AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Alberto Mendoza

PHILOS106 · PHILO101 · PHILOS101 · PHIL106 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you are willing to read, participate, and handle abstract material with mixed lecture quality.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerFair InstructorDense ReadingsParticipation MattersGood FeedbackLecture Heavy
  • Most students find Mendoza fair, caring, and .
  • The class can feel dense and .
  • Grades are achievable with , and study guides.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

64/100

An A is realistic for attentive students who use notes and study guides, but and .

All ; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The material is intellectually demanding because students mention , and complicated ideas.

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Attendance is not described as strictly mandatory, but lectures, participation, and .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

, and care, though one strong negative review warns about poor explanations.

Recommendation and is moderately mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

60/100

A grades but reports of tough reading and one tough-grader tag.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Workload is moderate because readings and quizzes matter, though one review reports no homework in PHILO101.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Most reviews , and explanations, but a few describe lectures as dry or poorly explained.

Format shift

Teaching-quality evidence is all in-person and somewhat mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Assessment appears balanced between reading quizzes, homework, study guides, lecture notes, and likely exams, but .

Format shift

In-person reviews mention quizzes, homework, and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are mostly positive but mixed, with praise for fairness and and dry lectures.

Main concern

Some students find the readings difficult and the lectures too talk-heavy.

What students said

“He was fair, lectured well, answered questions we had, and provided .”
PHILOS106
“ and difficult to comprehend.”
PHIL106
“Quizzes on the reading at the beginning of every class; if though.”
PHILO101

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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Reviews clearly mention reading quizzes and study guides, but they do not clearly prove exam format, open-book rules, or proctoring policies.

Reading QuizzesStudy GuidesLecture Notes

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study-guide preparation, but exam structure is not clearly described.

Reading QuizzesStudy GuidesLecture Notes
“Quizzes on the reading at the beginning of every class; if though.”
PHILO101
“If you pay attention and actually use the study guides you'll get an A, I didn't even have to read the textbooks.”
PHILO101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He was fair, lectured well, answered questions we had, and provided .”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and participation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“He was fair, lectured well, answered questions we had, and provided .”

📚 Course Difficulty

48/100

“ and difficult to comprehend.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

76/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • A pretty straight forward Professor.
  • He cares about his students, and , and through e-mail.
  • Professor with good intentions but he just stands up in front of the class and talks all class long.

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty & Work

  • and difficult to comprehend.
  • , and you should be okay.
  • Quizzes on the reading at the beginning of every class; if though.

Theme 3

💬 About Participation

  • He tries to get the class to participate.
  • He also creates an open space to give your opinion without feeling intimidated.
  • Depending on how much your class participates, conversations can get pretty heated... then again it is philosophy.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

The rating has medium credibility because only 7 in-person reviews are available, but they include useful detail and a .

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHILO1012 reviews
PHILOS1012 reviews
PHILOS1062 reviews
PHIL1061 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

0

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