Harold Hodes - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Professor: Harold Hodes

Department: Philosophy

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of my favorite professors at Cornell. I have taken two classes with him so far. Brilliant and extremely clear. A logician indeed. Not to mention he is the most chilled professor I've had when it comes to deadlines. I don't know why most ratings are negative about him. Maybe if they took one of his smaller classes, they'd appreciate him more.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHIL4261
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He came to class late without a sense of apology. Very disorganized, ill-prepared and irresponsible. Trite and glib. Doesn't seem to enjoy teaching or enthusiastic about the subject.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL2300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Hodes is one of the worst and most disorganized professors I've had. Lectures jump all over the place, handwriting is terrible, grading criteria is vague, grading is overly harsh, and gives assignments (like papers) on the fly with no advance notice or proper timing. Totally advise against taking a class with him.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL2300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

no

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Lectures were a little on the dull side, but you can tell Hodes loves logic. The proofs were interesting and homework was very simple. Exams were reasonable and based entirely on proofs done in class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Don't take previous comments too seriously. Hodes is good at the subject and he is suuuuuper cute!!! You won't see many old nice guys around the campus. The course is hard though and worth taking only if you like to analyze boring sentences. Homeworks are hard compared with prelims and finals.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL2310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hodes is a brilliant man, but is tragically condescending. He'll openly bash you in class for having faulty reasoning or poor grasp of the English language. The subject material is focused more on fundamentals, so it's a bit different from normal logic classes. He's usually one to stammer because the material is dense at times.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHIL2610
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A real sweetheart, but at times confusing, and not a very kind grader. Not to be recommended if you don't have a keen interest in the subject material. The stuff we covered in class was difficult, but accessible with persistence. All that said, he's a hilarious dude with a moustache that will make you crack up. Go see him during office hours.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHL232
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hodes is (a) awesome, and (b) too cute for words. What a mensch!!!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

An excellent Professor for students who accept, even though they are "Ivy League", that they are often wrong and unaware that they are wrong. Many people like him even though they are not doing well grade-wise. Often these are people who don't do the homework. This material isn't difficult if you do the homework. Do it! Hodes rules.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHIL231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

As interesting a teacher as you are in the material. Those that found him boring found the material boring, while I thought both were pretty interesting. No question he wants you to do well, makes himself available outside of class, and gave us last year's tests to study by. I'd take his advanced calss next year. The text book he chose was great.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Hodes is a nice guy who wants to help his students. However, unless you are exceptionally good at things like math and logic, it is impossible to get an A. I am very hardworking and have never had a grade below A, but in this class, despite working 10-20 hours/week, the best grade I got was a B. He moves at his own pace, not students.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL318
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof Hodes is the funniest entity in the world. His bushy moustache just makes me wanna scratch it. That being said, he is an utter horror of a professor. He goes at his own speed, not the student's. And he is far too cruel to ask questions. He WILL humilliate you. Expect to see 'rewrite' next to 90% of your papers. That being said, he's too funny.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Most people dislike the class, not him. He is an excellent teacher who happens to enjoy a very difficult field. He loves what he does and makes for an interesting, if not useful course.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHIL313
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I really like him personally. He does try hard to be available to give outside help. But I had done well in logic with other professors and in this class I was utterly lost. I didn't understand his questions and he didn't understand my assignments, and it was all just a very unhappy experience.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's not as bad as everyone says. Still, he is a bit dull.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's really not that bad. Absent-minded and yes he did assign impossible problems on the prelim and final. But his presentation in class is decent and the textbook is excellent. Exams are fair, he doesn't ask things you haven't learned. Make sure you check your prelim grades though -- he messed up mine 2 times. Do all the homework, best way 2 learn

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

On both one prelim and our final, he gave literally impossible questions. He announced that he messed up the prelim after the test, and realized his mistake in the last 10 mins of the final. Despite this, he didn't offer any type of compensation for the time people wasted trying to solve his impossible questions. Overall, a very unreasonable guy.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHILY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

this guy makes the class harder than it is. he never helps you out on the smallestof issues & makes you feel dumb for asking something on the topic your LEARNING!!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prelim 1: Spent 30 min on one problem that was actually unsolvable because Hodes made a mistake writing it. And, for my efforts in noting that on my test, I got an extra "+" next to my grade. Meaning I got a "D-+", i.e. a D- with a gold star next to it. Really makes me feel much better about having to drop this and take 20 credits next semester.