Reviews of professor Porter Williams

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I was not excited to take the course at first, but it turned out to be my favorite. He is very sincere and honest. He knows his lectures very well, he literally described scientific ethics through a football example to make it easier to comprehend.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I thought this class would be a great introduction to philosophy but it made me never want to take the subject again! He has very unclear grading criteria and participation details. The class is so boring and he does nothing to make it interesting. He also assigned sooo much reading that wasnt even interesting. Dont take this class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took this class as a GE and it definitely was not the easiest GE to take. Although Professor Williams made an already difficult subject interesting, the content was extremely dense. However, Professor Williams posted Lecture slides on Blackboard which helped out a little bit. There are also no tests in this class, but there are papers.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Boring class and unclear grading criteria.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Porter is a very chill dude. He makes his lectures very engaging and thought-provoking. Definitely inspired my interests in philosophy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was so easy. There a lot of readings but you can pass without reading any of them. He explains everything in the lectures. If you actually take notes in the lecture, you can write your papers without doing the readings. Graded on short assignments and only 2 essays. You get a 100% just for trying on the short assignments. TAKE HIM!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Williams is a really good professor. He respects his students and loves his subject. He talks to students like they are on the same level, unlike many other profs at USC. The subject itself is not very hard. Aside from homework, there are only two essays. No final exam.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Porter is the homie. Material can be on the tougher end, but his grading is not out to get you. His classes are only made better when students ask questions because he really makes the material come alive when you get him talking instead of lecturing.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took this class to fill 2 GE spots, but he honestly aroused in me an interest for Philosophy. He's pretty funny as a lecturer and I really enjoyed his lectures (very logical and thought provoking) though they might get a little long towards the end. The TA I had was even more amazing, s/o Dan! Reviewing slides is essential 4 success.