AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Brian Goldberg

POLSV01 · POLSV02 · POLSV04 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
55.56%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take Brian Goldberg if you can follow rubrics and cite sources carefully; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear rubric pathWeekly quiz and discussionCite sources for easy pointsExtra credit availableTone can feel rude
  • Recent students say following the rubric and .
  • Workload is usually one discussion and .
  • Some students still call him rude, low-feedback, or tough on older theory sections.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Multiple students report As and full credit when they follow rubrics, cite sources, and .

Most Easy A evidence is online; the for 100%.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Weekly quiz and , though theory sections can feel denser and more reading-heavy.

Recent online POLSV02 reviews call it easy; older POLSV04 theory felt harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and optional or unstated in others, so flexibility is mixed.

; the in-person review said attendance not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

58/100

fair grading and older complaints about rudeness and workload.

Online opinions are split; the .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

When requirements and citations and fair, with some regrade flexibility.

Format shift

Online recent reviews lean generous; a .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

, and occasional multi-essay finals, not constant overwhelm.

Format shift

Some online terms felt paper-heavy; others called workload extremely manageable.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Fair and structured for many, but communication and warmth draw repeated complaints.

Format shift

; in-person sample is too small to rebalance much.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Assessment centers on discussions, quizzes, papers, midterms, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Single in-person review says he is fair and easy if you hit every requirement, but and .

Main concern

Limited sample; not warm and .

What students said

“Read the , and you will get 100%.”
POLSV02

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online Pol , and papers; easy if you meet sentence counts and MLA, mixed on tone and older textbook load.

Main concern

and some terms pile essays or require hard-to-find textbooks.

What students said

“Goldberg is a as long as you do what he asks and cite your sources.”
POLSV02
“Very easy to get ahead in his class, which is always nice for students who prefer online school.”
POLSV02
“ but sounds so rude!”
POLSV04

Exam style

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Quizzes are often open-note and book-based, with papers and making the path student-friendly if you follow instructions.

Weekly quizzesOpen note quizzesEssay midterm and finalExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

One in-person review does not detail exam proctoring; .

Clear assignment requirements
“Read the , and you will get 100%.”
POLSV02

Online

Online evidence supports weekly open-note quizzes, discussions, midterms, finals, and .

Open note quizzesWeekly discussionEssay finalsExtra credit
“The workload was and .”
POLSV02
“There is an online discussion and and final.”
POLSV01
“ but for multiple-choice, it's so hard to find answers in the txtbk.”
POLSV04

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Goldberg is a as long as you do what he asks and cite your sources. Take this class!”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 mostly online Political Science reviews, balancing recent easy-A praise against older tone complaints. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Dr. Goldberg's class was interesting and very inclusive.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

58/100

“Take this class!”

⚖️

72/100

“Make sure you follow the rubric and cite MLA, meet the sentence count, etc for an A.”

😬 Communication Tone

40/100

“ but sounds so rude!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is fair.
  • Prof. Goldberg had poor communcation skills.
  • Dr. Goldberg's class was interesting and very inclusive.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The workload was extremely manageable
  • Super easy, just do what he asks.
  • My first B in two-years!

Theme 3

📝 About Assignments

  • and
  • plenty of opportunities!
  • For the final it was 3 essays but then 2 other essays were assigned weeks before the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only 9 reviews with a polarized split and just one in-person sample limit certainty despite recent positive detail.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

POLSV025 reviews
POLSV012 reviews
POLSV042 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values