Daniel Phillips

ECON100 · MICROECON · ECON105SUMMER · MACROECON · ECON105 · ECON101 · ECONOMICS · ECON · ECON100C · ECON105C · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 33/100
RMP rating: 2.3/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

Take Phillips only if you can teach yourself from the book and and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesBoring deliveryOpen-book examsExtra creditHard to follow

Many students say , and disconnected from exams.
Open-book exams and help some students survive despite weak teaching.
advice to take another professor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Getting a strong grade seems possible with reading, open-book exams, and , but unclear teaching and .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The economics content becomes harder because , and exams that do not match class well.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

28/100

Most students do not recommend him because they find him boring, confusing, and .

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Open-book exams and help, but students also , and one rigid grading scale.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

58/100

The workload sounds manageable with worksheets, videos, little homework, and reading, but students .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Students repeatedly say he knows economics but , and does not answer questions clearly.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades appear to involve quizzes, tests, essays, worksheets, reading, and rather than one single assessment type.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews repeatedly describe confusing, boring lectures with and .

Main concern

Students often say his explanations do not prepare them well for quizzes and exams.

What students said

“he is vague, and does not help students.”
ECON100

“ .”
ECON100C

“ !”
MACROECON

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The because several students mention open-book or open-note exams, but and difficulty are still concerns.

Open-book examsOpen-note examsExtra creditBook-based tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly mention open-book or open-note exams, while other comments say tests can be hard or based on the book.

Open-book examsOpen-note examsHard examsBook-based tests

“ .”
ECON100C

“He does and offers so you can get through the class ok.”
ECON105

“ quizzes(easy).”
MICROECON

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Nice guy, but not very good at explaining things.”
Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“Nice guy, but not very good at explaining things.”

👍 Recommendation Level

28/100

“ if you can.”

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45/100

“He does and offers so you can get through the class ok.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures are and don't help much.
, and unhelpful.
. extremely slow and monotone speaker.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

and read
Very rigid with .
quizzes(easy).

Theme 3

📝 About Class Structure

Workload is pretty reasonable- lot of in-class worksheets and videos.
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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is credible because 22 in-person reviews over many years and mixed grading support.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 50

3 out of 53

2 out of 58

1 out of 57

Course coverage

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ECON100C3 reviews

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Reported outcomes

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Daniel Phillips

Take Phillips only if you can teach yourself from the book and x x x x x x x and x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Avoid

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In person

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Level

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Class Structure

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Quality ratings

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Take Phillips only if you can teach yourself from the book and and .

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