AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Ira Feldman

MATH121 · MATH124 · MATH122 · MAT7142T · MATH120 · MA120 · MATH110 · CALC121 · MATH135 · MATH182 · MATH114 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
8/100
RMP rating
1.4/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid Ira Feldman unless you can teach yourself the material and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesVery Tough ExamsHarsh GradingSelf-Teaching RequiredAvoid Strongly
  • Students repeatedly , and .
  • Exams and as very difficult and poorly aligned with preparation.
  • Office hours can help, but most comments still strongly advise avoiding the class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Getting an A appears very hard because students report , and heavy self-study even in lower math courses.

The online review and and exams.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

The course content is , and poor preparation for exams.

In-person reviews provide most evidence, while the one .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly prove a , though many students say class time was not very useful.

Neither online .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

because they find the and the exams poorly supported.

The single , and the in-person reviews repeat the same warning.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students repeatedly say , and marks off for minor presentation issues.

Format shift

Both online and detail from in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and self-teaching create a heavy workload because lectures do not carry the course.

Format shift

In-person reviews mention workload and , while the .

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Most reviews describe lectures as rushed, scattered, unreadable, and ineffective for learning math.

Format shift

In-person reviews are strongly negative, and the online review also says he does not show proper steps.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and graded homework, with exams carrying the main risk.

Format shift

The online review is explicitly test-heavy, and and finals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews overwhelmingly describe , unreadable board work, rushed pacing, and .

Main concern

Students often felt they had to learn outside class because lectures did not prepare them.

What students said

“This class was senselessly difficult, Feldman's lectures were incomprehensible”
MATH121
“He is a and ”
MATH124
“You will have a better time not going to class and teaching yoursel”
MATH120

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online , and harsh partial-credit grading.

Main concern

Online evidence .

What students said

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MAT7142T
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MAT7142T

Exam style

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Exams are described as very difficult, poorly supported by lectures, and graded harshly, while .

Extremely Difficult ExamsTough GradingPoor Exam PreparationFinal Worth 30 Percent

Assessment risk

Strict

15/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a , but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring.

Tough TestsPoor PreparationFinal Worth 30 Percent
“ and .”
121
“ ”
MATH121
“final is 30% of ur grade”
MATH121

Online

The online review says exams are extremely difficult and partial credit is harsh, but it .

Extremely Difficult ExamsTough Partial Credit
“ .”
MAT7142T
“ a problem.”
MAT7142T

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class was senselessly difficult, Feldman's lectures were incomprehensible, and his writing on the board was often completely illegible”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

12/100

“Feldman's lectures were incomprehensible”

⚖️

12/100

“He is a and ”

🚫 Recommendation

5/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are scattered and rushed.
  • he speeds through important topics, and and with mistakes.
  • He copies everything and i mean everything from the book.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • and .
  • He ggrades everything as if it were a test and marks off if you do not show ALL work

Theme 3

🚫 About Student Warnings

  • Wait list another class, really.
  • !!

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 23 reviews across many years show a very consistent negative pattern with detailed examples.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 517

Course coverage

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MATH1102 reviews
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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1