AI Rate Professor

Architecture

Peter Phinney

ARCH112 · ARCH121 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you can tolerate slow lectures and want a knowledgeable professor with manageable exams and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterKnowledgeable architectBoring lecturesStudy guide friendlyOpen-book examsEncouraging mentor
  • Students consistently say Phinney knows architecture well and cares about students.
  • Lectures are often long, note-based, and boring, so attention can be difficult.
  • Grades are accessible when students use study guides, review days, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Getting an A appears very realistic if students use study guides, attend reviews, and prepare for a few major tests.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

The content can be detailed, but study guides, reviews, and .

Only in-person reviews describe the course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

One review says students can pass by attending review days rather than every lecture.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

, and fair test preparation, even though lectures are often boring.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Study guides, review days, open-book tests, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

74/100

The class appears lecture-heavy with a few major tests and limited graded work rather than constant assignments.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Good

75/100

He is knowledgeable, encouraging, and passionate, but repeated complaints about boring lectures lower the teaching score.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Reviews repeatedly mention study guides, tests, review days, and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews describe a knowledgeable and caring professor whose lectures can be boring but .

Main concern

Long monotone lectures can make the class hard to stay engaged in.

What students said

“As long as you review the study guide, you should get an easy A.”
ARCH112
“He is knowledgable in the field of Architecture, but his lecture is very boring.”
ARCH112
“4 major test and they are open book and he giveu half the answer easy yet u still learn”
ARCH121

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

study guides, review days, and at least one open-book format.

Study Guide ReviewsOpen Book TestsFew Major Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly , and open-book tests in one course.

Study Guide ReviewsOpen Book TestsReview Day MaterialFew Major Tests
“As long as you review the study guide, you should get an easy A.”
ARCH112
“he will give you the material on the test.”
ARCH112
“4 major test and they are open book and he giveu half the answer”
ARCH121

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“As long as you review the study guide, you should get an easy A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

75/100

“Phinney is one of the .”

📈 Easy A Potential

84/100

“As long as you review the study guide, you should get an easy A.”

🧪

88/100

“4 major test and they are open book and he giveu half the answer easy yet u still learn”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is knowledgable in the field of Architecture, but his lecture is very boring.
  • His lectures are long and he reads from his notes.
  • Very boring. Sounds like a broken record and he uses all three hours just to talk.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • As long as you review the study guide, you should get an easy A.
  • You don't have to attend class if you want to pass, rather you can just attend the days of the reviews.
  • but I managed to get a B

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He was so guiding and insightful.
  • He is a very encouraging professor and has a real passion for arch.
  • Peter Phinney is an awesome guy.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because there are only 9 reviews, but they give consistent and , and grading.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ARCH1127 reviews
ARCH1212 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · 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