AI Rate Professor

Economics

Peter De Luca

ECON002 · ECON01 · ECON02 · ECON010 · ECON170 · ECON001 · ECON101 · MICROECONOMICS · 178 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
75.63%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take him if you want rigorous lecture-based econ and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest-Heavy GradingProctored Online ExamsCurrent-Events LecturesPolarizing PersonalityLecture Driven
  • Grades hinge , and finals.
  • and real-world econ connections.
  • Recent reviews more often flag condescension, politics tangents, and surveillance tools.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

High grades are possible with daily study, but gradebooks and exams.

Online and ; online adds proctor friction.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Micro and macro concepts plus dense lecture pace make the content a real challenge for many.

Difficulty complaints appear in both formats, with some online students calling it their hardest class.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and not mandatory across terms and formats.

; in-person also mixes required and optional attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

About three-quarters would retake, driven by strong lecture fans despite a .

Pre-2023 online praise is warmer; recent in-person and some online reviews turn sharply negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

and test-only gradebooks leave little room .

Format shift

Online and ; appears only in some older terms.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, but and heavy study load keep total effort moderate to high.

Format shift

Online students notice more reading and proctored weekly quizzes; .

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Many call lectures informative and inspiring, while others find them rambling, outdated, or dismissive.

Format shift

; recent in-person tone is more hostile.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

, and finals with little project or paper cushion.

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students split between calling him an outstanding passionate lecturer and calling him a rambling, rude, off-topic disaster.

Main concern

Off-topic political tangents and harsh interpersonal moments in recent terms.

What students said

“Mr. De Luca was one of the most outstanding lecturers on Pierce Campus by a mile.”
ECON002
“This guy may be the on and on about world politics”
ECON101
“ and require webcam with proctorio. though.”
ECON02

Remote format

Online

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online econ is lecture-and-quiz driven with , and frequent Yuja or .

Main concern

Screen and camera monitoring plus tight timers and .

What students said

“In order to take the quizzes and monitors your screen and camera while you do them.”
ECON010
“All I can say is that Professor De Luca is amazing. He is a and all questions.”
ECON001
“ . , and final were nothing like his lectures or practice quizzes.”
ECON002

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments commonly use remote proctoring, webcams, tight timing, and limited or no notes on major tests.

Yuja ProctoringWebcam RequiredProctorioTimed TestsNo Notes on Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and major exams online with Proctorio and closed notes on midterms and finals.

ProctorioWebcam RequiredClosed-Note Midterm/FinalOpen-Book Quizzes Sometimes
“ and require webcam with proctorio. though.”
ECON02
“You also can not use your notes on the midterm and final but you .”
ECON001

Online

Online quizzes and exams often require screen-and-camera monitoring extensions or proctors, with .

Yuja MonitoringWebcam ProctoringTimed QuizzesNo Wrong-Answer Review
“you have to download an and camera while you do them.”
ECON010
“he requires his students to download a Yuja app that monitors your screen and audio.”
ECON001
“He has an online Proctor for ”
ECON001

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor De Luca is an amazing professor. He is a and all questions.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“His lectures are very informative and straight forward. He also makes good connections between the information in the lectures and more current events.”

🧪

28/100

“you have to download an and camera while you do them.”

👍 Recommendation Split

74/100

“One of the .”

⚠️ Personality Risk

25/100

“He told me I was not smart enough for college entirely, and that I would never make it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He made these classes enjoyable. He lectures a lot but it prepares you for the tests.
  • he just rambles on and on about and failing every time.
  • He does a great job tying econ history to what is happening today.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • so the and quizzes, which I liked.
  • His quizzes, midterm, and quizzes.
  • you can learn a lot, and get an A easily if you just listen to the lectures and study.

Theme 3

🎥 About Proctoring

  • Beware of being watched the and exams
  • I found it really weird to make a student go through all this unnecessary drama.
  • What I did was download the extension, and then delete it after completing a quiz/test.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

178

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over multiple years and both formats give a robust but polarized picture of teaching and exams.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 596
4 out of 541
3 out of 510
2 out of 511
1 out of 521

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 8 · A 17

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

5

C 4 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 1