Juan Gamboa

ICS032 · ICS30 · ICS31 · ICSD080W · ICS4Y · ICS037 · ICSD030 · ICS32 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 96/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
Take again: 92.31%
Difficulty: 2.2

The decision

if you want an engaging, meaningful class that is easy to pass with participation and basic effort.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyInspirational LecturerEasy But MeaningfulParticipation MattersCaring EnvironmentHighly Recommended

Students consistently describe him as passionate, funny, and memorable.
The class is usually easy if students keep up with readings and participate.
The and occasional strict formatting expectations.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Most students earn high grades with reasonable effort, especially by attending, participating, and keeping up with readings.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Students repeatedly say the class is easy and accessible, though it still asks for reading and critical thinking.

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

, and students say participation matters.

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and personally meaningful.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

84/100

High grades are common, and reviews describe tests as manageable when students read and participate.

Format shift

Workload

Light

76/100

Reviews mention readings and participation, but also , and manageable tests.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students consistently praise his passion, humor, cultural knowledge, and ability to make class meaningful.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Assessment appears to mix readings, participation, group work, assignments, and .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are overwhelmingly positive, describing the class as easy, engaging, and meaningful.

Main concern

Attendance and participation matter, and .

What students said

“The class is easy and it is a life changing experience”
ICS30

“it is easy, yet you learn so much about the world.”
ICS30

“he was unresponsive.”
ICSD030

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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Reviews say tests are manageable if students keep up with readings, but they do .

Tests Not HardReading BasedParticipation Matters

Assessment risk

Standard

65/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews say tests are not hard if students keep up with proctoring rules.

Tests Not HardReading Based

“Keep up with the reading and you .”
ICS032

“ keep up with the readings.”
ICS30

“ .”
ICS31

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This is by far the as a student at De Anza.”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student fit. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Juan is very passionate about his subject matter, and that was clearly reflected in each and every one of his lectures.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“ .”

📈 Ease And Reward

86/100

“it is easy, yet you learn so much about the world.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very passionate teacher.
He has a great sense of humor and does amazing impersonations during lectures.
Juan really has the ability to break the subject matter down so the entire class can understand the subject matter.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

The class is easy and it is a life changing experience
keep up with the readings.
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Theme 3

❤️ About Student Experience

Gamboa is one of the !
You're in for a positively trans- formative ride! Guaranteed!
Tried to get in touch with him several times about my grade & he was unresponsive.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 13 detailed and highly consistent reviews, but and several years old.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511

4 out of 51

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

ICS304 reviews

ICS313 reviews

ICS0321 review

ICS0371 review

ICS321 review

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ICS4Y1 review

ICSD0301 review

ICSD080W1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

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C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Juan Gamboa

Take him if you want an engaging, meaningful class that is easy to pass with participation and basic effort.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Introductory

Mandatory

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📈 Ease And Reward

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Student Experience

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want an engaging, meaningful class that is easy to pass with participation and basic effort.