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Philosophy

Colin Bauer

PHIL300 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take him only if and can handle uneven lectures and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing lecturerDiscussion heavyAttendance criticalScattered notesEntertaining but uneven
  • some say he ruined philosophy, others say he transformed their view of it.
  • because and notes can feel scattered.
  • and hard for some, while others love the discussions and humor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

, so an A is not described as easy.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Difficulty ratings run mid-to-high and students call tests hard with scattered notes.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

because lectures feed straight into tests.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Half the reviews love the discussions and humor while .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Hard random tests and low quality .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

65/100

Only one end-of-semester essay is mentioned; .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Some students find him funny and discussion-rich; others call notes scattered, rude, and off-topic.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and exercises from lectures dominate; .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person PHIL300 is polarizing: fans praise funny discussion-driven classes, critics cite scattered notes, off-topic rants, and .

Main concern

and tests can feel random or hard for students who need tidy notes.

What students said

“I DO NOT recomend him”
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“ , because his lectures almost ”
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“he changed my whole prospective on the subject”
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“he gets the class involved in the lectures and makes it very interesting.”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Tests track lectures closely and can feel hard or random with little book use.

Lecture-based testsHard random contentExercises over textbook

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and are described as hard with random info.

Lecture-based testsHard random content
“ and are hard.”
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“ , because his lectures almost , as he likes to call them).”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I can honestly say that he changed my whole prospective on the subject.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting polarization in teaching and tests. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚡ Polarizing Teaching

52/100

“i was interested in philosophy before i took the class, and personally he ruined it.”

🗣️ Discussion Style

70/100

“He encourages great discussions in ”

📅

25/100

“ , because his lectures almost ”

👎

48/100

“I DO NOT recomend him”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Notes are scattered and he rants sometimes going off subject
  • he gets the class involved in the lectures and makes it very interesting
  • He is very open and he likes to encourage students to give their opinions

Theme 2

📈

  • and are hard
  • , because his lectures almost

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Prof. Bauer is a
  • Hell be rude the first day, seeing how many kids

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Four mixed in-person reviews from 2008-2010 with but limited grade data.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHIL3004 reviews

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