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Philosophy

Casey Smith

PHIL106 · PHIL104 · PHIL102 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

; online only if you can tolerate slow grading and sparse gradebook updates.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing LecturesSlow Grade UpdatesCaringGet Ready to ReadHilarious
  • and one-on-one help.
  • and fine, one calls gradebook delays the .
  • Workload stays light, but textbook reading and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Students report A grades with , but reading and predictable exams still require steady work rather than .

Both A reports come from one online and one in-person review; online also shows delayed grades that make progress harder to track.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Average difficulty sits moderate-low, though .

Online and in-person both rate difficulty around 2-3; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Attendance is listed as not mandatory in some reviews and across courses.

In-person PHIL104 said no mandatory attendance; online PHIL102 and in-person PHIL106 said yes.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Four of five students would take him again for kindness and lectures, offset .

; online recommendations are mixed due to grade lag.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Reported grades include As, but delayed gradebook updates and .

Format shift

Online reviews drive the grading-communication complaints; .

Workload

Light

74/100

Weekly assignments and light activity load dominate; .

Format shift

Online comments most clearly describe light weekly work; in-person focus is lectures.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students call him passionate, hilarious, and strong in lectures, with the main ding being responsiveness online.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is stronger; online experience hinges on communication speed.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of weekly assignments, reading, discussions, and exams that mirror class material.

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly assignments and exams; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and supported by a kind, funny instructor.

Main concern

to read tags.

What students said

“AMAZING LECTURES. Moral philosophy with Smith has been one of .”
PHIL106
“loved him. very kind, and would help anyone one on one if they needed help”
PHIL104

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online PHIL sections feel laid-back with weekly work and predictable exams, but slow emails and delayed grades frustrate some students.

Main concern

Extremely slow grade posting and standing late into the term.

What students said

“I cannot stress how INEFFICIENT he is in responding to emails as well as updating grades.”
PHIL104
“3/4 of the way through the semester, I had only one grade in the gradebook .”
PHIL104
“His online class was not really heavy, because there were not many weekly activities.”
PHIL102

Exam style

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Exams are described as fair and unsurprising, with .

Predictable ExamsReading Based

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

or proctoring.

Online

Online students say and reading can be challenging.

Predictable ExamsTextbook Reading
“there's nothing on the ”
PHIL104
“ challenging, so keep this in mind”
PHIL102

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“AMAZING LECTURES. Moral philosophy with Smith has been one of .”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews spanning online and in-person , and grade communication. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“AMAZING LECTURES. Moral philosophy with Smith has been one of .”

📬 Responsiveness Risk

35/100

“I cannot stress how INEFFICIENT he is in responding to emails as well as updating grades.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

74/100

“Besides this, he is a fine professor and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • loved him. very kind, and would help anyone one on one if they needed help
  • AMAZING LECTURES
  • he is laid-back and easygoing

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , but grades absolutely nothing
  • there's nothing on the
  • challenging

Theme 3

📬 About Communication

  • INEFFICIENT he is in responding to emails as well as updating grades
  • Even after emailing him multiple times asking when our grades would be put in, nothing had changed

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Five reviews span 2019-2025 with mixed online and in-person detail, but the small sample and one extreme outlier limit certainty.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHIL1043 reviews
PHIL1021 review
PHIL1061 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values