William Phelps

OCE1 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 46/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you can sit through slow labs and busy work; final.

Best fit · Effort For RewardBoring lecturesBusy workTough finalFunny in classMixed grading

In-person students split between funny easy-to-follow lectures and boring busy-work complaints.
Online OCE1 has a brutal 185-question final and .
Most report A's but still , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Several students report A's, but online reviews describe a and .

; the online review stresses an impossible-feeling final.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Labs and math topics are manageable if you know the material, but quizzes and the .

Online difficulty and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

; only the online class reported attendance not mandatory.

Evidence of .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

; praise for humor and quizzes is offset by boring lectures, busy work, and online stress.

In-person split positive and negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Tags mix Graded by few things with ; grades include many A's but feel inconsistent.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Lots of quizzes, lab packets, papers, and busy work keep the load from being light.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some call him funny with ; others call him terrible, unresponsive, and lecture-heavy.

Format shift

In-person is mixed; online quality was rated 1.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Quizzes, midterms, and especially a .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some call lectures funny and ; others call lectures boring with busy work and .

Main concern

Inconsistent teaching quality and busy work that .

What students said

“lectures are easy to follow lots of quizzes but they really help when it comes to the final”
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“His lectures are so boring and he loves to assign busy work that has nothing to do with the and tests”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and a 185-question final that the student could not finish.

Main concern

and high stress with little support.

What students said

“the final exam for the class is 185 questions and you have 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete”
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Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are described as tough, with an online final of 185 questions in 2.5 hours.

Timed finalHigh question countTough quizzesTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person mentions quizzes that help for the final but also busy work misaligned with tests; .

Many quizzesFinal examBusy work mismatch

“lots of quizzes but they really help when it comes to the final”
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Online

Online final is 185 questions in 2 hours 30 minutes with tough quizzes.

185-question finalTimed 2.5 hoursTough quizzes

“ and the final exam for the class is 185 questions and you have 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ and I was not able to complete the final”
Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews (1 online, 3 in person), highlighting split teaching quality and . Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Professor Phelps was terrible! His lectures are so boring and he loves to assign busy work”

😂 Classroom Energy

70/100

“Very funny and will engage the class and tell jokes”

📝

25/100

“the final exam for the class is 185 questions and you have 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

lectures are easy to follow lots of quizzes
His lectures are so boring
Very funny and will engage the class and tell jokes

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

but fair
A

Theme 3

📧 About Support

will not make an effort to meet with you outside of the classroom

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only 4 reviews across 2021-2023 with split opinions and one online sample limit confidence.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 52

Course coverage

OCE14 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A 3

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

William Phelps

x x x x if you can sit through slow labs and busy work; x x x x x x x x final.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

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

😂 Classroom Energy

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📧 About Support

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 can sit through slow labs and busy work; final.

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