AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Paul Graves

MATH8 · MATH54 · GEOM32 · MATH21 · MATH250 · MATH20 · MATH2 · MATH07 · MATH7 · 190 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
31.25%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you already have a strong math foundation and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderLots of HomeworkOff-Topic LecturesCondescendingTest Heavy
  • , and frequent off-topic rants.
  • Some students who already strong in math succeed and praise jokes, office hours, and if you grind.
  • Low take-again rate and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Many say no one got an A, tests are brutal, and even hard workers settle for B or drop.

Online has a few A reports with diligence; As.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

High difficulty ratings and comments that .

Online stats/calc sometimes feels more doable; in-person calc and precalc are repeatedly called very hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance is repeatedly mandatory with half-absences for tardiness and .

Both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Take-again is about 31% and most detailed warnings tell struggling students not to enroll.

Online reviews are somewhat warmer; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

and nitpicky scoring dominate; .

Format shift

; in-person is overwhelmingly tough.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of , and constant self-study expected.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

some love jokes and clarity, many say he rambles, confuses basics, and shuts down questions.

Format shift

Online reviews lean better; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Majority of grade from three to four tests and a final; but .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and high failure/drop stress.

Main concern

Condescending responses, off-topic lectures, and grades that can ruin a GPA.

What students said

“No one got an A.”
MATH07
“Awful professor. Rude to students who ask questions.”
MATH07
“he just talks about his life, goes off-topic. Expects you to know the material without teaching you!”
MATH54
“ GPA”
MATH07

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some found him fair and ; and exams heavy.

Main concern

Still not easy; hit-or-miss lectures and .

What students said

“Prof. Graves is by far one of the .”
MATH54
“He is a attentively as he only asks what he teaches.”
MATH2
“Overall, not an easy class, but doable with diligence.”
MATH54

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; reviews describe tricky tests and little exam friendliness.

Test HeavyPop QuizzesTricky ExamsHomework Due Exam Day

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as tricky, test-heavy, and poorly aligned with lectures for many students.

Test HeavyTough GradingNo Study Guides OftenPop Quizzes
“Very test heavy, 60% of .”
MATH54
“A ton of homework and .”
MATH07
“ ”
MATH2

Online

Online sections still emphasize exams and occasional pop quizzes; .

Exams Majority of GradePop QuizzesHomework
“3 exams and 1 final are majority of grade. 1 final project, too, but it's super easy.”
MATH54
“there are pop quizzes (my class only had 2 overall). .”
MATH54

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ GPA”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (5 online, 45 in , and minority praise. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

34/100

“He made easy concepts extremely confusing, tests had no relation to his teachings, and often disrespectful to his students.”

🪨 Hard to Get an A

28/100

“No one got an A.”

📚 Workload & Tests

25/100

“I put in sooo much work and time and still fell short.”

👍 Minority Positive

70/100

“His lectures were very understandable and he would break them up by cracking jokes here and there.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he just talks about his life, goes off-topic
  • makes the simplest things sound so hard
  • He wastes AT LEAST half an hour per class lecturing to stroke his own ego

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • def. not an easy A
  • it ruined my 4.0 GPA

Theme 3

💬 About Classroom Climate

  • Rude to students who ask questions
  • condescending when answering questions
  • makes you feel stupid for asking questions

Theme 4

✨ When It Works

  • He wants you to succeed and is more than fair with
  • He's the
  • do the tests

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

190

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and courses with consistent themes of and lecture quality issues.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 542
4 out of 529
3 out of 519
2 out of 537
1 out of 563

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

8

B+ 1 · B 7

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

13

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 3