class is solely based on quizzes and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews split evenly online and in , and teaching clarity. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Clarity

28/100

“His lectures are 70m of rambling. and make you fail.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ . Roy is just not it.”

📝

28/100

“ . He only likes his own words and you cannot paraphrase.”

⚖️

34/100

“Yes, 80% is an A, but I'd rather eat lead than sit through one of his lectures.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his "lectures" are literally having a conversation with us
  • The lectures can be rambling and the
  • He goes on tangents about Greece for an hour and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class and
  • You may be an all A's student and still barely pass this class
  • an 80% is an A in his class

Theme 3

😤

  • Very blunt in
  • verbally abusive, belittling, hypercritical
  • blames the students for being too unmotivated and dumb

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

256

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across online and in person over several years show , and lectures.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 554
4 out of 547
3 out of 540
2 out of 535
1 out of 580

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

13

A 11 · A- 2

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

19

Drop/Withdrawal 8 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 2