AI Rate Professor

De Anza College · Mathematics

Patrick Allman

MATHD31 · D031 · MATH31 · PRECALCD031 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can manage your own pace and tolerate uneven teaching quality.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized lecturesNo homework deadlinesMixed grading experienceTest-heavy riskCaring but inconsistent
  • , so confidence is limited.
  • Online reviews are sharply split between one highly positive easy-A experience and two negative reports about difficulty or disorganization.
  • Students warn that unclear lectures and struggling with math.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

, but hard tests and disorganized teaching keep the A from being effortless.

Online evidence is mixed, while the but unclear lectures.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The math feels harder because , and confusing mixed material.

Online reviews provide most of the difficulty evidence, with one .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

Reviews consistently say attendance is not mandatory or .

Both online and in-person evidence support flexibility, though the dataset is small.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Three of four students would not take him again, mainly because of .

Online evidence is split, while the .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and sometimes full-credit, but tests are described as hard and .

Format shift

Online evidence includes both tough tests and very generous homework credit, while the .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Homework and quizzes can be frequent, and one review calls the .

Format shift

Heavy workload evidence mostly comes from online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

45/100

Students describe him as caring in one review but .

Format shift

Both online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

, and homework.

Format shift

Online reviews mention test-heavy structure, while the .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The but lectures can be confusing and not confident.

Main concern

The only in-person review warns against him for .

What students said

“Doesnt seem very confident when teaching.”
PRECALCD031
“Homeworks have no due dates which gives you a lot of time to do them.”
PRECALCD031

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one student praised easy full-credit homework, while others found the .

Main concern

No deadlines help flexibility but can make students fall behind.

What students said

“ and more theory based.”
MATH31
“Great thing is he doesnt have due dates, but easy to fall behind”
D031
“You get full credit for turning them in; it doesn't matter if you do it wrong; he still gives you full credit together with feedback.”
MATHD31

Exam style

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Reviews mention hard or theory-based tests and second-draft exams, but proven.

Hard TestsTheory-Based TestsSecond Draft ExamsReasonable Midterm And Final

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The , but does not clearly prove exam format or proctoring rules.

Second Draft Exams
“ .”
PRECALCD031

Online

Online reviews mention hard theory-based tests and a and open-book rules.

Hard TestsTheory-Based TestsReasonable Midterm And Final
“ and more theory based.”
MATH31
“Midterm and .”
MATHD31

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Doesnt seem very confident when teaching.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting the strongest repeated signals while lowering confidence for small sample size. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“Hes new. His thoughts are disorganized & hes still learning how to teach a class.”

📈 Difficulty & Grades

55/100

“You get full credit for turning them in; it doesn't matter if you do it wrong; he still gives you full credit together with feedback.”

⚠️ Main Risk

35/100

“ and more theory based.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Doesnt seem very confident when teaching.
  • Hes new. His thoughts are disorganized & hes still learning how to teach a class.
  • Such a sweet person, always on-time for Zoom class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and more theory based.
  • .
  • Midterm and .

Theme 3

📝 About Workload & Flexibility

  • .
  • Homeworks have no due dates which gives you a lot of time to do them.
  • Great thing is he doesnt have due dates, but easy to fall behind

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

36/100

Evidence confidence

, and the opinions conflict sharply between one very positive review and several negative ones.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

D0311 review
MATH311 review
MATHD311 review
PRECALCD0311 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2