William Hyde

PHIL101 · PHIL115OL · PHIL118 · PHIL101115 · PHILOSOPHY115 · LOGICC · PHIL · PHILL115 · PHILPHIL · G115 · PHIL115 · PHILG115 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 22/100
RMP rating: 2.6/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you are comfortable teaching yourself difficult philosophy material and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing instructionQuiz heavyHeavy workloadSelf-taught courseDifficult concepts

Many students describe the material as difficult and the instruction as .
The course is quiz and , and finals.
A few students found the , but the overall tone is strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting an A , and strong self-study, with only a few older reviews calling it easy.

Online evidence is harsher about A difficulty, while in-person evidence includes a few manageable or easy outcomes but .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

27/100

Students repeatedly describe philosophy and logic concepts as , and easy to fall behind in.

Both formats describe difficult content, but online reviews emphasize self-teaching more strongly.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

One in-person tag says skipping class means failing, and the course structure and tests.

Attendance evidence mainly comes from in-person reviews, while online reviews show .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students warn against taking him because they find the , and the support weak.

Online reviews are especially negative, and in-person reviews are mixed but still contain many strong avoidance warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and , though a few students say reading carefully makes passing possible.

Format shift

Online reviews suggest A grades are very hard, while reports.

Workload

Heavy

18/100

Students describe , and repeated reading.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work, with online accelerated classes sounding especially intense.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students often call him confusing, boring, unhelpful, or and fairness.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize lack of help and self-teaching, while lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

The course is , and finals rather than broad assignment work.

Format shift

Both formats describe quiz and test-heavy assessment.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but lean negative, with repeated complaints about boring lectures, hard material, and difficult tests.

Main concern

Students report and a high study burden for tests and quizzes.

What students said

“4-5 mini quizzes plus one major quiz which is a 70 questions combined each week will kill you!”
G115

“The ...even when you study.”
PHIL115

“his class isn't easy but if you pay attention and read each section about three or four times, you should pass with a B.”
PHIL101

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly , and heavy quiz pressure.

Main concern

Students often felt unsupported and and difficult concepts.

What students said

“If teach yourself.”
G115

“Mini-quizzes are all the time, and and finals.”
G115

“if you put in the effort you could get a B, an A is pretty much impossbile”
PHIL115

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews clearly show frequent quizzes and exams, with a few older comments mentioning open-book online tests but .

Frequent QuizzesMajor QuizzesMidtermFinalSome Open-Book Tests

Assessment risk

Varies

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and finals, with a few comments explicitly saying some tests were open book or reused quiz questions.

Mini-QuizzesMajor QuizzesMidtermFinalOpen-Book Tests

“ .”
PHIL115

“30 mini quizes, 6 major quizes(drop lowest), and the .”
PHIL115

Online

Online reviews clearly , and finals, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Mini-QuizzesMajor QuizzesMidtermFinal

“Mini-quizzes are all the time, and and finals.”
G115

“ .. STAY AWAY.”
G115

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If teach yourself.”
Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“ and confusing.”

📚 Workload Pressure

18/100

“4-5 mini quizzes plus one major quiz which is a 70 questions combined each week will kill you!”

👍 Recommendation Risk

18/100

“Worst. Teacher. Ever. .. STAY AWAY.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He would not respond to emails, and if he did it was often with a no brainer"
BORRRING! Unbelievable.
He is hard, a ... but !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if you put in the effort you could get a B, an A is pretty much impossbile
It is possible to achieve a good grade but you will study like crazy!
easy class, just read the book.

Theme 3

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The midterm and as on the major quizzes and practice quizzes
He gives you all of the quiz and test questions in his $10 book.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The judgment is based on 37 reviews over many years with , and .

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 515

2 out of 55

1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

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William Hyde

Avoid unless you are comfortable teaching yourself difficult philosophy material and x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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 Quality

📚 Workload Pressure

👍 Recommendation Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

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D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you are comfortable teaching yourself difficult philosophy material and .

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