Donovan Muir

PHIL100 · PHIL113 · PHIL111 · PHIL200 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 66/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 77.78%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you enjoy sharp lectures and will actually read and write carefully, not if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious LecturerTough GraderLecture HeavyPassionateTest Heavy

Students love his humor and passionate philosophy lectures.
Getting an A is hard because grading and .
Attendance and attention matter; he is strict about phones and classroom focus.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many say Bs are realistic if you pay attention, but As are , and .

One online section reported an easy A with ; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Philosophy concepts can confuse, but lectures and study guides make the material understandable if you keep up.

Online difficulty varies by section; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skipping is a path to failing the course.

; some online sections were more flexible.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Students recommend him for engaging lectures despite strictness and .

Online and ; a vocal minority strongly would not.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Common tags and comments call him a , and .

Format shift

when quizzes are easy.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Usually a handful of assignments and tests rather than constant busywork, but reading and .

Format shift

Some online weeks are very light; paper-heavy sections feel heavier.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

He is widely praised as , and passionate, with complaints mainly about strictness and rants.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong in both formats; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades often hinge on a small set of tests and .

Format shift

Online still uses exams and written assignments; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person he is entertaining but strict, lecture heavy, and often nitpicky about participation and phones.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Hard to get an A though. .”
PHIL100

“he would stop his entire class just to wring out a student for looking at their phone.”
PHIL111

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online can feel manageable with prerecorded lectures, limited exams, and .

Main concern

and some tests remain tricky.

What students said

“Spent maybe 30 minutes per week on his class and passed with >100%.”
PHIL200

“ , but it's bc he expects you to really read the material he provides”
PHIL111

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams can be tricky and not always multiple choice, though study guides and sometimes help.

Tricky TestsEssay HeavyStudy GuidesPop QuizzesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and high stakes under a low total-point system.

Test HeavyTricky Non-MC TestsPop QuizzesFew Total Points

“they're tricky and not multiple choice.”
PHIL113

“There are bad grades, only 100 in total.”
PHIL100

Online

Online sections use a few exams and written assignments; one section had very easy quizzes and lots of .

Limited ExamsWritten AssignmentsEasy Quizzes In Some SectionsExtra Credit

“There were only 4 exams & 4 assignments.”
PHIL111

“Tons of opportunities for and .”
PHIL200

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Extremely knowledgeable and entertaining lecturer.”
Voice snapshots generated from 21 philosophy reviews, balancing and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎤 Entertaining Lectures

86/100

“LOVE this professor!! He is hilarious, and passionate about philosophy.”

📉 Hard To Get An A

38/100

“Hard to get an A though.”

👮 Strict Classroom Control

25/100

“he would stop his entire class just to wring out a student for looking at their phone.”

👍

72/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Extremely knowledgeable and entertaining lecturer.
He makes it easy to understand and .
he rambles... a LOT.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

Theme 3

📚 About Class Culture

He's not afraid to tell you his view on politics, marriage, or religion
Skip class? You won't pass.
He's super strict, it was a class that made me angry

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

21 detailed reviews across online and in-person philosophy courses show consistent patterns on lectures, strictness, and grading.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59

4 out of 57

3 out of 53

2 out of 50

1 out of 52

Course coverage

PHIL1009 reviews

PHIL2005 reviews

PHIL1114 reviews

PHIL1133 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 2

B range

B+ 4 · B 4

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

D+ 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Rather not say 1

Donovan Muir

x x if you enjoy sharp lectures and will actually read and write carefully, not if you need an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

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.

🎤 Entertaining Lectures

📉 Hard To Get An A

👮 Strict Classroom Control

👍 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

📚 About Class Culture

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you enjoy sharp lectures and will actually read and write carefully, not if you need an easy A.

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