AI Rate Professor

Economics

Ralph Lewis

ECON185 · MACROECON · ECO180 · ECON · ECON180 · ECONA180 · BUS180 · 55 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Only take him if you will teach yourself from the study guide and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtremely BoringMassive CurveMandatory AttendanceSelf-Study RequiredOutdated Lectures
  • Lectures are widely described as monotone, outdated, and unhelpful.
  • and can turn hard tests into passable or high grades.
  • and point deductions.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Monster curves (sometimes ~76% = A) plus and study-guide-heavy tests make high grades reachable with self-study.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is dense, outdated, and hard without heavy textbook and study-guide work; .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Attendance sheets, locked doors for lateness, and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students would not take him again due to boring outdated lectures despite the .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

.g., 50% as C, mid-70s as A) and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Frequent exams, thick reading, study guides, and optional but .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Students consistently call lectures monotone, outdated PowerPoints with .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

; homework is secondary to study guides and curves.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Large in-person econ lectures are boring and outdated, but and .

Main concern

, and sleep-inducing lectures frustrate most students.

What students said

“his curve is ridiculous, 76% was the minimum for an A when I had his class.”
ECON180
“He is absolutely boring. He lectures the whole class session without answering any questions.”
ECON180
“show up every time or !! never be tardy!!”
ECON180

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

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Hard multiple-choice tests drawn heavily from study guides, softened by a .

Multiple ChoiceStudy Guide HeavyMassive CurveExtra CreditFrequent Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are frequent multiple-choice tests largely from the study guide with a and .

Multiple ChoiceStudy Guide HeavyMassive CurveExtra Credit
“75% of the questions on the , his curve is ridiculous, 76% was the minimum for an A when I had his class.”
ECON180
“There is an . (get to drop 1)”
ECON180

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“he's boring, he's monotone, econ isn't that . Good news: 75% of the questions on the , his curve is ridiculous, 76% was the minimum for an A when I had his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and massive curves. Credibility rating: High.

😴 Teaching Quality

30/100

“It's like listening to Charlie Browns Parents for 3 hrs. Wawawawawawa!”

📈

78/100

“his curve is ridiculous, 76% was the minimum for an A when I had his class.”

🚪

12/100

“If you are late to class he locks you out.”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are extremely boring and don't relate to the tests.
  • He just goes through a powerpoint each week.
  • THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THIS CLASS, I MISSED GETTING A "C" BY 3 POINTS, AND HE WOULDN'T GIVE IT TO ME.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I did no extra credit and I got an A. Class isn't easy, but if you do the study guides and you'll be fine.
  • 50% is a C.
  • MOST OF .

Theme 3

🚪

  • show up every time or !! never be tardy!!
  • He locks you out if you're late.
  • you have

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

55

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning 2003-2010 with highly , and attendance support high credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
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3 out of 517
2 out of 511
1 out of 517

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