AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Mariko Saso

MATH54 · MATH2 · PRECALC · MATH26 · MATH21 · 65 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
41.67%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid her for online or accelerated stats unless you already know the material and and proctored exams.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Teach HeavyLots of HomeworkProctored ExamsTough GraderHard Accent
  • Online and short-term sections often force self-teaching with dense modules and
  • and many call them trickier than the homework
  • Students who use office hours and practice exams succeed;

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

As are possible only with heavy daily practice, office hours, and .

Online comments lean closer to mission-hard; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

Stats and math content are paced hard with and .

Online self-study modules raise perceived .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some online sections are asynchronous, but and as critical.

Online often optional attendance; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About 42% would retake; success stories exist, but and accelerated reviews.

Online recent reviews are much more .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, and little partial-credit culture make grades feel unforgiving.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Homework, quizzes, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online and accelerated sections report the .

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Some find her caring and thorough in person, but many say she does not teach clearly online and is hard to understand.

Format shift

In-person office-hour fans contrast with .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Exams and a homework volume is high.

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; online adds proctoring.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews split between students who thrive with office hours and those who find the pace, accent, and .

Main concern

, and accent barriers for some learners.

What students said

“Please for the love of god if you were planning on taking this for a 6-week winter course, don't.”
MATH54
“Professor Saso is a gem. and been avoiding it for a while and Im so happy I took it with her.”
MATH54
“She gets mad when students ask questions, her tests are way harder than the homework”
MATH54

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online MATH54 is frequently described as help, and proctored high-stakes exams.

Main concern

Proctored exams plus insufficient teaching materials create high fail and .

What students said

“Does not teach, leaves you with modules to teach yourself. Extremely unhelpful, unreachable.”
MATH54
“ show your work to be included.”
MATH54
“the lectures and notes were not sufficient for learning the material and i had to frequently use youtube to ”
MATH54

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are proctored in many online , and decide almost the entire grade.

Proctored examsTrick or ultra-precise answersExam-dominant gradingPractice exams helpful if used

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are described as weekly or .

Harder than homeworkWeekly quizzes and testsStudy guides limited helpNo generous curve
“ is not specific with the questions she comes up with”
MATH54
“ and even though she gives study guides they really don't help much.”
MATH54

Online

Online reviews repeatedly cite proctored exams, show-your-work editors, and .

Proctored examsPearson homeworkSelf-check quizzesExam replace policies vary
“Proctored Exams. States in syllabus with .”
MATH54
“ show your work to be included (w/ "Math Equation Editor").”
MATH54

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you want to pass. Does not teach, leaves you with modules to teach yourself. Extremely unhelpful, unreachable.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (16 online, 34 in , and split support experiences. Credibility rating: High.

📚

36/100

“Does not teach, leaves you with modules to teach yourself.”

📝

24/100

“the proctored exams will determine your grade in the class. ! AVOID!”

⏳

22/100

“There are 3 chapters every week, a lot of homework, and insufficient class materials.”

🤝 Office Hours Lifeline

55/100

“If you make an effort she'll help you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • leaves you with modules to teach yourself
  • She has a really hard accent, but you'll get used to it
  • lectures themselves are very thorough and she goes over many, many examples

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • but they are difficult
  • If you study the material... do the ... then you will get an A
  • I feel that the

Theme 3

📧 About Support and Access

  • she will be fond of you if you show interest
  • she said to

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

65

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with repeated online-vs-in-person patterns and many concrete policy details support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 59
3 out of 510
2 out of 58
1 out of 521

Course coverage

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PRECALC1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 2 · A 7 · A- 2

B range

10

B+ 4 · B 4 · B- 2

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

15

Drop/Withdrawal 10 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1