AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

James Mailhot

MATH1C · MATH1A · MATH · MATH2B · CALC1A · MATH1MATH1A · MATHMATH · MATH43 · MATH1C1D2B · MATH1D · MATH41 · MATH1B · 177 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
41.59%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you are strong in math, can self-study, and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyTough graderLots of homeworkPolarizing lecturerSelf-study required
  • Reviews are highly polarized, with and others saying the class requires heavy self-teaching.
  • , and finals, so one poor test can be hard to recover from.
  • This is a risky choice for students without a strong math foundation or high tolerance for .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some students earn A grades, but comments repeatedly , and heavy homework make the A costly.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The math content is often described as , and difficult unless the student already has a strong foundation.

All course-difficulty evidence is from in-person sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, but missing class can hurt because notes, quizzes, and .

mandatory and optional reports.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

He is recommended by students who like rigorous math and , but many others .

The recommendation and is strongly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Students repeatedly and , and little room to recover from mistakes.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

The workload commonly , and a final.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

and complaints that lectures are shallow, hard to follow, or require self-teaching.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grades are driven mainly by quizzes, midterms, and finals, while .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All analyzed reviews are in person and show a split between students who like his lectures and students , and .

Main concern

The and limited recovery options.

What students said

“ if you want to protect your GPA.”
MATH1A
“Weekly quizzes, 3 midterms, and final. Very test-heavy.”
MATH1D
“No late penalty for hw, but must do it !”
MATH1D

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exam risk is high because reviews repeatedly , and difficult or mismatched exam questions.

Weekly QuizzesThree MidtermsFinal ExamNo CalculatorCheat Sheet Sometimes AllowedTight Time

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly support frequent quizzes, multiple midterms, final exams, no calculators in some sections, and limited notes in some exams.

Weekly QuizzesThree MidtermsFinal ExamNo CalculatorOne Page Notes Sometimes Allowed
“NO , NO CALCULATOR ON all the exams with ONLY 1 HOUR for the midterm”
MATH1D
“The professor is a good lecturer, but grades harshly, with .”
MATH1A
“Weekly quizzes, 3 midterms, and final.”
MATH1C1D2B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you want to protect your GPA. Although the and exams are very heavy. The class is extremely stressful, especially if you're not strong in calculus from the beginning. The and there is no flexibility.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and polarized teaching quality. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

42/100

“ because he only goes over a few examples in class and assigned a LOT of homework.”

🧮 Teaching Split

50/100

“I loved Professor Mailhot's lectures, every class began with questions for anything and he would answer all questions before starting the lesson.”

🧪

30/100

“ , and the time is too tight.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great professor. , but not like hw
  • His lectures barely scratch the surface of the concepts.
  • and even reviews important topics from previous lessons

Theme 2

📉 About Grades And Workload

  • though as there is no & just 1 mistake can tank your score, especially on quizzes
  • An 80% is a C in this class. Please pick someone else.
  • The but graded based on completion with no late penalty.

Theme 3

🧾 About Exams

  • weekly quizzes, 3 midterms, and .
  • .
  • double sided cheat sheet for mid term and final. no /calculator.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

177

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

The evidence is high-confidence because 50 in-person reviews are recent, detailed, and and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 576
4 out of 526
3 out of 521
2 out of 519
1 out of 536

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 2 · A 13 · A- 5

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

18

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 7