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Mathematics

H. K. Shah

D04162 · CLASS · MATH011 · MATH43 · MATH1B · MATH11 · PRECALC3 · MATHD01167 · MATH41 · MATH42 · MATH10 · MATH12 · FINITEMATH11 · FINI111 · 145 lifetime ratings

AI rating
5/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
4.35%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

unless you are already strong in math and can teach yourself most of the course.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to understandTough graderHeavy homeworkTest heavySelf-teaching required
  • , and communication problems.
  • Grades are risky because many students report , and withdrawals.
  • The few positive reviews say , and matching his expected solution style.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Getting an A looks very hard because many students report , and tests that punish small format differences.

The Easy A evidence , while online reviews do not provide enough grade-specific proof.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

The math content becomes much harder because students say , and exams differ from practice.

Both formats are negative, but online complaints focus more on bad video and audio while and exams.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

as mandatory or imply that skipping class makes passing unlikely.

, while one online review says attendance was not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

Students overwhelmingly advise against taking him because of , and high GPA risk.

Both online and in-person reviews are negative, with the strongest .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

8/100

Students repeatedly say correct answers can lose credit if the work does not match his preferred method.

Format shift

The , while online reviews add little direct grading detail.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Reviews mention lots of , and weekly pressure that many students could not sustain.

Format shift

Both formats mention workload problems, but .

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Most students describe the teaching as hard to understand because of , and weak responses to questions.

Format shift

Online reviews criticize delivery technology, while in-person reviews criticize classroom communication and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Reviews , and grades based on few items.

Format shift

, while online reviews do not clearly describe assessment structure.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews repeatedly , and high withdrawal risk.

Main concern

Students often say they cannot understand the lectures and .

What students said

“DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. THIS TEACHER IS HORRIBLE.”
MATH43
“You definitely don't want to take this class.”
MATH43
“ if you're already good with math and can teach yourself.”
MATH12

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are strongly negative because students cite poor video quality, low audio quality, and .

Main concern

Online delivery quality makes the course harder to follow.

What students said

“Video quality and handwriting make it harder to read what he's doing.”
MATH1B
“You can see nothing, it was so blurry.”
MATH1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and grades based on few assessments, but they do not clearly prove proctoring or .

Test HeavyTough ExamsStrict GradingFew Graded Items

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and limited graded items, but do not clearly prove closed-book or proctoring rules.

Test HeavyTough ExamsStrict GradingFew Graded Items
“He gave us a lot of and a lil bit hard to grade them.”
MATH43
“Tests and time allotted”
MATH12
“7 question, 70 point exams.”
MATH43

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove the .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. THIS TEACHER IS HORRIBLE.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

15/100

“ .”

⚖️

8/100

“Even if your work and answers are correct he won't give you credit unless you do it his way.”

👍 Recommendation Level

5/100

“If you value your time and .”

📚 Workload Pressure

12/100

“Endless Webassign, 7 question, 70 point exams.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are hard to understand and hardwriting is hard to read.
  • He made what i
  • His lectures are basically pointless.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • no matter how hard you work, it doesn't help.
  • he is very strict about a policy that give you no chance of getting an A.
  • DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS if you care about your GPA!

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • to what you have practiced or done hw on.
  • Tests and time allotted
  • He gave us a lot of

Theme 4

💻 About Online Format

  • The quality of his webcam & camera was AWFUL.
  • Video quality and handwriting make it harder to read what he's doing.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

145

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews across many years show a very consistent negative pattern, despite a few positive outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 514
3 out of 514
2 out of 524
1 out of 585

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

4

D+ 1 · D 3

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

17

Drop/Withdrawal 11 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 4