Eric Caine

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AI rating: 40/100
RMP rating: 2.9/5
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Difficulty: 4.3

The decision

Take only if you want a and ; skip if you need an easy A or a warm teaching style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy ReadingPolarizingUC-Level RigorousPolitics-Heavy Content

Extremely reading- and essay-heavy English/philosophy courses with UC-level expectations.
serious students credit real skill growth; many call him rude, boring, or discouraging.
Not an easy A; grades track effort and deep analysis of dense political texts.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students report As, and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

, and UC-style analysis make the content hard for most.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

42/100

Recommended only for students who want rigorous college-level writing; .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

Repeatedly called a As and .

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

and in-class writing dominate the load.

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Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Clear for engaged students yet often boring, off-topic, or demeaning for others.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

as in-class writing, and constant reading response work.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

- and discussion-driven with ; attendance and office hours matter for survival.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“ . He makes students feel stupid the very first day and discourages.”
ENG13

“Loved this class. Caine helped me become confident with my writing and comprehension of what it is I read.”
ENG13

“Caine is a tough teacher, but you'll get everything out of the class you put in.”
ENGL13

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Assessments are mostly essays and .

In-Class EssaysReading QuizzesPaper-Based Assessment

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Quizzes are often in-class essays; success depends on keeping up with dense readings.

In-Class EssaysReading-Based QuizzesEarly Paper Review Option

“"Quizes" are really in class essays.”
ENG13

“ if you have kept up on the reading.”
ENG13

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Mr. Caine is the hardest instructor I've had in college. Be prepared for a lot of hard work and a lot of headaches.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2014, highlighting difficulty, grading, and personality themes. Credibility rating: High.

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24/100

“if u want A in hair entire semester.”

⚖️ Tough But Fair for Some

50/100

“his a but a great instructor”

🔥 Polarizing Personality

42/100

“He is very rude and His comment to my class was something like we were not geniuses and that's why we were at Merced College”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He goes off topic so easily and all you do for and essays
He rambles on & scribbles words on the board

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

not at all an easy A but you leaRn if you ask questions in office
Lots of essays, and he
Has got to be the hardess professor ever!!!!!!!!!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He is really helpful, all you have to do is ask
He's strict but fair

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes on difficulty and personality.

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Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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Fail 1

Eric Caine

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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In person

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⚖️ Tough But Fair for Some

🔥 Polarizing Personality

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

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Take only if you want a and ; skip if you need an easy A or a warm teaching style.

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