AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Mark Foster

MATH54 · MAT20 · MATH2 · MATH20 · MATH07 · MATHFALL · MATH542722 · MAT2 · 149 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
27.78%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Skip Foster if you need guided math instruction; if you can teach yourself and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads from textbookSelf-teach requiredTest-heavy gradingBoring monotone lecturesHybrid not recommended
  • Many students and
  • Grades often rest almost entirely on a
  • A minority of and self-study report passable outcomes

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

A few strong self-studiers earn As, but exams dominate and .

Online hybrid is especially unforgiving; in-person is mixed but still hard for non-self-starters.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Material difficulty is moderate, but poor explanations and content alone.

; hybrid online is described as even more hands-off.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

; others say attendance is optional but lectures still miss useful practice.

In-person attendance policies vary; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and repeated avoid warnings outweigh a minority of .

hybrid online.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Often grades only a , and tests that differ from lectures.

Format shift

and in-person sections.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

practice even when ungraded, plus long exams.

Format shift

Some recent but still expect heavy self-practice.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Dominant complaint is textbook-style lecturing, monotone delivery, and reluctance to answer questions clearly.

Format shift

In-person boredom complaints dominate; online hybrid adds near-zero teaching contact.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Students repeatedly say exams and homework lightly weighted or ungraded.

Format shift

Especially true for hybrid MATH54; in-person similar pattern.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews frequently call lectures boring textbook projections with and limited help for questions.

Main concern

and and self-study for most students.

What students said

“This class consisted of him facing the board and just doing problems while talking to himself.”
MATH07
“ . He does not teach and .”
MATH54
“Be prepared to teach this entire class to yourself!”
MATH54

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and hybrid sections are widely described as and minimal instructor help.

Main concern

Homework and ; you mostly show up for tests.

What students said

“ . all work on your own he's just .”
MATH54
“people here are not kidding when they say that you teach this course 100% to yourself.”
MATH54
“He just read the textbook ready to study by yourself”
MAT2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly a handful of difficult exams that students .

Exam-dominated gradeTests unlike homeworkFew graded assignmentsLong examsNo study guides

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

not prepare students well; pop quizzes appear in some older MATH20 sections.

3 tests plus finalHomework often ungradedTests unlike lecturesOccasional pop quizzes
“The only grades in the class is exams and .”
MATH54
“He gives 3 tests and a final and and has nothing to do with his lectures.”
MATH54

Online

Online hybrid ; homework and quizzes are under 10 percent.

Exams nearly 90% of gradeSelf-study readingsMinimal teaching contact
“All that counts is the tests and final. home work and quzzies are together less than 10% of the grade.”
MATH54
“Exams make up pretty much 90% of the grade.”
MATH54

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . He does not teach and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting self-teaching, exam weight, and . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Textbook Lecturing

30/100

“The professors' way of teaching was just displaying the textbook on the board.”

📉 Recommendation

28/100

“ .”

🧪

32/100

“The only grades in the class is exams and .”

🧰

35/100

“Be prepared to teach this entire class to yourself!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Absolutely no type of teaching was done in that fall semester.
  • He just read the textbook ready to study by yourself
  • lectures are always boring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • .
  • . You basically have to teach yourself.

Theme 3

⚠️ Classroom Issues

  • NOT a safe space for LGBTQ+.
  • he made a fool of the student in front of the whole class.
  • Run for your lives.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

149

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show consistent self-teach and outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 516
3 out of 526
2 out of 527
1 out of 564

Course coverage

MATH5422 reviews
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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 2

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 2

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

13

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 3