AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Zach Straus

MATH142 · MATH90 · MATH090 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
84%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Take Zach Straus if you want a and practice exams are strongly rewarded.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful Statistics TeacherFair ExamsPractice-Test DrivenAccessible SupportOccasionally Disorganized
  • Students mostly describe him as , and strong at making statistics manageable.
  • Grades are fair and attainable if students attend, , and ask questions.
  • A minority of reviews warn about disorganization, , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

74/100

An A is realistic with , and office hours, but and effort is required.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

He often makes statistics feel understandable with and practice exams, though some .

because there are zero online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

, but many students say skipping class makes passing much harder.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

86/100

Most students recommend him because , and gives strong tools for success.

because there are zero online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

72/100

and sometimes lenient, but students and prepare for exams.

Format shift

because there are zero online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

68/100

The workload is manageable, with online homework, packets, practice exams, and .

Format shift

All because there are zero online reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Teaching quality is strong because most , and ability to make statistics doable.

Format shift

All because there are zero online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Assessments lean exam-heavy, with , and homework support.

Format shift

All because there are zero online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and accessible math professor who makes statistics easier through practice exams, office hours, and .

Main concern

lectures may struggle.

What students said

“If you study hard, you can get an A.”
MATH142
“the .”
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“Attendance wasn't mandatory but I found that if I stayed anyways, I'd have a .”
MATH142

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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Exams are generally student-friendly because and at least one review says notes are allowed, though comments do not prove a universal policy.

Practice Exams Similar To TestsFair ExamsNotes Allowed In One ReviewFour Tests And Final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

that are very similar to real exams, and one review explicitly says notes are allowed.

Practice Exams Similar To TestsFair ExamsNotes Allowed In One ReviewFour Tests And Final
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“the .”
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“ actual exams.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He gives you all of the tools to succeed so just go to class!”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor Straus makes learning easy.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“10/10 would take again.”

🧪

82/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Straus makes learning easy.
  • always takes the time to help all his students and answer everyones questions
  • He gives out packets that we fill out together and those packets are the and studying for tests.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades And Exams

  • If you study hard, you can get an A.
  • All of so dont ignore it!
  • No , but 4 exams, 1 final, and .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • .
  • His lectures don't really make sense, you really have to do your homework in order to understand the material.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is credible because 25 in-person reviews are detailed and mostly consistent, though there are a few strong negative outliers.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

MATH14222 reviews
MATH0902 reviews
MATH901 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 3 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

3

C 3

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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No reported values