AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Jim Terbest

P · RELIGION140 · PHINTROLOGIC · PHILO130 · PHILO110 · PHIL101 · RELIGION120 · LOGIC130 · PHILOSOPHY · PHILOSOPHY101 · PHIL110 · PHIL130 · LOGIC · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want an intense, discussion-heavy philosophy or religion class and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing LecturerHeavy ReadingMany PapersTough TestsHelpful When Engaged
  • Student opinion is sharply split between inspiring, life-changing lectures and .
  • The workload can be heavy, especially reading, papers, quizzes, and tests.
  • Grades can improve through curves and , but students report unclear expectations and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

An A is possible with attention, curves, and , but the reading, papers, and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The material is often described as , and reading-heavy.

All course difficulty evidence comes from in-person philosophy and religion reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as mandatory, but lectures, quizzes, group work, and unclear materials make showing up important.

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance-related expectations.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Recommendation depends heavily on the student because some loved his enthusiasm while and disorganized.

All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews and is highly mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

, and dropped tests, but others call him unfair or unclear.

Format shift

All grading evidence comes from in-person reviews with conflicting experiences.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Many reviews mention heavy reading, short papers, major papers, quizzes, tests, and homework.

Format shift

All workload evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

He is often called enthusiastic, helpful, and inspiring, but many students also describe him as , and disorganized.

Format shift

All teaching evidence comes from in-person reviews and is strongly polarized.

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

Assessment appears mixed across quizzes, tests, papers, homework, reading, and participation.

Format shift

In-person reviews mention both exam-heavy and paper-heavy versions of the course.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews show a polarizing professor who can be inspiring and helpful but , and test-heavy.

Main concern

Students repeatedly report unclear lectures, tough tests, many papers, and .

What students said

“This class was a mess”
RELIGION120
“Overall, fun and enjoyable lectures.”
PHIL110
“grades on a and goes out of his way to give adequate explanation and encouragement.”
PHIL130

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 show tough and sometimes long quizzes and tests, but they do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, or closed-book policies.

Long QuizzesTough TestsMidterm And Final Reuse Quiz QuestionsPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention long quizzes, tough tests, pop quizzes, and and final, but no clear book or proctoring rules.

Long QuizzesTough TestsPop QuizzesMidterm And Final
“ and so are tests.”
RELIGION120
“the midterm and the are on the quizzes.”
RELIGION140
“Nice teacher, but tests are a bit tough, and .”
PHILO110

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mr. TerBest is one of my favorite professors of all time!”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“He was a good teacher, and was always willing to help.”

⚖️

58/100

“grades on a and goes out of his way to give adequate explanation and encouragement.”

📚 Workload Pressure

30/100

“3 to 4 textbooks for a lot of reading.”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“If ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Overall, fun and enjoyable lectures.
  • Too many tangents.
  • He was very boring and .
  • Very well worded teacher. He explains himself very clearly and makes the class a very lively atmosphere.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • and so are tests.
  • The material was hard, but this is a , but he is great.
  • Although there's a lot of HW the class is fairly easy to pass.
  • .

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • LOTS OF HOMEWORK
  • SO MANY PAPERS
  • a lot of reading and essay writing.
  • Short papers due for each section and 2 major papers.

Theme 4

❤️ About Student Fit

  • .
  • This class is only hard if you are lazy.
  • This class was a mess
  • I love this teacher and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 38 in-person reviews span many years and give detailed, recurring themes, though opinions are polarized.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 59
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PHIL11010 reviews
PHIL1308 reviews
RELIGION1205 reviews
PHILO1104 reviews
PHILOSOPHY3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2