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Philosophy

Donny Swanson

PHILO101 · PHIL101 · PHI101 · PHILO5202 · PHILIOSPHY100 · PHILOSOPHY115 · PHILG101 · LOGIC115 · PHIL115 · PHIL100 · PHILG115 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
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Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Take Swanson if you like laid-back discussion classes and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLaid BackFunny LecturesMixed ClarityBook-Based TestsAttendance Matters
  • Students often find Swanson friendly, funny, and relaxed, but teaching clarity is inconsistent.
  • The class is usually passable, yet an A , and test preparation.
  • Several reviews criticize rushed lectures, weak organization, and limited discussion depth.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is possible with , and test preparation, but several students say tests and .

All grade-effort evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

67/100

Intro philosophy content is often described as manageable, but .

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Multiple students say he takes roll or , so skipping class is risky.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and approachable, but recurring complaints about rushing and clarity lower confidence.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

60/100

Some reviews mention and grade breaks, but others say A or B grades are hard because tests are specific.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

78/100

, and tests, though reading is important for success.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

He is often seen as entertaining and helpful, but reviews repeatedly flag rushed, unclear, or .

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades appear and reading-based preparation.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but lean positive, with students praising his humor and approachability while warning about rushed lectures and .

Main concern

Teaching clarity varies, and tests can feel harder than the relaxed class tone suggests.

What students said

“He has no problem explaining till you do.”
PHIL101
“He doesn't teach his material well, rather he rushes everything and expects you to understand right away.”
PHILO101
“the for the material.”
PHIL101

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

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Reviews describe mostly standard test-based assessment, with some hard or specific tests and occasional no-final or extra-credit comments.

Book-Based TestsMultiple TestsNo Final MentionedExtra Credit Questions

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention tests from the , and bonus questions, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Book-Based TestsMultiple TestsNo Final MentionedExtra Credit Questions
“4 Tests and 1 Paper. and but his first test is very hard.”
PHI101
“ coming to class.”
PHIL101
“Bonus easy .”
PHIL101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ , and it isn't hard at all.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“He has no problem explaining till you do.”

📚 Grade Effort

62/100

“it's really hard to get an A or B in his class.”

⚖️ Assessment Style

55/100

“the for the material.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The class is very entertaining ( i never fell asleep)
  • He does a .
  • teachign style is always rush and unclear.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I didn't open my book once and I got an A.
  • if you work the problems in the back you'll have an A+
  • it's really hard to get an A or B in his class.

Theme 3

📝

  • Takes roll every class.
  • coming to class.
  • !!! Its the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-nine in-person reviews across several years provide rich, varied, and reasonably consistent evidence despite no online reviews.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 59
3 out of 57
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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PHILO1012 reviews
LOGIC1151 review
PHI1011 review
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Reported outcomes

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3 reported outcomes

A range

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A- 1

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1