Sam Russo

PHILOSOPHY8 · PHIL8 · PHIL3AND10 · PHIL1 · PHILO1 · PHILO8 · PHIL2 · PHIL10 · PHIL · PHILOSOPHY · PHIL3 · ANCHIST · PHILOSOPHY2 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 46/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you can learn from readings independently and are comfortable with a funny but .

Best fit · Self Taught ProFunny but distractingDisorganized lecturesHard examsRequires self-studyPolarizing teacher

Students split sharply between loving his humor and feeling he does not teach clearly.
and homework, but as hard and grade-heavy.
and tolerate tangents.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible, but comments repeatedly say students , and .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The philosophy material becomes harder over time, and for many students.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

46/100

his humor, while many others strongly warn against taking him.

Recommendation and is highly divided.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Grades appear strict because , and grades based mainly on tests.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Homework and reading are not always collected, but students say they are necessary for understanding and test success.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload, with no online workload evidence.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

His teaching is polarizing, with some students calling him helpful and fascinating while and disorganized.

Format shift

All and shows strong disagreement.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Several reviews say grades depend heavily on three tests or .

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

humor and personality help some students but distract others from learning.

Main concern

Many students say lectures drift into jokes and tangents, leaving them to teach themselves.

What students said

“I had to .”
PHIL10

“ so easy if you read the book and .”
PHIL8

“HORRIBLE TEACHER! MAKES CORNY JOKES. HE IS EXTREMELY HARD AND DISORGANIZED.”
PHIL10

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews describe exam-heavy grading with difficult tests for many students, though some say exams are fair if you read and study.

Hard ExamsThree-Test Grade StructureNon-Cumulative Final MentionedReading-Based Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

prepared students but and grades based mainly on three tests.

Hard ExamsThree-Test Grade StructureNon-Cumulative Final MentionedReading-Based Exams

“ .”
PHIL8

“there are ”
PHILO1

“Extremely difficult exames”
PHIL8

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I had to .”
Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and classroom style. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“ class is over.”

📈 Grade Effort

38/100

“Expect some effort for an A.”

⚖️

35/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very helpful and knowledgeable.
He does not explain he just goes off on tangents until class is over.
want to learn

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

so easy if you read the book and .
Expect some effort for an A.
He dosent help you and the grade is based only on 3 exams.

Theme 3

❤️ About Classroom Personality

This prof was so cool.
Fun teacher. Not too tough.
The man can't complete a sentence without including some sexual innuendo or potty reference.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 28 reviews over several years give detailed and consistent evidence of a polarizing in-person experience.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511

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1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

D range results lead the reported letter grades.

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Sam Russo

x x x if you can learn from readings independently and are comfortable with a funny but x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Grade Effort

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Classroom Personality

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Course coverage

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if you can learn from readings independently and are comfortable with a funny but .

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