AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jong Kim

MATH54 · MATH031 · MATH20 · MATH1354 · ALGEB31 · MATH21 · MATH4328 · MATH1883 · MATH4403 · MATH32 · MATH7 · MATHMATH · MATH4 · MATH85 · MATH07 · MATH18 · MATH31 · MATH2893 · MATH26 · MATH81 · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
47.83%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Only take Jong Kim if and ; otherwise pick a clearer lecturer.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-study requiredExtra credit heavyConfusing lecturesTest heavyKind but uneven teaching
  • Many students say so , and self-study.
  • , and study guides can rescue grades for organized students.
  • Online reviews are especially negative, with and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

and dropped exams help, but you usually need heavy self-study and .

In person offers more recovery paths via ; online comments more often describe painful grades or drops.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students repeatedly say lectures confuse them and concepts require textbook and outside study.

Online reviews describe the content and delivery as especially hard; in person is mixed but still lecture-challenging.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Many reviews mark attendance mandatory and warn that .

; online summer sessions felt especially unforgiving.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

; supporters like and kindness while critics say he cannot teach.

; in-person opinions are split between fair with effort and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Generous and dropped lowest scores help, though some call partial-credit and .

Format shift

In-person students mention more and drops; online reviewers more often call him a .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of homework, frequent quizzes or exams, and .

Format shift

; online summer compressed the pain further.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

He is often kind and available, but a large share of students say .

Format shift

Online teaching is widely panned; recent in-person Math 54 reviews are more mixed with some praise for support.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests, quizzes, and a as .

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; study guides and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and , but weak lectures for many.

Main concern

Lecture clarity is inconsistent and .

What students said

“His lectures can be challenging at first, but the homework and notes clarify everything. ”
Math54
“please listen to the other reviews and ... His notes are unorganized, his hand writing can be illegible sometimes, doesn't teach very well”
Math54
“His lectures can be a bit confusing and sometimes , but if you ask. He is also very (!) gracious with grading”
MATH21

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online experiences are mostly poor, with , and several students dropping.

Main concern

Teaching quality online is frequently described as unorganized and .

What students said

“He didn't teach the subjects very well so I resorted to teaching myself, it was so hard. And even if I followed along in his lectures, the so different. ”
MATH21
“ so you cannot trust what he says”
MATH2893
“ and frequently makes mistakes during his lectures and is so hard to understand”
MATH21

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent and high stakes but and study guides when you prepare.

Test heavyStudy guides usefulHomework-based questionsExtra creditSometimes one-page note sheetDrop lowest exam

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides, sometimes with a note sheet and .

Homework-based examsStudy guidesOne-page note sheetDrop lowest examFinal can be 30%
“the as long as you use the study guide which is very useful”
Math54
“allows a ”
Math54
“The final is 30% of your grade.”
MATH20

Online

Online reviews emphasize hard or mismatched tests and .

Test heavyTests differ from lecturesSelf-study required
“even if I followed along in his lectures, the so different”
MATH21
“ . 5 exams & 1 final.”
MATH4

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Kim is a great person and , but he's not a great professor. His notes are unorganized, his hand writing can be illegible sometimes, doesn't teach very well, and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 49 reviews (5 online, 44 in , and polarized teaching. Credibility rating: High.

📚

32/100

“listening to Prof's lectures in class isn't enough, and use the textbook to study”

🎁 Safety Net

70/100

“He offers generous , is lenient with in-class work, allows a , and genuinely wants students to succeed”

👎 Teaching Concerns

30/100

“I honestly don't understand why he's a teacher when he literally CANT teach!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures can be a and sometimes
  • Simply does not teach
  • He always answers questions when asked

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Anyone can get an A if they do the work
  • , but the numbers are changed
  • Lots of

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • various of my classmates had to teach themselves the material

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

49

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-nine reviews over many years show stable themes of , and split recommendations.

Inside 49 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 514
3 out of 58
2 out of 56
1 out of 513

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 1 · A 10 · A- 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Rather not say 1