Gerry Kamin

MATH8 · MATH54 · MATH28 · STATS54 · MATH2 · MATH84 · STAT54 · MATH7 · MATH52 · 109 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 45.07%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

if you already have calc foundation, will attend every class, and ; otherwise avoid.

Best fit · Effort For RewardGenerous A cutoffLecture mistakes commonMandatory attendanceSocratic styleMethod-only grading

Many students love the 85% A , and humor; many others hate board mistakes, messy handwriting, and off-topic rants.
He insists on his solution methods and can treat alternate methods as cheating, which stresses self-learners.
and phone policies are harsh, so the class suits engaged calc students more than casual ones.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Generous cutoffs (often 85% A), dropped exams, and , but content is real calculus that still requires study.

Both formats mention generous scales; online .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Calculus and related courses are hard, fast, and .

Online students report similar difficulty with worse lecture clarity.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and skip-and-fail tags.

and in-person classes.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Take-again rate near 45% matches a true split: and care versus confusion and ego complaints.

In-person has more enthusiastic MustTake voices; and methods.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Widely reported 85% A, 70% B, dropped lowest test, rounding for participants, and .

Format shift

Generosity is clearest in person; some online students still call him a .

Workload

Heavy

36/100

, and mandatory presence create a heavy semester load.

Format shift

and practice-only problems are frequent complaints.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Knows the math and can be hilarious and thorough, but frequent calculation errors, tangents, and ego undermine many lectures.

Format shift

Online teaching quality suffers more from camera/whiteboard and preparedness issues.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

80/100

Grades are mostly a online HW; not assignment-heavy for points.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize tests; online HW often practice-only for gradebook.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person calc students split between those who thrive on jokes, study guides, and 85% As and those who find mistakes, tangents, and .

Main concern

Board errors, off-topic tangents, and .

What students said

“he made an A an 85+ and a B a 70+. He cracks jokes, makes mistakes, and laughs in a good mood.”
MATH28

“there wasn't a single lecture where he didn't make a mistake on the board”
MATH28

“ .”
MATH7

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online math (especially MATH28/7/8) amplifies tech and camera issues, blurry boards, method-only exam rules, and while and office hours for committed students.

Main concern

Hard-to-follow remote lectures, strict method policing, and delayed or .

What students said

“half the time his problems and answers are incorrect.”
MATH28

“He has a and he only tests you on questions similar that are given out on his homeworks.”
MATH8

“you have to use the exact method taught in class/in the textbook if not he might suspect you for cheating.”
MATH28

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and study guides, with friendly curves but strict method requirements.

Homework-similar examsDropped lowest examMust use taught methodsStudy guides sometimes matchTest heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and homework; lowest exam may be dropped; format is traditional in-class testing without detailed proctoring software mentions.

Study guides similar to testsDropped lowest examIn-class examsParticipation can round grades

“His study guide questions resemble the test. He is hilarious and makes everyone laugh”
MATH28

“ !”
MATH28

Online

Online reviews describe test-heavy courses, homework-like exam questions, method-only credit, delayed grade posting, and .

Method-only solutionsHomework-similar testsDropped lowest testSlow grade return

“ . He is generally a great person. No other method of solving questions will garner credit.”
MATH28

“ to the questions on the homework).”
MATH8

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ ! I never had a professor so generous with the grades (85% + is an A, and round you up if you are a good student).”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (16 online, 34 in and method strictness. Credibility rating: High.

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72/100

“He lowers the so above 85% is an A, which I think is great.”

🧮 Lecture Mistakes

40/100

“there wasn't a single lecture where he didn't make a mistake on the board, and we were expected to catch it.”

🚫 Method Or Cheating

35/100

“if you dont use my method(s), you are CHEATING.”

📍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“Nice guy. Excellent professor. and makes the class enjoyable.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He uses the socratic method when lecturing and thus makes a lot of mistakes
Kamin knows the math. But he goes off topic a lot, talking about aliens or other conspiracy theories.
and makes the class enjoyable.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Study guides are very similar to the tests. .
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A GOOD GPA.
If you work hard and make sure you understand the material you can get an A.

Theme 3

📱 About Rules & Presence

, and he is very strict about phones.
During the name call, he only give you two seconds to say Here
Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

87/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with recurring specifics on the 85% A , and method rules provide strong, consistent evidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 538

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1 out of 521

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

A 18

B range

B+ 3 · B 5

C range

C 4 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 3

Gerry Kamin

x x if you already have calc foundation, will attend every class, and x x x x x x x x x x; otherwise avoid.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎁 x x

🧮 Lecture Mistakes

🚫 Method Or Cheating

📍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📱 About Rules & Presence

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you already have calc foundation, will attend every class, and ; otherwise avoid.

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