Dwight Furrow

102A · PHIL101 · PHIL102A · PHILSECT · PHIL102A102B · PHIL126 · PHIL102 · PHI102A · PHIL02A · PHILO102B · PHIL110 · PHIL102B · PHILO102A · PHIL108 · 84 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 33.33%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if and will never skip; skip online unless you handle dense reading alone.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture HeavyCritical Thinking FocusReading IntensiveTough TestsClear Feedback Split

, and engage with philosophy.
Tests and writing responses drive grades; .
Online sections are more mixed, with organization and dense lecture-document complaints.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

46/100

An A is realistic with perfect notes and attendance, but , and strict grading block casual easy As.

In-person reviews say note-taking yields As; online and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and long lectures make the intellectual load clearly above light intro fare.

Online students often call materials harder to parse; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and you will not pass because .

; online flags are mixed or unspecified.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

High praise for intelligence and learning and complaints about boredom and .

; recent and online reviews are more polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Papers are sometimes called lenient, but exams and and .

Format shift

Online reviews more often say tough or arbitrary; .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

and long lectures matter more than endless homework, with a few major tests and a term paper common.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize reading; online adds dense lecture documents and midweek due dates.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many students call him knowledgeable, clear, and transformative for critical thinking, while a vocal minority finds him dry or unhelpful.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is broader; online organization complaints pull the blend down slightly.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grade , and one substantial paper more than daily busywork.

Format shift

; online stresses writing exams and few high-stakes items.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students often call him knowledgeable and clear if you attend and ; critics find lectures dry, boring, or too hard.

Main concern

Attendance and note-taking are essential; dry lecture style turns off passive students.

What students said

“His lectures are long but everything that is on the .”
PHIL102B

“Show up everyday; participate when appropriate (easy to do so); ; re-read your notes, and you'll get an A.”
PHIL102A

“The class was so boring I stopped attending, also everyday seems like a repeat of the last time”
PHIL101

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online experiences range from fair grader with helpful feedback to unorganized midweek deadlines, long word-document lectures, and .

Main concern

Dense written lectures and .

What students said

“He grades extremely fairly, while and .”
PHI102A

“Professor Furrow's and many deadlines are in the middle of the week.”
PHIL102A

“ . Intro class with advanced expectations.”
102A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often writing-heavy and tricky; , but reviews do not prove uniform proctoring policy.

Writing response testsOpen book/note (some sections)Cumulative finalPop quizzes riskLecture-based exams

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, can be open book or open note, and reward strong notes despite difficulty.

Open book/noteLecture-based testsCumulative finalTough but fair if prepared

“The so if you want the book, this is the only time it is useful.”
PHIL102B

“Most of the grade is from 3 or 4 tests, which were somewhat difficult, and a 6 page term paper, which he grades leniently.”
PHIL102A

Online

Online comments describe writing tests, hard exams, and Browser proof.

Writing testsHard examsShort test windowsQuizzes

“Quizzes can help you pull back some easy points but the course.”
PHI102A

“the tests only have a 24 hour window and are a huge portion of your grade.”
PHIL102A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Show up everyday; participate when appropriate; ; re-read your notes, and you'll get an A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (8 online, 42 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Depth

72/100

“Dwight Furrow is a fantastic professor. He is very knowledgeable and structures his class in a brilliant way.”

📖 Reading & Lectures

34/100

“get ready to re-read things a few times.”

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58/100

“The so if you want the book, this is the only time it is useful.”

⚠️ Online Caution

40/100

“ . Intro class with advanced expectations.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is extremely intelligent and a great lecturer
lectures are so dry
Clarifies the complicated material well

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Not an easy A but not a hard one either

Theme 3

📚 About Work Habits

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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with consistent themes on lectures, attendance, and some polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 547

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3 out of 59

2 out of 57

1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

B 3

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2

Dwight Furrow

x x x if x x x x x and will never skip; skip online unless you handle dense reading alone.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

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 Depth

📖 Reading & Lectures

🧪 x x

⚠️ Online Caution

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Work Habits

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 and will never skip; skip online unless you handle dense reading alone.

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