AI Rate Professor

Economics

Jonathan Smith

ECON100 · MACROECON101 · ECON100DE · ECON102 · MICROECON102 · ECON101 · 107 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
69.57%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Great for self-paced online if ; if you want real lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught online platformExtra credit cushionHands-off email styleConnect or McGraw heavyStrong in-person lectures
  • Online econ is mostly textbook platforms with little professor interaction.
  • Independent students often call it an easy A with .
  • , and whiteboard teaching.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

organized students secure As, especially online.

Online Easy A claims dominate; as harder.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Concepts are standard intro econ; difficulty rises mainly from volume of reading and self-discipline, not obscure theory.

Online feels easier content-wise; in person can feel more rigorous.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

; many in-person and hybrid comments also treat presence as optional if work is done.

Online evidence is almost all optional; a minority of .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Nearly 70 percent would retake him when they want a .

; students needing guidance prefer in person or another professor.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Auto-graded platform work, retries, and heavy buffer grades.

Format shift

Online grading is more forgiving; cushion.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Manageable if paced, but , and .

Format shift

Compressed online terms feel heavier; regular terms are moderate for disciplined students.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Excellent whiteboard teaching in person, nearly invisible online beyond the platform.

Format shift

In-person teaching quality is high; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, problem sets, and a few unit exams dominate; little project work.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is passionate, funny, and , though tests can be hard and .

Main concern

Harder exams and .

What students said

“He's very passionate about Economics”
ECON102
“His lectures are very in depth”
ECON100
“ if you have studied your behind off”
ECON100

Remote format

Online

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online is asynchronous on McGraw/Connect or similar: and lots of .

Main concern

Minimal teaching or ; you must self-manage deadlines.

What students said

“You will be teaching yourself absolutely everything in this class”
ECON101
“Good class, easy to get an A”
ECON101
“Stay away. You do you class on McGraw Hill”
ECON101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are standard platform or classroom tests; friendly via retries and .

Platform auto-graded examsChapter quizzesExtra creditSome note-card allowances

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as hard, diagram-heavy, and based on lectures plus homework practice.

Hard examsDiagram focusedHomework practiceWhiteboard lectures
“ and he is straight up about it”
ECON102
“ if you have studied your behind off”
ECON100

Online

Online exams and quizzes run on Connect/McGraw/Cengage with limited attempts and syllabus-driven deadlines; .

McGraw Hill ConnectAuto-graded quizzesLimited attemptsExtra credit
“All of each unit material is all due together, don't procrastinate”
ECON101
“The quizzes and ”
ECON101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You will be teaching yourself absolutely everything in this class, there are or anything like that from him.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, contrasting self-paced online ease with . Credibility rating: High.

💻

56/100

“If teaching”

🅰️ Easy A Path

76/100

“Good class, easy to get an A”

📧

35/100

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🧑‍🏫 In-Person Strength

80/100

“Professor Smith was definitely one of !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Fully asynchronous class done via McGraw Hill Connect
  • He doesn't have slideshows. He goes off based his own knowledge

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy class, easy A. Just stay on track with homework and ur good
  • There were a few quizzes and an , and the answers were all in the textbook word for word
  • all of your note card

Theme 3

🛠️ About Course Design

  • Everything is included in an
  • You have to calculate your own grade in canvas
  • the course is fully taught and completed on connect so, you teach yourself

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

107

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with dense recent online detail and consistent self-taught versus lecture themes support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 555
4 out of 519
3 out of 514
2 out of 58
1 out of 512

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 8 · A 19

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2