Pericles Dokos

MATH8 · MATH08 · MAT85 · MATH02 · MATH85 · MATH2 · CALC2 · MATH11 · MATH26 · MATH7 · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 54/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 60.87%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you need Calc and , but expect dry lectures and very late grades.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtremely late gradingPractice exams match testsDry disorganized lecturesLenient partial creditTest heavy with lots of HW

, so grinding them is the main path to a solid grade.
and disorganization frustrate many students, sometimes for months.
Lectures are dry and often late, so and self-study.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Practice exams mirror real tests and he is generous with partial credit, so consistent HW and .

Easy-A comments cluster in in-person and summer Calc; online reviews stress workload more than free grades.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Calc content is inherently hard and lectures are dry, so and homework.

Online students describe more rush and schedule chaos; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while ; skipping usually works if you still do HW and practice tests.

Online ; in-person reports are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Students who want lenient grading and ; those burned by lateness and .

In-person summer praise is strongest; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Widely described as merciful with partial credit and generous scoring if work is shown.

Format shift

Both formats call him lenient, though online students also say grades arrive extremely late.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of and a final; summer pacing feels especially intense.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Kind and , but lectures are often dry, late, and disorganized.

Format shift

; online leans more negative on communication.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and ; and small weight.

Format shift

test-heavy with practice exams.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and , while others slam boring lectures, lateness, and months-late grades.

Main concern

and dry, unorganized lectures undermine an .

What students said

“God bless Professor Dokos. Purehearted and very knowledgeable professor.”
MATH8

“Will not grade on time. Submitted winter grades late 2.5 months after the deadline”
MATH8

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MATH8

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

heavy homework, hard-to-reach instructor, rushed or last-minute scheduling, and weak lecture payoff.

Main concern

Disorganization and delayed grades hurt more when you cannot catch him after class.

What students said

“ if you have to, join .”
MATH7

“This professor is the unless you want to die under the amount of .”
MATH7

“ and difficult to reach outside of class.”
MATH7

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams closely track practice tests and , so preparation is predictable.

Practice exams nearly identicalPartial credit generousMultiple midterms plus finalHomework completion

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but doable; practice exams are often nearly identical and .

Practice exams nearly identicalPartial credit4 exams plus finalIn-person tests

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MATH8

“Study guides are given and they are pretty much the tests.”
MATH8

Online

Online comments confirm test-heavy structure and practice-format hints, but .

Test heavyPractice format givenHard scheduling of exams

“he does give the format of the test and exactly what will be asked”
MATH7

“Last three weeks had a .”
MATH7

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . If you just grinded the 2 practice tests he gives and learned the test patterns w/o studying everyday you are guaranteed at least a B.”
Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews, , and dry lectures. Credibility rating: High.

📝

78/100

“his practice exams are basically the . If you do the hw and ”

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25/100

“Submitted winter grades late 2.5 months after the deadline, even the department chair was frustrated with him”

😴

40/100

“Lectures are boring, he just reads off his iPad”

❤️ Lenient and Caring

80/100

“ and tells you EXACTLY what you did wrong, does not .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Lectures are pretty dry
you need

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy A guys !!
Still need to work

Theme 3

⏰

I didnt get my grades back for transcript
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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

48 detailed reviews spanning years with , and dry lectures.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519

4 out of 57

3 out of 55

2 out of 59

1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 16

B range

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

C+ 1 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 10

Pericles Dokos

x x if you need Calc and x x x x, but expect dry lectures and very late grades.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

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❤️ Lenient and Caring

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⏰ x x x x

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 need Calc and , but expect dry lectures and very late grades.

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