Is this an easy A?
FairEffort
62/100Some students got A or called the class easy, but , and dropped students keep it from being a true easy A.
Online evidence includes easy grades but worse self-study risk, while and mostly negative tone.
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Some students got A or called the class easy, but unclear rubrics, exams, assignments, and dropped students keep it from being a true easy A.
Online evidence includes easy grades but worse self-study risk, while in-person evidence has one tough-grader comment and mostly negative tone.
Is the course easy?
The material is often described as basic, but poor explanations and confusing tools make the course feel harder than the content itself.
Online reviews emphasize basic concepts and self-study, while in-person reviews criticize verbose notes and wasted class time.
Is attendance flexible?
Attendance is usually not mandatory, but one online review and one in-person review list it as mandatory.
Both online and in-person reviews mostly show optional attendance with a few mandatory exceptions.
Is this professor recommended?
Students overwhelmingly do not recommend him because they feel the teaching is weak and the course is not worth the money.
Online reviews are almost entirely avoid-level, while in-person reviews include one positive exception.
Course guide
Grading
Strict
32/100
Reviews mention penalties, missing rubrics, and a tough-grader tag, even though some students still earned A or B grades.
Format shift
Online grading complaints are stronger, while in-person grading evidence includes one tough-grader tag and one fair-test comment.
Workload
Heavy
35/100
Online reviews mention lots of homework, required outside course material, and assignments tied to unclear criteria.
Format shift
Online workload is the main concern, while in-person workload evidence is less specific.
Teaching experience
Awful
18/100
Seven of eight reviews rate him very poorly and describe confusing, low-value, or absent teaching.
Format shift
Online teaching evidence is strongly negative, while in-person evidence has one positive review among two very negative ones.
Assessment method
Balanced
55/100
Reviews mention both assignments and exams, but do not give enough detail to show one method dominates.
Format shift
Online comments mention exams and assignments, while in-person comments only lightly mention testing.
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Course format
Classroom format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
In-person reviews are mixed but mostly negative, with one positive review saying he explains concepts and is accessible.
Main concern
Students report poor lectures and low course value.
What students said
“Run as far and as fast as you can before enrolling in his classes”
“Lecture notes were extremely verbose and full of crap”
“Rick takes the time to explain concepts in class and outside.”
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
Online reviews are overwhelmingly negative, saying the course feels like office hours, self-study, and unclear outsourced work.
Main concern
Students feel they learn little and are left on their own.
What students said
“Terrible, his teaching is online office hours”
“You are entirely on your own”
“Worst professor ever.”
Exam style
Reviews mention exams and assignments, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, or exam format.
Assessment risk
Standard
50/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person reviews give little exam-policy detail and do not clearly prove closed-book or strict proctoring rules.
“He just tested I was fairly.”
Online reviews mention exams and assignments, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.
“graded on in exams/assignments”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Run as far and as fast as you can before enrolling in his classes, he is one of the really worst.”
“Skip it please, save your precious money.”
“You are entirely on your own, just read wikipedia articles and you will learn more.”
“Penalizes students for not meeting criteria/rubric-pts on assignments, which he's unwilling to provide.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
8
Recent reviews read by the AI
8
Lifetime ratings
78/100
Evidence confidence
Eight detailed reviews across online and in-person formats show a very consistent negative pattern with one clear positive exception.
Inside 8 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
4 reported outcomes
A 2
B 2
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