Michael Monge

INTROTOLOGIC · PHILA100 · PHILA150 · LOGIC150 · PHIL150 · PHILA120 · PHILO150 · PHIL100 · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 47.62%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you will read his book, do every exercise, and want real logic practice; avoid if you need a light gen-ed.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough logic graderOwn textbook requiredHeavy readingEngaging if you tryCurves exams

Logic and ethics content is challenging and textbook-driven with and .
Engaged students praise funny, caring lectures and ; frustrated students call it a nightmare.
Recent and aggressive AI-cheating accusations.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A , and exam prep; curves help but free grades are rare.

Online students report harder papers and zeros; and rewrites.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Symbolic logic and dense reading make the material intellectually demanding for most non-majors.

Both formats call the content hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

and cold-call participation, and missing class quickly leaves you behind.

In-person participation is strongly enforced; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recommendation splits hard between students who love his teaching style and those crushed by workload and grading.

; recent online reviews drag the recommendation down.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

and offers rewrites at times, but many still call him a .

Format shift

Online grading complaints are stronger lately; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Frequent homework, long readings, papers, and .

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; online papers and AI scrutiny add stress.

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

Strong in-person lecturing and humor for many, but others say he does not teach and the .

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is high; online teaching reputation is much weaker.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Exams and written responses drive outcomes, with .

Format shift

Online emphasizes papers and quizzes; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and rigorous; participation and reading are essential, and exams are hard but .

Main concern

, and mandatory participation that intimidates some students.

What students said

“he is amazing, one of if not the so far”
PHIL150

“Run away.”
PHIL150

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PHILA150

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections feel harsher with , and recent AI zero accusations.

Main concern

, and weak online teaching support.

What students said

“Constantly accused all his students of using AI and gave them 0s based off of an intuitive guess”
PHIL150

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PHIL150

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PHIL150

Exam style

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Exams are difficult concept tests, sometimes with short essays and a .

Hard multi-chapter examsNotecard allowedGrade curvesShort essays

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

essays; notecards and curves are commonly reported.

Notecard on examsHard concept examsCurves

“Allowed one note card (front and back) for each test.”
PHIL150

“The , so you have to have a ”
PHILA150

Online

Online reviews emphasize hard quizzes, long papers, and .

Hard papersSlow quiz gradingAI accusation risk

“ and hard.”
PHIL150

“he will round up the grades, but seems like he rounds down instead.”
PHIL150

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Monge is a tough, but fair professor. The , so you have to have a and some practice with homework if you want an A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 44 philosophy and logic reviews, highlighting polarized teaching love/hate and heavy workload themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

66/100

“He is amazing, one of if not the so but as time goes by you get the hang of it”

⚠️ Recommendation Split

48/100

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📚 Course Difficulty

28/100

“Professor Monge's class was by far the hardest class I have EVER taken in my entire academic career.”

⚖️

42/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

students to succeed
We were laughing almost every lecture.
He's a yapper, beware.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Can't be lazy in his class if you want good grade!
SO HARD
If you do the reading and study then an A is attainable.

Theme 3

📕 About His Textbook

MAKES YOU PURCHASE HIS AWFUL TEXTBOOK
You HAVE to read the book if you want to pass
he writes his own book so forget that you could even get help from outside.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

44 reviews over many years with detailed, recurring themes on difficulty, his textbook, and polarized teaching quality support solid confidence.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 54

2 out of 51

1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

A 6 · A- 2

B range

B+ 2 · B 6 · B- 2

C range

C+ 2

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2

Michael Monge

x x x if you will read his book, do every exercise, and want real logic practice; avoid if you need a light gen-ed.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

⚠️ Recommendation Split

📚 Course Difficulty

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📕 About His Textbook

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will read his book, do every exercise, and want real logic practice; avoid if you need a light gen-ed.

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