AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

John Birmingham

PHILMO7 · M07 · LOGICPHSO · PHILM03 · INTROPHIL · PHILMO1 · PHIL7169 · M09 · PHILO07 · PHILM02 · LOGICFALL · PHILM01 · M01 · PHILOM01A · COS126 · PHILM09 · PHILM08 · PHILM07 · PHIL230 · 92 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
38.1%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if and tests; he is kind but lectures often wander.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyOff-topic ramblingNice guyGraded by few thingsMonotone but knowledgeable
  • nice and knowledgeable versus boring, rambling, hard-to-note lectures.
  • Grades often rest on a few tests and , so missing lecture cues hurts.
  • Logic sections get better praise for structure and dropped lowest test; intro philosophy is rockier.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

A is common if you attend, read, and study for a ; material mismatch with lectures can still sink grades.

Online evidence is sparse and mixed; in person depends heavily on note-taking for tests.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Intro philosophy content is standard but and vague lectures raise perceived difficulty; logic is harder conceptually.

; online reviews are too few to generalize.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; tests.

; online is usually optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Would-take-again is low and , yet long-term fans praise patience and .

Online sample is tiny and mixed; in-person recommendation strongly depends on course (logic vs intro).

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

and offers , but tests can feel mismatched with lectures and some call tough grader.

Format shift

In ; online grading details are thin.

Workload

Light

68/100

; main load is reading and studying for a handful of exams.

Format shift

In ; online can be read-heavy with little structure.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Knowledgeable and kind, but frequent complaints about monotone, off-topic rambling, and poor structure.

Format shift

Online teaching presence is weak; in person quality varies by course and year.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Many sections grade mainly on a few midterms and a .

Format shift

In ; online mentions tests and reading with sparse detail.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person he is repeatedly called a hard; logic courses fare better than intro.

Main concern

Off-topic lectures versus test material graded on few assessments.

What students said

“His lectures have zero structure, and are often composed of off topic ramblings.”
PHILM01
“Amazing professor- Knows that the subject he's teaching is difficult, and so that it can be easily understood.”
PHILM07
“Tests are easy, 40 multiple choice with ”
PHILM07

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Few online reviews range from interesting and and read-only failure cases.

Main concern

Tech issues, locked modules, and little live teaching online.

What students said

“I found Dr. Birmingham's content to be particularly interesting and insightful to someone with little background in philosophy.”
M01
“I barely learned anything. There was no zoom. We jsut had to read. This was the only class I failed”
INTROPHIL
“Starting off he literally rigged the and .”
PHILM03

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; friendliness depends on .

Few high-stakes testsDrops lowest testMultiple choice with extra creditStudy guides sometimes used

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

typically several ; some multiple choice with .

4 midterms or 3 tests + finalDrop lowest testMultiple choice examsIn-class final
“Tests are easy, 40 multiple choice with ”
PHILMO7
“your only grade in the class is 4 tests based on these nonsense lectures”
PHILM01

Online

Online comments mention tests and a .

Syllabus quiz no retakesRead-heavy assessments
“he literally rigged the and ”
PHILM03
“This was the only class I failed”
INTROPHIL

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He is a , but by far the . His lectures have zero structure, and are often composed of off topic ramblings.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in , and kindness. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Lectures are very . He spends 90% of lecture time rambling about random things.”

🧠 Knowledge vs Clarity

55/100

“This is easily THE smartest professor's on Moorpark's campus. You know you have a good .”

📝

78/100

“4 midterms and .”

👍 Recommendation Split

42/100

“ . YOU WILL FAIL!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his voice will put you to sleep
  • He loves to tell jokes
  • Really dull and goes on long tangents that have nothing to with the subject

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I got an A only because I worked very hard for it
  • An A is possible only through attendence and lots of review
  • everyone does horrible on the first test but they get easier

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Very patient and
  • Still a nice professor and willing to answer questions
  • genuinely wants to pass his students and

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

92

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with consistent themes; online slice is small (4) so format split confidence is uneven.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 518
3 out of 523
2 out of 511
1 out of 59

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

12

A 12

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

2

D 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1