AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Henrik Sarkssian

MATH8 · MATH4253 · MATH2 · MATH1406 · MATH10 · MATH7 · 61 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
32.79%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

unless you are already strong in math and have no safer alternative for the same course.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderGPA RiskTest MismatchHigh Drop RatePolarizing
  • A large share of reviews warn of , and high fail or .
  • but often low weight and poorly aligned with tests.
  • A minority of students who thrive on and caring.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students repeatedly say As are rare, averages are low, and even hard workers fail or drop.

Both online and in and high failure risk.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Calc courses feel much harder under , and weak alignment with practice.

Complaints are intense in both formats, especially MATH7 and MATH8.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

, yet many say lectures still do not help exams.

Online mentions random attendance checks; in .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and the dominant advice is to pick almost any other professor.

A minority of positive reviews exist in both formats but .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

Tough-grader tags dominate, with formatting zeros, little partial credit flexibility, and almost no curve or .

Format shift

Online and in person .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Hours of and heavy testing load leave little .

Format shift

Both formats mention massive homework that does not reliably raise the grade.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Many call lectures boring, , or misaligned with exams, though a few defend his clarity and care.

Format shift

Negative volume is high in both formats; positive outliers appear more for lower-level or highly prepared students.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

while but low percent.

Format shift

Consistent across online and in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, with low class averages and exams that many say ignore homework and lectures.

Main concern

Rigid grading, little curve or , and mass withdrawals define the in-person narrative.

What students said

“Run away before you mess up your gpa”
MATH8
“Class average is about 40. Most of the students fail.”
MATH8
“If you're trying to learn and not just coast, this class is legit.”
MATH8

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online calc experiences are mostly negative, with , and exams that .

Main concern

, and exams that do not match class material.

What students said

“if you want a ”
MATH7
“ .”
MATH7
“students have to submit a separate written document while even using the Proctorio.”
MATH8

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are widely described as and lectures, with and little forgiveness.

Test HeavyExams Harder Than HomeworkTough GradingProctorio MentionedNo CurvePop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sit under rigid no-curve policies with high fail rates.

Exam MismatchNo CurveNo Extra CreditLow Class Average
“ and lectures.”
MATH8
“No , no curve, no , no dropping or replacing lowest score.”
MATH8

Online

Online exams are hard and sometimes use Proctorio plus a separate written submission; students say they do not match classwork.

ProctorioWritten SubmissionHarder Than HomeworkRandom Attendance Checks
“The , but students have to submit a separate written document while even using the Proctorio.”
MATH8
“I kid you not the in class.”
MATH7

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Run away before you mess up your gpa”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with a dominant negative pattern and smaller positive countercluster. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 GPA Danger

28/100

“ unless you want to ruin your gpa.”

📝

28/100

“ and lectures.”

📉

15/100

“ but ”

✨ Minority Defense

75/100

“The . He goes over the study guide before the test and tells you what type of problems to expect.”

Theme 1

⚠️ About Risk and Fail Rates

  • less than 1/4 students in class pass his class.
  • Class average is about 40. Most of the students fail.
  • Only 1/5th of the class remained past the withdraw deadline

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • If yourself.
  • and giving bunch of homeworks.
  • Lectures are very similar to .

Theme 3

📈 About Exams

  • .
  • differences
  • your lecture.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

61

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with a large negative cluster, repeated fail-rate claims, and some positive counterpoints make the overall risk pattern highly credible.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 52
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 536

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 8

B range

5

B 4 · B- 1

C range

3

C 3

D range

3

D 2 · D- 1

F

4

F 4

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1