AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Jim Martin

PHIL101 · KR · PHILO100 · PHIL102 · PHL102 · PHIL · ETHICS · PHIL120 · PHIL100 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Take him for an accessible philosophy grade if you can tolerate dry lectures and still do the readings.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A PotentialMonotone LecturesExtra Credit HeavyReading RequiredLaid-Back Philosophy
  • Many students call the class easy with , and skippable finals.
  • Lectures are often described as boring or .
  • A minority report , and hard-to-study tests.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students report easy As, , and , though a few call him a hard grader.

Online reviews also report easy As; but still mostly easy.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is introductory philosophy that stays manageable if and show up.

Both formats describe beginner-level material; online comments emphasize even lighter load.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

, but many report success while missing class.

Online attendance is not clearly enforced; in-person reports .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

and free materials, tempered by boredom and a few strong avoid comments.

Online students recommend the course for units; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

, and easy multiple-choice work dominate, despite occasional tough-grader claims.

Format shift

; in-person comments are more split.

Workload

Light

78/100

Short papers, online quizzes, reading, and many.

Format shift

Online 8-week format is especially light; and some papers.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Students like his fairness and helpfulness but often call lectures monotone, boring, or confusing.

Format shift

Online praise focuses on organization; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Quizzes, short papers, midterms, and and .

Format shift

Online uses blogs, quizzes, and essays; in-person adds notecard cold-calls and PowerPoint-based tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

as easy or moderate with free text options, , and multiple-choice tests, but lectures are frequently boring.

Main concern

Monotone lectures and .

What students said

“This class was incredibly easy, and he offers tons of .”
PHIL100
“If you want an easy A if you want to be motivated or interested in a class dont take him!!”
PHIL102
“I don't understand why all of these reviews rate Professor Martin as "easy". He is the .”
PHIL101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections are straightforward with , and solid grades when students stay on track.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“In the online class he drops the and grading is straightforward/easy.”
PHIL100
“Pretty straight forward online class. I took the 8 week online course and .”
PHIL101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

guides, and optional finals when grades are high.

Multiple Choice QuizzesDropped Lowest QuizzesOptional FinalExtra CreditStudy Guides

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and reading, sometimes with optional finals.

Multiple Choice TestsStudy Guides OnlineOptional FinalExtra Credit
“I managed to get a .”
PHIL101
“2 exams with an if your grade is high enough from the 2 exams.”
PHIL102

Online

Online quizzes allow multiple attempts with lowest scores dropped; essays replace heavy proctoring talk.

Multiple Quiz AttemptsDropped Lowest QuizzesOnline Essays
“he drops the and grading is straightforward/easy.”
PHIL100
“Each week there is a participation blog and . Then there are two essays, one mid term and ”
PHIL101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This class was incredibly easy, and he offers tons of .”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews (2 online, 38 in person), highlighting ease, lecture quality, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy Grade Path

82/100

“If you want an easy A if you want to be motivated or interested in a class dont take him!!”

😴 Lecture Energy

58/100

“He's kinda boring when he lectures but he explains philosophy better than the book did.”

🎁 Safety Net

74/100

“Lots of chances for . ... and I got an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's kinda boring when he lectures
  • .
  • He is the most down to earth, easy to talk to teacher I've had.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • This class was incredibly easy, and he offers tons of .
  • it was the easiest A I ever got.
  • He is the .

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • . Showing up is a must.
  • The
  • You could self teach very easily from his notes online.

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty reviews spanning many years give a consistent easy-class theme despite some teaching complaints.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 58
3 out of 513
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PHIL10121 reviews
PHIL1027 reviews
PHIL1004 reviews
ETHICS2 reviews
1001 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values