AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

William Parks

MATH · MATH194 · MATH294 · MATH195 · MATH292 · MATH192 · MATH193 · MATH135 · 92 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
30.43%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Take William Parks only if you can self-teach math and mainly want a potentially manageable grade.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Study RequiredDisorganized LecturesEasy TestsTest HeavyLenient Grading
  • Many students say lectures are confusing, boring, disorganized, or full of mistakes, so .
  • Grades can still be attainable because tests are often straightforward, practice-based, dropped, curved, or leniently graded.
  • The professor is sometimes described as nice or caring, but the teaching experience is highly risky for .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A is possible and sometimes easy because grading and , but the real cost is heavy self-teaching.

Both formats show attainable grades for self-starters, with online reviews especially stressing self-learning.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

The math content and unclear lectures make the course .

Online and in-person reviews both describe confusing lectures, while work.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Attendance rules are not consistently described, but while many others focus on self-study.

In-person evidence includes a strict attendance complaint, while online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

31/100

unless the and wants a potentially easy grade.

Both formats are risky, but online reviews more directly warn that students must rely on outside resources.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Many reviews mention easy tests, dropped exams, partial credit, cheat sheets, , or .

Format shift

Both formats show lenient grading signals, though punish mistakes.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Homework and because students often must learn concepts from textbooks, YouTube, or outside resources.

Format shift

Online reviews stress self-learning and , while in-person reviews stress homework plus rebuilding lectures independently.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Students repeatedly describe lectures as , and not useful for learning.

Format shift

Both formats are criticized, with online comments adding poor technology and communication concerns.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Grades are repeatedly described as test-heavy, with exams and .

Format shift

Both formats are exam-centered, with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students frequently criticize lectures as while noting fair, easy, or .

Main concern

Students who rely on lectures may struggle badly and should expect to learn much of the material alone.

What students said

“studying on ur own is probably better”
MATH192
“Don't rely on his lectures.”
MATH194
“If you can learn yourself, it's pretty easy”
MATH194

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report weak lectures, poor organization, heavy self-learning, and .

Main concern

Online learning can feel unsupported because students say lectures lack value and communication is weak.

What students said

“Do this class only IF you are good at self-learning.”
MATH292
“Hard To Understand, Prepare to do lots of self-learning”
MATH194
“All of ”
MATH294

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are central and sometimes easy or practice-based, but some students call them different, impossible, or high-stakes, so .

Test HeavyPractice Exams SimilarDropped ExamCheat SheetEasy TestsFinal Exam

Assessment risk

Varies

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe exams, finals, practice exams, dropped test scores, cheat sheets, and , but do not clearly prove open-book or .

Practice Exams SimilarDropped Lowest ExamCheat SheetTest HeavyFinal Exam
“ ones.”
MATH195
“Tests and final is 88% of your grade.”
MATH194
“we do get a cheat sheet.”
MATH192

Online

and finals, cheat sheets, homework-based questions, and easy tests, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Test HeavyMidtermsFinalCheat SheetHomework-Based QuestionsEasy Tests
“His class .”
MATH292
“allows one-page front and back for midterms/finals”
MATH292
“All of ”
MATH294

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you are okay with teaching yourself.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“His lectures are impossible to understand and you'll be studying on your own for the most part”

📈 Easy A Tradeoff

68/100

“It's an easy A, but he's hot garbage.”

📝

90/100

“Tests and final is 88% of your grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are all over the place and disorganized
  • Never prepared for class.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades

  • entire life.
  • and he does a review before them
  • If you want an easy A , but if you want to learn Calc, try someone else

Theme 3

🧭

  • I had to learn everything from Youtube
  • Don't rely on his lectures.
  • If you can't learn !

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

92

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is highly credible because 50 reviews span many courses and years with consistent patterns across both formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 510
3 out of 513
2 out of 520
1 out of 541

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

26

A+ 4 · A 21 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 5

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

10

Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 3