Is this an easy A?
FairEffort
58/100An A is realistic because , and makeups exist, but students repeatedly say you must work hard and self-study.
Online evidence stresses hard weekly exams and self-study, while and grade recovery.
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The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
An A is realistic because corrections, curves, and makeups exist, but students repeatedly say you must work hard and self-study.
Online evidence stresses hard weekly exams and self-study, while in-person evidence more often mentions corrections and grade recovery.
Is the course easy?
The math content is made harder by unclear lectures, fast pacing, proof-heavy work, and difficult exams.
Online reviews describe more self-teaching and technical issues, while in-person reviews focus more on hard homework and exam standards.
Is attendance flexible?
Attendance is often marked mandatory or tied to participation, but some sections report optional attendance.
Online reviews more often list mandatory Zoom attendance, while in-person reviews are mixed between mandatory and optional.
Is this professor recommended?
Students recommend him when they value corrections and persistence, but many warn against him because of unclear teaching and harsh grading.
Online reviews are more negative overall, while in-person reviews contain more strong positive recommendations.
Course guide
Grading
Fair
45/100
He is often called a tough grader, but test corrections, curves, drops, and resubmissions can recover many points.
Format shift
Both formats mention tough grading and corrections, with online students more frustrated by delayed or unclear feedback.
Workload
Heavy
30/100
Students frequently mention lots of homework, reading, weekly exams, and long hours of self-study.
Format shift
Online workload is described as reading-heavy and exam-heavy, while in-person workload varies from okay to extremely hard.
Teaching experience
Average
48/100
He can be caring and helpful for persistent students, but many reviews say his lectures are unclear or disorganized.
Format shift
Online teaching complaints are stronger, especially about Zoom quality and self-study, while in-person reviews are more polarized.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
78/100
Grades are repeatedly described as driven by exams, quizzes, finals, and corrections, with homework or participation secondary.
Format shift
Online reviews mention weekly exams and high exam weight, while in-person reviews also emphasize test corrections and tough quizzes.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
In-person reviews are split between caring second chances and complaints about hard exams, self-study, and confusing lectures.
Main concern
Grades can recover through corrections, but the course can feel hard and poorly explained.
What students said
“Easy A if you put in some effort!”
“the textbook is more helpful than he is, exam feedback was unclear/unhelpful”
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
Online students often report self-study, tough exams, heavy reading, and mixed help from corrections.
Main concern
Online lectures are often described as unclear, disorganized, or technically poor.
What students said
“Expect to teach yourself literally everything from the textbook or online”
“Very harsh grader, lots of homework, unclear lectures, and the class is just overall very disorganized.”
Exam style
Exams are often hard, but corrections, resubmissions, take-home finals, or early final access can make the system more recoverable.
Assessment risk
Varies
62/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person reviews mention tough tests, corrections, curves, and possible early final access, but they do not clearly prove closed-book or proctored exam rules.
“Tests/quizzes are based on lecture examples & you can get A LOT of points back through corrections.”
“You can also take a copy of the final exam a week before it starts.”
Online reviews explicitly mention weekly exams, take-home tests, corrections, and one no-clear-proctoring final, but they do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser rules.
“Take-home tests”
“the final was a home-taken test”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“If you can self-study well, maybe you'll succeed in this class.”
“He doesn't teach at all.”
“Definitely a harsh grader, but if you put in the work, you will get an A.”
“You can retake tests until you get the grade you want.”
Theme 1
Theme 2
Data context
Analysis sample
50
Recent reviews read by the AI
75
Lifetime ratings
88/100
Evidence confidence
The judgment is based on 50 reviews across online and in-person formats with consistent themes about grading, corrections, exams, and self-study.
Inside 50 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
46 reported outcomes
A+ 3 · A 16 · A- 3
B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 1
C+ 1 · C 1
No reported values
No reported values
Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 6