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Philosophy

Kevin Maroufkhani

HUM10 · PHIL10 · PHI10 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if and reading-heavy philosophy; skip if you want tight lectures and light work.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate philosophyTangent-prone lecturesGet ready to readAccommodating graderPolarizing style
  • Strong love-or-hate split with many 5s and several harsh 1s
  • and conceptual lectures; rewarding if you engage
  • Accommodating on rewrites and zeros, but few high-stakes grades can tank you

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is common if you read, participate, and use resubmits, but sparse high-stakes grades and conceptual material still require real effort.

In-person evidence dominates; online ranges from easy .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro philosophy content is conceptual with and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

because lectures carry the course even when not strictly enforced.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and clarity, but a loud minority warn about boring tangents and harsh grade risk.

In-person PHI lean positive; one online HUM review strongly advises against.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students note resubmits, no pure zeros, and recovery chances, though few graded items raise stakes.

Format shift

Leniency clearer in PHI than in the busy online HUM complaint.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Lots of reading and writing or discussion posts; not crushing for all, but heavy for students seeking light GE.

Format shift

Online HUM described as overwhelming papers; .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Many call him passionate, witty, and insightful; others say he rambles, talks down, or is .

Format shift

Polarization is mainly in-person; online sample is small and split.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of quizzes, few tests, writing, and .

Format shift

Online adds weekly essays and discussions; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

as accessible, funny, and inspiring, with some students calling lectures rambling and .

Main concern

Tangents and few graded items mean a .

What students said

“ and has the .”
PHI10
“He is a nice guy but does not stop talking and doesn't even stay on topic.”
PHI10
“He is very forgiving on the writing assessments since he lets you fix any mistakes”
PHI10

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

one strong PHI praise for accommodation, one strong HUM busy-work complaint, mixed difficulty.

Main concern

World Religions online and busy work.

What students said

“Great professor as long as you do the work he assigns you will pass easily. He doesn't give zeroes in this class the lowest you can get is 50%”
PHIL10
“he gives tooo much busy work. He has us write pointless 600 word essays every week”
HUM10

Exam style

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Tests and quizzes are multiple choice when mentioned, with writing and participation also counting; .

Multiple choice quizzesFew high-stakes testsWriting assessmentsParticipation

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes plus writing, with few graded items so each matters.

Multiple choice testsQuiz heavyWriting assessmentsFew graded items
“Only a and .”
PHI10
“ and there aren't many so if you do bad on 1, it drops your grade severely.”
PHIL10

Online

Online comments mention exams plus weekly essays and .

Weekly essaysDiscussion postsExams
“On top of the essays, he has you do discussions Inquizitive & an .”
HUM10
“Overall, there , and some at the end.”
PHI10

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I'm happy I took Dr. M for my first philosophy class. If . and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews with and a small online set. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Passion

74/100

“You can tell he loves what he teaches and really wants to inspire his students to think more critically.”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“Dr Maroufkhani is one of the .”

📖 Reading Load

42/100

“There is a ton of reading and .”

⚠️ Polarizing Lectures

35/100

“Most boring lectures and might as well teach yourself.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Hilarious, Quizzical, Intelligent, witty
  • He tends to go off on tangents
  • passionate about what he teaches

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy class if you do all the work
  • He doesn't give zeroes
  • 68%

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He cares about his students
  • very accommodating and understanding
  • real gem and cares a lot

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

20 reviews with but polarized extremes and only 3 online samples reduce consistency.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

PHI1012 reviews
PHIL105 reviews
HUM103 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 2 · A 9

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1