Richard Klier

MATH121 · MATH191 · MATH120 · MATH110 · MATH190 · MATH135 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.9/5
Take again: 25%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

unless you can teach yourself and already have a solid math foundation.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teaching requiredDisorganized lecturesMixed by course levelLots of homeworkNice but unclear

Recent Pre-Calculus reviews are strongly negative and repeatedly say students must teach themselves.
Older lower-level math reviews are much more positive, describing him as , and fair.
Students with a strong math background may survive, but beginners face high risk.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some students report , but many say the A , and outside help.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The math content becomes difficult because lectures are often described as , and dependent on prior knowledge.

Only in-person evidence exists, and it is more negative for MATH191 than for older MATH120 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Reviews do not clearly describe a , but students , and study guides.

and is indirect.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Most recent detailed reviews advise against taking him because students feel they must teach themselves.

All recommendation evidence is in person, with later reviews much more negative than older ones.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

54/100

Grading is sometimes described as easy or fair, but exams and .

Format shift

online grading data.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Several reviews mention lots of , and outside help from the math lab.

Format shift

All workload evidence is in person and is especially heavy in MATH191 reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Comments are polarized, but the , and ineffective teaching.

Format shift

and newer Pre-Calculus reviews strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Reviews mention tests, study guides, midterms, a , and .

Format shift

All .

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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 sharply split, with older basic math praise but many later .

Main concern

Many students say they had to learn from the lectures.

What students said

“You teach yourself.”
MATH191

“Unorganized and .”
MATH191

“He describes everything in detail and .”
MATH120

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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testing, with no notes in at least one class but some study guides and bonus questions.

No Notes AllowedStudy GuidesTests4 Midterms And FinalBonus Questions

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

in one class, four midterms and a final, and bonus questions, but do not clearly prove open-book or proctoring policy.

No Notes AllowedStudy GuidesTests4 Midterms And FinalBonus Questions

“ ; use the study guides!”
MATH120

“Tests fair. 4 midterms and a final.”
MATH110

“His exams have bonus questions, which are there .”
MATH120

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Don't even think of it unless you already know the material.”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews, , and assessment risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Unclear. Disorganized.”

📚 Self-Teaching Risk

32/100

“You will pretty much teach yourself the subject first since he lectures on how to do the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

30/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He knows how to do the math but can't teach it anymore and gets all jumbled up.
Unorganized and .
if you don't understand.

Theme 2

📚

You need a great math background to pass and teach yourself.
Lots of .
I have to read the whole textbook so that .

Theme 3

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.
. ; use the study guides!
Tests fair. 4 midterms and a final.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

There are 18 in-person reviews over many years with detailed but course-dependent disagreement, so confidence is high with noted polarization.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 51

3 out of 53

2 out of 53

1 out of 55

Course coverage

MATH1207 reviews

MATH1917 reviews

MATH1101 review

MATH1211 review

MATH1351 review

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MATH1901 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A 1

B range

B+ 1 · B- 1

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Richard Klier

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Self-Teaching Risk

👍 Recommendation Rate

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📚 x x x x

🧪 x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

unless you can teach yourself and already have a solid math foundation.

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