AL Cinelli

PHIL301 · PHIL352 · PHIL300 · PHIL310 · PHIL320 · PHIL2017 · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 98/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 88.89%
Difficulty: 2.0

The decision

if you can tolerate long lectures, because the , and the class is usually an easy A.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy ALong LecturesFair GraderNotes AllowedFunny and Helpful

Students overwhelmingly describe Cinelli as fair, kind, knowledgeable, and easy to pass if you do the basic work.
The main drawback is long, lecture-heavy delivery that many students find boring.
Exams are usually manageable because reviews , and straightforward study material.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Students repeatedly call the class easy and fair, with , and straightforward exams lowering the effort needed for an A.

Both formats support an easy A, though online requires keeping up with lectures and discussions while in and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

, but students say , and review material make the concepts manageable.

Online students mention dense readings and long lectures, while but boring lecture delivery.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

90/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and makes philosophy easier than expected.

Recommendations are strong in both formats, with in-person reviews especially enthusiastic despite boredom complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

84/100

Most students describe fair or , and manageable assignments despite a few tougher paper complaints.

Format shift

Online grading has one tough-grader complaint, while as fair, lenient, or easy.

Workload

Light

75/100

Work usually includes unit responses, discussions, a , and final, but students often call it easy and manageable.

Format shift

Online sections have more discussion-board and reading load, while as light by college standards.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students describe him as knowledgeable, fair, patient, funny, and helpful, with boring lectures as the main weakness.

Format shift

Both formats praise his clarity and fairness, but online reviews more often mention long lecture videos and in-person reviews more often mention boring class sessions.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Assessment commonly combines unit responses or discussions, papers, group projects, midterms, and finals.

Format shift

Online reviews mention discussions, papers, group projects, midterms, and finals, while , and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In person reviews consistently call the class easy, fair, and boring lectures.

Main concern

Lectures can be boring, so attention and .

What students said

“He Makes the class really easy and straightforward and is a good lecturer.”
PHIL300

“He allows TWO double-sided pgs of notes for .”
PHIL352

“This class was extremely boring but VERY easy.”
PHIL310

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews say lectures are long but , and exams are manageable with preparation.

Main concern

The online class can feel lecture-heavy and discussion-heavy.

What students said

“Listening to the lectures he provides will get you through the class pretty easy.”
PHIL300

“A .”
PHIL300

“LOTS of .”
PHIL320

Exam style

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Exam evidence is student-friendly because multiple reviews mention notes allowed, review sessions, posted slides, and straightforward tests.

Notes AllowedMidterm And FinalReview SessionsStraightforward ExamsPosted Slides

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study help from slides, making exams relatively student-friendly.

Notes AllowedPosted SlidesStraightforward Exams

“3 exams with multiple choice, matching and free response all in .”
PHIL352

“He allows TWO double-sided pgs of notes for .”
PHIL352

“easy class, lets u take a two sided page of for granted and you'll pass for sure.”
PHIL310

Online

Online reviews mention midterms, finals, multiple choice and essays, and review sessions, but do not clearly .

Midterm And FinalMultiple Choice And EssaysReview Sessions

“ and and essays.”
PHIL300

“Also has .”
PHIL300

“There is a and .”
PHIL310

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He Makes the class really easy and straightforward and is a good lecturer.”
Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“He just has a way of making students understand the lectures.”

📈 Easy A Potential

88/100

“Easy A if you do what's expected which is not hard.”

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88/100

“He allows TWO double-sided pgs of notes for .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures helped me understand the dense readings.
Prof. Cinelli can have long and boring lectures but he is amazing at what he does.
He is a pretty straight-forward guy that doesn't have much fluctuation in his tone, nor emotions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Very easy. Just get the and you will do fine.
Easy A if you do what's expected which is not hard.
Really nice professor But So boring Easy A if you just show up and do the work.

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

and and essays.
He allows TWO double-sided pgs of notes for .
.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 48 reviews across a long time span with very , and lecture-heavy teaching.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

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A+ 4 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

B+ 3 · B 3

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AL Cinelli

x x if you can tolerate long lectures, because the x x x x x x x, and the class is usually an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Easy A Potential

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Exams

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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B range

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F

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if you can tolerate long lectures, because the , and the class is usually an easy A.

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