Keith Ouellette

MATH2C · MATH8 · MATH7SCOLARS · MATH7SCHOLARS · MATH1 · MATH85 · MATH2 · MATH13 · M85 · MATH31 · MATH50 · MATH32 · MATH7 · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 54.35%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you want a caring rigorous math teacher and can handle piles of .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy homeworkCaring personalityFast lecturesTest heavySlow grading

Students split between loving his passion and office-hour help versus saying he overcomplicates and rushes.
and but often only a small grade share.
and averages are sometimes low, so effort does not always feel efficient.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some students earn A or B with full engagement, but , and low averages.

Evidence is mostly in-person; online comments also stress low reward for heavy work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Lectures often feel fast, proof-heavy, and overcomplicated, raising the intellectual load beyond routine drill work.

and overcomplication.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

34/100

Many sections require attendance or warn that skipping means you will not pass, though .

and skip-class warnings.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; recommendation hinges on whether you like rigorous proof-focused teaching.

Both formats are mixed, with more volume and polarity in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Several students praise partial credit and fairness, while others call him tough or .

Format shift

Workload

Overwhelming

20/100

Repeated reports of huge handout packets, many online assignments, and .

Format shift

Both formats hammer the ; online gives extreme assignment counts.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is widely seen as caring and energetic, but clarity varies sharply from amazing lectures to overcomplicated proofs.

Format shift

and the clarity criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Common structure is midterms and while .

Format shift

Recent in-person notes cite about 60% midterm, 30% final, 10% homework.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many praise passion, partial credit, and support, while many others cite rushed proofs-heavy lectures and .

Main concern

Workload and lecture clarity complaints are frequent enough to make outcomes unpredictable.

What students said

“P. Ouellette is the .”
MATH2

“Does not know how to teach. Overcomplicates every concept”
MATH8

“he will break you down inside out and turn an ant hill into a mountain”
MATH2

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Few online reviews describe heavy homework, , and exams that feel misaligned with practice.

Main concern

and low class averages.

What students said

“Lots of mandatory homework(80+ assignments), lots of mandatory handouts(60+ assignments), and exams that counted for 60% of your grade”
MATH2

“This professor doesn't know how to teach math and .”
MATH2

“Professor Ouellette is by far the .”
MATH1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and can be tough, though some students say fair partial credit and .

Exam-heavy gradingPartial credit commonHomework-linked exams for someSlow exam returnProof-heavy content

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals, sometimes fair and homework-based, sometimes harsh with delayed return.

Multiple examsPartial creditSlow return of examsTextbook-based problems

“Warning, 60% midterm grade, 30% final grade, 10% hw, no ”
MATH8

“He took 5 weeks ”
MATH13

“The and lectures.”
MATH2

Online

Online comments emphasize , and questions that .

High exam weightSlow gradingMethod-specific scoring

“exams that counted for 60% of your grade, 25% for the final”
MATH2

“Most of the and homework.”
MATH2

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He is a kind person and cares about his students, but this does not translate to how well he teaches concepts.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with a and overwhelming workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He's a great professor, who really cares about students.”

📚 Workload Reality

20/100

“Take this class if you want no free time at all he gives out so much handout packets”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“I'd suggest taking another professor over him.”

❤️ Caring but Demanding

55/100

“Super sweet and and ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Overcomplicates every concept
he has such enthusiasm in what he teaches
Super fast lecturer. He goes at a 100 mph

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Average score on the +
Quite easy A if you follow his instructions
He is a so watch out

Theme 3

📚

tons of homework
60 worksheets and 80 online assignments
Lots of homework, but lets face it - you learn math by repetition and practice

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years and courses show a stable split between passion praise and workload or clarity criticism.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523

4 out of 56

3 out of 53

2 out of 511

1 out of 58

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

37 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

B 7

C range

C 2

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Not sure yet 11

Keith Ouellette

x x x if you want a caring rigorous math teacher and can handle piles of x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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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

📚 Workload Reality

👍 Recommendation Split

❤️ Caring but Demanding

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

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