AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Fred Gordon

POLI101 · POLSC01 · POL001 · POSC1 · POLI1 · POLI001 · POLSC1 · POLIT01 · GOVTSECT · POLY1 · POLIT1311 · POSCI1 · POLSC101 · POLSC991 · POL1 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you will show up, take detailed notes, and want an engaging intro poli sci class with a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate LecturerReview Sheets GoldNotes Over TextbookMind-Opening Poli SciTake Him
  • Lectures carry the class; strong notes beat the textbook for most students.
  • Review sheets and and study.
  • Students repeatedly call him inspiring and a reason to love political science.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

An A is realistic if , and perform on a few quizzes, tests, a final, and sometimes a paper.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is introductory political science that most students find approachable when lectures and review materials are followed.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

, but students say you must be in class because tests track lectures closely.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

Nearly every review urges students to take him for interesting lectures, support, and fair testing.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Students report and reachable As when work is done.

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Workload

Light

72/100

Typical load is a , and sometimes one short paper rather than constant homework.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students consistently call him passionate, helpful, and one of the .

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and often a short research paper based mainly on lecture notes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students , and grades that reward attendance and note-taking more than heavy textbook use.

Main concern

Missing class hurts because almost everything tested comes from lecture notes.

What students said

“Extremely fun class to attend! Attend his class if you want to learn and laugh!”
POL1
“just memorise HIS notes! thats it u dont need more than that... !”
POSC1
“He makes it easy to accomplish an A grade as long as you do well on the us a study guide and sticks to it.”
POL001

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams track lectures and handouts with review sheets; some writing is expected but little trickery is reported.

Review SheetsLecture-Based TestsWriting EmphasisStraightforward Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and review sheets, with , and sometimes short-answer or paper work.

Review SheetsLecture Notes FocusQuiz and Test MixResearch Paper
“Gives review sheets for all of the test!”
POLSC1
“ giving ahead. Nothing is tricky.”
POLIT01
“Not a lot of , so you should be a good writer; he looks for specific words.”
POLY1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you hate political science--you will love it by the end of the semester. He makes it easy to accomplish an A grade as long as you do well on the tests.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 in-person reviews spanning 2006-2009, highlighting teaching, grading, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“This teacher was honestly the . He really opened up my mind to political science.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

91/100

“Take his class!!”

📈 Easy Path to an A

82/100

“ . , but it helps to be on lecture.”

📝 Notes Over Book

85/100

“You don't really need the book if you're there taking really good notes every class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Extremely fun class to attend!
  • very passionate about his work, and gives great lectures
  • He's a super sweet man. Very interesting, knows his stuff!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • !
  • A is in reach as long as you work hard and don't miss class
  • and straightforward, mostly from notes

Theme 3

📚 About Workload & Materials

  • Gives review sheets for all of the test!
  • Had 1 quiz, 2 tests, 1 final, 1 5pg paper
  • You don't really need the book if you're there taking really good notes

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-one detailed reviews agree strongly, but all date from 2006-2009 with no recent or .

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 57
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

POLI16 reviews
POSCI12 reviews
GOVTSECT1 review
POL0011 review
POL11 review
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