AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Boris Polishchuk

MATH121 · TRIG121 · MATH191 · MATH294 · MATH120 · MATH193 · MATH135 · MATH75 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
12.5%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

unless you are already strong in math and comfortable learning mostly on your own.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Taught ClassPoor ExplanationsHeavy HomeworkTough GraderHard to Understand
  • Most students say they had to teach themselves because .
  • Homework and as heavy, difficult, and poorly supported.
  • A few students found him fair or useful for independent learners, but the overall tone is strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

A few students mention fair grading or an easy A in specific cases, but , and poor support.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The material feels harder because students report , and a .

, and they mostly describe the course as difficult to learn from.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Reviews suggest missing class can hurt because help and announcements , but the policy is not fully detailed.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students warn others away because they feel the class is poorly taught and .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Several reviews call him a , despite a few comments about fairness or .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Many students mention lots of work.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most reviews say he explains poorly, goes off topic, is hard to understand, or leaves students to teach themselves.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews repeatedly , and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, with repeated complaints about , and .

Main concern

Students often say they learned little in class and had to teach themselves.

What students said

“This class is honestly self taught so good luck to you.”
TRIG121
“It is impossible to get a good grade in this class”
MATH121
“He gives a lot of .”
MATH191

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence is mixed, with some student-friendly notes or tables allowed but and .

Notes AllowedTables AllowedHomework-Based TestsTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

some tests, but also describe the course as test-heavy and difficult.

Notes AllowedTables AllowedHomework-Based TestsTest Heavy
“Allows you to use tables for the and notes for all the rest of tests.”
MATH121
“ .”
MATH294
“TEST HEAVY”
MATH121

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You are honestly teaching yourself in this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

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📚 Workload Pressure

22/100

“Wasting my life away on my mathlab with a TON of HW.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“Do yourself a favor and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • You are honestly teaching yourself in this class.
  • He is a poor explainer and has a strong Russian accent which makes him hard to understand.
  • You'll have to teach everything yourself.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It is impossible to get a good grade in this class
  • He gives a lot of .
  • The problems taught in the class are unnecessarily hard and useless.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Warnings

  • DO NOT GET THIS GUY!
  • Better off taking a semester off if hes your last choice.

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen reviews span many years and courses, with a highly consistent negative pattern despite a few positive outliers.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 55
1 out of 59

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1