AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Brian Kobayashi

PHIL170 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you want an engaging philosophy class with and flexibility, but be ready to keep up with reading and homework.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyInteresting ClassesGroup ActivitiesFair GraderLate Work AcceptedSympathetic Teacher
  • Students describe Kobayashi as funny, engaging, and able to keep even long night classes interesting.
  • Philosophy content can be difficult, but he follows the book and gives students ways to catch up.
  • and flexible because he accepts late homework, though no is mentioned.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

An A is achievable with , and and late-work acceptance rather than easy shortcuts.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The course content is moderately difficult because students mention confusion, but his humor and book alignment make it manageable.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

70/100

and staying oriented, but students can catch up through the book if they miss class.

, and there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Students recommend him because he keeps class interesting, grades fairly, and is .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Grading is fair and somewhat lenient because , but he does not give .

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Workload

Moderate

62/100

The workload is moderate, with , and a need to keep up.

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All .

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Students say he is funny, engaging, sympathetic, and able to keep long classes interesting.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

, and activities more than exams.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews describe an engaging, activity-based class with , and moderately difficult material.

Main concern

Missing class can leave students behind because the course relies on group interaction and .

What students said

“He keeps the class interesting, so you're really never board.”
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“Read the book and keep up with homework.”
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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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Reviews do not clearly .

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, open-book status, or .

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Great and funny teacher. The subject was pretty difficult to understand for me but he is very sympathetic if you don't get it at first.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“He keeps the class interesting, so you're really never board.”

⚖️

78/100

“ and allows you to turn in .”

📚 Course Difficulty

52/100

“The subject was pretty difficult to understand for me but he is very sympathetic if you don't get it at first.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great and funny teacher.
  • He keeps the class interesting, so you're really never board.

Theme 2

📚 About Work and Difficulty

  • Read the book and keep up with homework.
  • If you miss a day, you're a bit loss but he follows the book pretty closely so you can read and catch up.

Theme 3

⚖️ About Flexibility

  • and allows you to turn in .
  • He does not give out but does accept late work.

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

45/100

Evidence confidence

Only 2 reviews are available, and both are positive but too few to establish strong reliability.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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