Reviews of professor Duncan Purves

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I've had Professor Purves for to classes now and he has been delightful in each. His lectures are easy to follow and he allows a lot of time for class discussion. This class is graded by 4 assignments and attendance so be wary.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was SUPER interesting and made me like philosophy. Purves is nice and approachable. Schuyler (the TA) is super, nice, accessible and grades pretty fast. The workload is not THAT high, but you need to make sure to thoroughly test your arguments and should get feedback from Schuyler/Purves. Easy to get an A-/B+, but hardish to get an A.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Prof was terrible and condescending. He picks favorites. TA was pretty cool and a fair grader.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This pro is pretty condescening and rude. So much so you think it's a joke, but no he clearly dislikes his job and the students. The TA is cool, but the prof isn't. Oh, can't bring laptops. And if you ask a question he doesn't agree with, he will shame you in front of the class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
A bit awkward, but super nice guy. Lectures are pretty funny and engaging. Only gripe I have is that he is very unclear (at first) with how specific you need to be in your tests/papers. Pay attention during lectures, go to office hours if you need help, and be as specific as humanly possible in your work and you will get an A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Nice dude. Ive had him twice now and his classes are always extremely entertaining, content wise and just because hes funny. He needs to figure out the whole syllabus thing tho

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This guy is super rude to students and doesn't allow laptops in lectures. He talks down to students in class that question when he is incorrect. He also will yell at students if they pull out their laptops. Worse class ever.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Talks a lot and doesn't allow laptops. Not a fun class and it's hard to get in contact with him or the TA for help. I heard from other students he can be really condescending.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Purves was incredibly friendly. The course topics are very interesting. The course was administered by him, but the lectures were by other UF professors. The course was difficult. I did well, but I missed a single small assignment, effectively preventing me from an A due to difficult grading on other assignments.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Really loved his class! Going to lectures was mandatory (although the policy was pretty lenient), but it didn't even matter to me because I loved the lectures and the topics we went over. The material that the class goes over is very interesting and useful, and he is a super friendly guy. Overall a great class and a great professor!