AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Scott Mathews

P112 · PHILP107 · PHILP122 · PHILP112 · P110 · C · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
62.5%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you will participate and ; skip the online version.

Best fit · Easy A HunterGet ready to readParticipation mattersEasy graderPassionate lecturesInspirational
  • In person he is often called passionate, fair, and inspiring with .
  • Participation and showing up .
  • The single online review is a severe outlier about almost no guidance.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Multiple students say he is a if you show up and participate.

Easy-A claims are in person; the online review still reported passing but hated the experience.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Philosophy readings matter, but difficulty scores and comments show content is manageable for most.

In-person difficulty is moderate; the online review called guidance weak rather than content hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Participation is key and several reviews say skipping hurts or is not an option.

Attendance .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most in-person students highly recommend him for passion and fairness despite occasional confusion.

In-person recommendation is strong; the .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Students repeatedly call him a super easy or fair grader on opinion-style essays with extra credit.

Format shift

Leniency evidence is almost entirely in person.

Workload

Light

72/100

, and short papers rather than daily grind.

Format shift

In-person workload is light; online complained about lack of material, not overload.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Passionate, inspiring lectures win most students, though some find him confusing or off-topic at first.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is high; online teaching quality is rated very poorly.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grades center on a few essays, reading responses, and participation rather than heavy exams.

Format shift

; online format details are sparse.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person students mostly love his passion, fairness, and if they participate.

Main concern

Early lectures can feel confusing or blunt until you engage.

What students said

“Scott is a !!!”
PHILP112
“he's very sweet outside of his teaching voice and .”
PHILP112
“He was an awesome professor. Super knowledgeable about the subject”
PHILP112

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One online student reported almost no material or guidance and called it a worst-ever class experience.

Main concern

Lack of content and instructor guidance online.

What students said

“I cannot understate how little material and guidance I was given from the class and Professor himself.”
P110

Exam style

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Assessment is mainly short essays on readings with lenient grading rather than strict proctored exams.

Essay basedOpinion responsesExtra creditFew graded items

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students describe a few short opinion essays on books plus participation, with .

Essay basedOpinion responsesExtra creditFew graded items
“4 essay's on 4 different books but and thoughts on the reading.”
PHILP112
“ and . participation is key tho”
PHILP112
“ ! Tons of extra credit!”
PHILP107

Online

The sole online review does not clearly describe exam tools or proctoring; it focuses on missing guidance.

“I cannot understate how little material and guidance I was given from the class and Professor himself.”
P110

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Scott is a !!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format split. Credibility rating: Medium.

⭐

88/100

“Scott is a !!!”

🔥 Passion & Inspiration

80/100

“He teaches with a true passion.”

👍 Recommendation

72/100

“Highly recommend Scott”

⚠️ Online Warning

20/100

“this was one of my worst experiences of any class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's extremely intelligent yet funny and very inspiring!
  • Don't let the first few lectures scare you off! Just go with it, and you'll be fine.
  • he's just an overall awesome fun caring teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Scott is a !!!
  • Just show up to class and do the papers which are only 3 pages double space.
  • ! Tons of extra credit!

Theme 3

🗣️ About Participation

  • participation is key tho
  • The more you work with him the more he works with you.
  • if you actively participate you earn leeway with him.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews with consistent in-person praise are useful, but one sparse online review and older dates keep credibility at medium.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 1

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

1

Not sure yet 1