David Ring

PHILO150 · MATH220 · PHIL220 · PHIL165 · PHILA150 · PHIL118 · PHILO100 · EPIST165 · PHILA220 · PHILA165 · PHIL150 · EPISTEMOLOGY · PHIL165A · A150 · MATHA220 · PHIL100 · 138 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 82/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you want a transformative philosophy or logic experience and will work hard; skip if you only want an easy GE A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate philosophy geniusEntertaining but hardPractice tests and retakesMind-blowing lecturesNot an easy A

Widely seen as one of OCC's smartest, funniest, and most dedicated philosophy instructors.
Material is genuinely hard; success requires reading, notes, and .
, and office help reward effort, while a minority dislike rambling or tough wording.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A , and study; several students call it the hardest work they did for a grade.

; no online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Philosophy and symbolic logic content is dense, abstract, and often described as one of the harder classes on campus.

; no online reviews exist.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

86/100

Overwhelming praise calls him a you put in the work.

; no online reviews exist.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

, and helpful office hours balance against picky wording and strict expectations.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Reading, quizzes, papers, and but not always overwhelming load.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

Students rave about clarity, passion, humor, and willingness to help, with only scattered complaints of rambling.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, midterms, finals, and papers dominate; and practice.

Format shift

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person philosophy and symbolic logic with energetic lectures, quizzes, papers, practice tests, and challenging but .

Main concern

and dense material can tank grades even for students who attend and study.

What students said

“Hands down the . He is retiring this year. . Your mind will be blown daily.”
EPISTEMOLOGY

“Not an easy A, but still a great class.”
PHIL100

“If you attend the class and actually listen then you should get an A or B no problem.”
PHIL150

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often multiple choice or T/F with ; but still feel tough.

Practice testsMultiple choice and true/falseOccasional test retakesPapers plus finals

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams commonly include practice tests, T/F or multiple choice, papers, and .

Practice tests before examsTrue/false heavy quizzesEarly test retakes in some sections

“The first 2 and he takes the .”
PHIL150

“ . All multiple choices with true and false questions.”
PHIL150

“Practice tests. enough said”
MATH220

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Hands down the . Your mind will be blown daily. His class is by no means easy, but the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, emphasizing transformative teaching against genuine course difficulty. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Dr. Ring is an amazing philosophy teacher! and helpful and nice!”

🧠 Real Challenge

34/100

“This is one of the hardest classes OCC offers, so if you interested in philosophy.”

👍

86/100

“If he !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is to the point and humor
Makes the information make sense without going overboard
his lectures are and many of us felt that

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Not an easy A, but still a great class
I put in hard work and came out with an A
It was the hares I have ever worked for an A but

Theme 3

📝 About Assessments

there are 6 quizzes, 1 test, 1 midterm, 1 final, and 2 papers
The first 2

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

138

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews over many years consistently describe high teaching quality and real academic challenge, giving strong confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 566

4 out of 536

3 out of 517

2 out of 510

1 out of 59

Course coverage

PHIL15013 reviews

PHIL1659 reviews

PHIL1006 reviews

PHIL1184 reviews

MATH2203 reviews

Show 11 more courses

A1502 reviews

MATHA2202 reviews

PHIL2202 reviews

PHILO1002 reviews

EPIST1651 review

EPISTEMOLOGY1 review

PHIL165A1 review

PHILA1501 review

PHILA1651 review

PHILA2201 review

PHILO1501 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

0 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

David Ring

x x if you want a transformative philosophy or logic experience and will work hard; skip if you only want an easy GE A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🧠 Real Challenge

👍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Assessments

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want a transformative philosophy or logic experience and will work hard; skip if you only want an easy GE A.

👍