Lucas Mather

LOGIC3314 · PHIL410 · PHIL006 · PHILO6 · HUM111 · PHIL06 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
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Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you tolerate heavy sarcasm and will read and speak up in class; many students prefer other philosophy professors.

Best fit · Effort For RewardSarcastic jokesPolarizing humorParticipation-heavyOff-topic lecturesMixed clarity

some find him fun, others call jokes outdated or inappropriate.
Grades can be easy if you read and participate, but participation favors what he wants to hear.
Several reviews warn against him for philosophy; a few call him one of the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Reading repeatedly and showing up can yield an easy A for some, though others say grades hinge on saying what he wants in class.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Difficulty ratings swing widely; content can feel easy with .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

42/100

Roughly half the reviews praise him as fun and solid, while the rest call him a tragedy and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Some report an easy A from reading; others say grades depend on class talk matching his views.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Main load is reading assigned chapters and classroom .

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

clear and fun for some, sarcastic and off-topic for others.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Comments emphasize reading, participation, and knowing material rather than a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person philosophy and humanities classes split hard: fans praise fun jokes and easy As with , and harsh classroom moments.

Main concern

Jokes get old, participation can feel biased, and some students feel talked down to.

What students said

“If you spend the time to read the assigned chapters several times, you'll get an easy A.”
PHIL006

“ and told me they are way better than this teacher”
PHIL06

“one of the . come to class, take notes, pay attention to him then you will be fine!”
HUM111

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews ; success is tied more to reading and in-class talk.

Reading-based successParticipation-weighted grade

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; grades appear tied to reading and class participation.

Reading-based successParticipation-weighted grade

“If you spend the time to read the assigned chapters several times, you'll get an easy A.”
PHIL006

“The entire grade is based on how much you say in class and how much of that is what he wants to hear.”
PHIL410

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you spend the time to read the assigned chapters several times, you'll get an easy A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews (2009-2012), highlighting humor, grading, and recommendation split. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎭 Polarizing Humor

48/100

“this teacher thinks hes funny but it gets old after the second week he talks to much and it has nothing to do with the class subject”

📖 Easy A If You Read

78/100

“If you spend the time to read the assigned chapters several times, you'll get an easy A.”

⚠️

42/100

“ and told me they are way better than this teacher”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he jokes alot which makes the class MORE FUN!!
It's impossible to ask him a question without him being sarcastic.
he talks to much and it has nothing to do with the class subject

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

you'll get an easy A. It's easier than algebra
The entire grade is based on how much you say in class
Just gotta be there and read the book.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He's cool and funny.
One word to describe this professor TRAGEDY!!!
he even made a classmate cry cause she didnt understand!

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed but old (2009-2012) in-person reviews with mixed opinions and no grade or .

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Lucas Mather

x x x if you tolerate heavy sarcasm and will read and speak up in class; many students prefer other philosophy professors.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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In person

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🎭 Polarizing Humor

📖 Easy A If You Read

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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if you tolerate heavy sarcasm and will read and speak up in class; many students prefer other philosophy professors.

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