AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Doug Hill

PHIL12PHIL1 · PHIL01 · PHIL1 · PHIL12 · PHILPHIL · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want a fair philosophy teacher who helps, but do not expect an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFair but ToughHard TestsHelpful Office HoursNot an Easy APolarizing Lectures
  • Grading is fair with , but an A requires real work
  • Tests and logic content are the
  • Students split hard on lecture clarity versus subject difficulty

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

and fair grading exist, but comments stress you must legitimately earn an A through homework, essays, and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Logic and philosophy content plus difficult tests make the material intellectually demanding for most students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Students report roll taken twice per class, pop quizzes on the syllabus, and pressure to attend every session.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About half praise his brilliance and help, while others call lectures incomprehensible and the class not worth it.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Described as fair with , but missing major write-ups or .

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Workload

Heavy

36/100

and finals, plus lecture write-ups create a heavy load.

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Many call him brilliant and helpful, but others find lectures sleep-inducing or unclear and rely on the book.

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of , and high-stakes midterms and finals.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Philosophy and Logic courses feel rigorous: hard tests, homework, and and fair grading for students who show up and study.

Main concern

and uneven lecture clarity can sink unprepared students.

What students said

“Don't expect an easy A, you will have to legitimately earn it.”
PHIL12PHIL1
“The the concepts well either.”
PHIL1
“You do have to show up and pay attention, but if you ever have questions Professor Hill will always answer them.”
PHIL12

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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Tests are repeatedly called very hard and get tougher over the term, with .

Hard MidtermsHard FinalsStudy RequiredIn-Person Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals are described as very hard; students must study heavily and use the textbook.

Hard MidtermsHard FinalsIncreasing Difficulty
“The the concepts well either.”
PHIL1
“I would say the most difficult part about this class is the tests.”
PHIL12

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Don't expect an easy A, you will have to legitimately earn it. Smart man and I'm glad to have had him as a professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting polarized teaching quality and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Doug Hill is a fantastic professor. Brilliant guy.”

📈 Difficulty & Grades

38/100

“Don't expect an easy A, you will have to legitimately earn it.”

🧪

38/100

“The the concepts well either.”

🤝 Helpfulness

70/100

“if you ever have questions Professor Hill will always answer them, he wants you to understand the material.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Brilliant guy
  • He made it really interesting
  • incomprehensible/sleep-inducing lectures
  • he just goes right off of that

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Don't expect an easy A
  • This is a tough class
  • If you do the work, your A is assured
  • The

Theme 3

📅

  • Takes role 2 times per class
  • requires an
  • Offers

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed but older reviews (2012-2014) show consistent difficulty themes yet polarized quality, limiting certainty.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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