AI Rate Professor

Social Science

Norman Mendel

PHIL209 · PHIL9 · PHIL205 · PHL209 · WORLDREL · WORLDRELIGIONS · PHIL208 · PHIL5 · PHIL202 · PHILO109 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
63/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
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Difficulty
1.9

The decision

if you can tolerate long rambling lectures for a relatively easy grade.

Best fit · Easy A HunterKind but ramblingTake-home examsEasy gradingBoring lecturesReading-dependent
  • Students consistently describe Mendel as kind, knowledgeable, and willing to help.
  • The main complaint is rambling, boring, and unfocused lectures.
  • Grades are usually manageable through reading, workbook work, and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Getting an A is usually manageable with reading, workbook effort, and , though procrastination can hurt because there are few graded items.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

The material is not usually described as hard, but long lectures and .

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person classes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Several reviews say attendance is required or expected, even when students find lectures boring.

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

and but hesitate because the lectures are often boring and unfocused.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students often describe him as lenient, forgiving, and willing to help, with .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

64/100

Routine work is light, but midterm and if aiming for an A.

Format shift

In-person reviews describe low day-to-day work but .

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

He is knowledgeable and kind, but many students say his rambling lectures make learning inconsistent.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades appear to rely heavily on midterms, finals, and a .

Format shift

and finals with little regular graded work.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

classes are easy but often boring and lecture-heavy.

Main concern

Students may struggle with rambling lectures and attendance-heavy class time.

What students said

“Easy class if you have the patience.”
PHIL209
“ .”
PHIL208
“But, if you're looking for the easy A this is it!”
PHIL9

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

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Exams are often described as take-home essays, making the format student-friendly despite some large assignments.

Take-Home MidtermTake-Home FinalEssay-Based ExamsFew Graded Assignments

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals, often essay-based with few total graded items.

Take-Home MidtermTake-Home FinalEssay-Based Exams
“Final and .”
PHIL205
“Midterm and ”
PHIL209
“All tests and .”
PHIL9

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. and understanding.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“Very unfocused and frequently rambling into analogies and metaphors.”

📈 Grade Value

82/100

“But, if you're looking for the easy A this is it!”

📝

86/100

“Final and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He does seem to ramble on, but he's generally on topic.
  • Class consisted of nothing more than him rambling, drawing false analogies.
  • and helpful.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy class if you have the patience.
  • It's pretty easy to get an A, but I found it hard to come to class.
  • As long as you keep up with the reading and workbook you're good.

Theme 3

📝

  • Final and .
  • There is no work due in this class until the midterm so make sure you make it good, along with the final.
  • The only issue was that there are only two (very large, but .

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 28 reviews across many years with consistent themes about , and .

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
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2 out of 54
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Course coverage

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WORLDREL1 review
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