AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Jon Carlson

POLSCI2 · POLSCI279844 · POLSC1000 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
96%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you can keep up with and discussion posts.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesHilarious and caringLots of weekly homeworkFree textbookAccepts late work
  • Engaging funny lectures with and free PDF textbooks
  • but is straightforward and rarely hard
  • Extremely high pass and if you complete the work

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Most students report an easy A if , and simple assignments, with late work and helping a lot.

Both formats agree an A is easy if you do the work; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Content is introductory and clear, though reading volume and weekly tasks can add time rather than conceptual hardness.

Online reviewers mention heavier reading and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

and optional in others, with little penalty focus beyond participation for online work.

Online and in-person comments both mix mandatory and optional attendance reports.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Near-universal praise for humor, clarity, free materials, and .

Recommendation is strongly positive in both online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Students say he wants you to pass, accepts late work, allows , and grades straightforward completion-focused work.

Format shift

Leniency is emphasized in both formats; a .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Lots of , and reading is common, but tasks are short and doable rather than intellectually crushing.

Format shift

Online students more often report 3-12 assignments per week.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students repeatedly , and caring, with only rare older complaints about organization.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong online and in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and occasional short papers more than high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Online reviews detail quiz and discussion structure most clearly.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students call him chill, funny, and and documentaries, easy work, and a clear desire for students to pass.

Main concern

A few .

What students said

“ online & free, he is funny and understanding, weekly work but straightforward and easy and lets you turn it in late.”
POLSCI2
“Excellent, chill professor. You get to watch very interesting political videos and documentaries in his class and discuss super cool stuff!”
POLSCI2
“This class was so fun! Professor does lectures in an engaging way which makes it easier to understand the material.”
POLS-C1000

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students praise clear video lectures, free textbooks, multi-try quizzes, late-work flexibility, and an easy A if weekly work is done, while .

Main concern

content is easy.

What students said

“Yes he does give lots of work weekly but it is not hard at all. Yes it takes up time but and states the MINIMUM for .”
POLSCI2
“Supper easy. Discussion posts are usually 150 words but sometimes 50 at most. Very fast and .”
POLSCI2
“As long as you skim the chapters you can finish the weekly quizzes in 5 minutes or less.”
POLS-C1000

Exam style

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Assessments are mostly untimed or multi-attempt quizzes .

Multi-try quizzesUntimed quizzes and testsLate work acceptedFew or short examsClear rubrics

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments focus more on easy weekly work and wanting students to pass than on strict closed-book testing.

Straightforward weekly workLate work allowedWants students to pass
“the work is really easy, straightforward. you will pass if :) 10/10”
POLSCI2
“Do the work you'll get an A.”
POLSCI2

Online

Online students report weekly quizzes with two or three tries, untimed tests, late-work acceptance, and .

Two or three quiz attemptsUntimed quizzes and testsLate work acceptedDiscussion posts and short papers
“Overall easy class as long as you do the work, for and accepts late work.”
POLSCI2
“Quizes and tests are not timed, you have 3 chances for the quizzes and one chance for the tests.”
POLSCI2

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ online & free, he is funny and understanding, weekly work but straightforward and easy and lets you turn it in late. he wants you to pass his class. 10/10 professor”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews spanning online and , and workload themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“His video lectures are amazing, however be ready for a lot of homework and .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

95/100

“I wish there were more like him! :)”

📘 Free Materials & Clarity

90/100

“Gives you the textbook in a pdf version for free.”

📝 Workload Reality

48/100

“He was assigning around 4-12 assignments per week.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • he is funny and understanding
  • just let him yap and he'll be happy

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy A
  • Overall easy class as long as you do the work
  • Supper easy

Theme 3

📚 About Workload & Materials

  • Lots of homework
  • free textbook
  • Accepts late work and gives you

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five detailed reviews from 2021-2026 show strong consistency on humor, free materials, easy As, and weekly workload.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 55
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

POLSCI221 reviews
POLS-C10003 reviews
POLSCI2798441 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 4 · A 15 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values