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Anthropology

Matthew Davidson

ANTHRO190 · ANTH100 · ANTHA190 · ANTH190 · ANT190 · ANTHLING · ANTHR190 · 88 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you are interested in linguistics and ready for dense lectures with limited hand-holding.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture heavyMonotone deliveryLinguistics focusedStudy guides helpPolarizing difficulty
  • Students who love languages often rave about depth and knowledge
  • Many non-majors find him dry, , and GPA-risky
  • Homework, discussions, and a

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

50/100

Some students get easy As with notes and study guides, while others call it a GPA dropper without constant effort.

Online students often report high grades with self-study; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Content is approachable for language fans but dense and .

Online feels more self-taught; and IPA/linguistics density.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that skipping class hurts because notes and lectures carry the course.

; online attendance notes are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

and unless required.

Online recommendations are cooler due to low teaching presence; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some report tough grading and hard markdowns, while and study guides make As reachable.

Format shift

Online comments mention ; in-person comments are more mixed.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and two exams rather than endless busywork.

Format shift

Online modules emphasize readings and multi-hour assignment effort.

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

, but delivery is often called dry, fast, or for beginners.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is higher; online reviews criticize missing lectures and weak contact.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Courses usually blend several graded assignments or and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are split between brilliant engaging linguistics mentor and boring monotone teacher who assumes prior knowledge.

Main concern

Dense material and dry delivery can tank grades for students without language interest.

What students said

“His introduction to linguistics class was amazing.”
ANTH190
“This class was unreasonably hard. I had no clue what was going on even when I studied hard”
ANTH190
“ and open note.”
ANTHA190

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students often say there are few or no real lectures, so and support.

Main concern

Minimal instructional presence online and .

What students said

“the whole class is reading and teaching yourself the material. Minimal effort on professor's end.”
ANT190
“it is nearly impossible to contact him”
ANT190
“there were no video lectures so it was a bit hard to understand the concepts”
ANTH190

Exam style

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Multiple reviews say exams follow study guides or are .

Open note examsStudy guidesOnline examsHomework heavy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and hybrid-era comments mention open-note online exams and study-guide-aligned tests.

Open noteStudy guidesMidterm and final
“ and open note.”
ANTHA190
“ .”
ANTHRO190

Online

Online comments and assignments than strict proctoring details.

Self-taught readingAssignments and exams
“8 assignments, 1 quiz, 2 exams, and discussion posts”
ANTH190

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“IF YOU DO NOT .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting fit for linguistics, delivery, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Subject Fit Matters

50/100

“Fascinating, informative course-- especially since my major (SLP) has a lot to do with the subject”

😴 Delivery Style

40/100

“Hes very boring and monotone and he goes by everything so fast”

📝

68/100

“ and open note”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is an expert and knows so much about this field
  • his teaching style is quite dry and monotonous
  • !), patient, kind

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • not an easy A
  • GPA Dropper for sure
  • An A is easy as long as you come to class and pay close attention

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

88

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years give a large, consistent picture of a polarizing linguistics professor with stable recurring themes.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 538
4 out of 516
3 out of 58
2 out of 59
1 out of 517

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3