AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Don Linstad

MATH121 · MATH124 · MATH191 · MATH090 · MATH192 · MATH110 · MATH75 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
33/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
21.43%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

unless you can learn math independently and and old-fashioned class management.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderLecture heavyOld-fashionedHomework drivenSelf-teaching needed
  • Most students describe lecture as copying textbook problems with .
  • , and precise work, with many complaints about harsh grading.
  • A smaller and straightforward if students attend, study, and seek help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible, but students , and strict test precision.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

The content is often textbook-based and predictable, but itself.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Multiple reviews say attendance is critical, with class.

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students do not recommend him because of , and heavy reliance on self-teaching.

All because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

22/100

Reviews repeatedly mention tough grading, , and few grade safeguards.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

and important, and several students describe lots of .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some students find him caring, but many say he does not explain steps, answer clearly, or manage lectures well.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and several reviews mention few graded components.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews show a mostly negative pattern of , and limited grade transparency.

Main concern

Students often say they must teach themselves and .

What students said

“The successful students in the class pretty much teach themselves.”
MATH124
“Linstad failed me the first test because I used an erasable pen instead of a pencil.”
MATH121

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 viewed as strict because and mistakes in process can cost heavily.

Test HeavyTough GradingLittle Partial CreditNo Makeups Mentioned In Some Reviews

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe test-heavy courses with , and tests based on board or review problems.

Test HeavyTough GradingLittle Partial Credit
“He also doesn't give much partial credit.”
MATH192
“ does.”
MATH191

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The successful students in the class pretty much teach themselves.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and assessment. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Does not teach.”

⚖️

22/100

“He also doesn't give much partial credit.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ if you are good at math other than that ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lecture mainly consists of and solving them.
  • He goes over problems in the book, but .
  • Mr. Linstad made learning Trig seem trivial.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • He .
  • , but EC makes up for it.
  • You need to actually do the homework and study.

Theme 3

⏰ About Class Policies

  • because if you miss more than four, you are dropped.
  • Does not post grades on line either.
  • and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three in-person reviews over many years provide consistent , and recommendation risk.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 54
1 out of 58

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1