AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Shuba Simhan

MATH20 · MATH84 · MATH31 · MATH32 · MATH26 · MATH21 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
13.33%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you have no alternative and and tough timed exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard to Understand AccentTough GraderHomework HeavyTest HeavySelf Teach Required
  • Most students struggle with a thick accent, fast pacing, and
  • and are described as strictly timed, picky, and hard
  • A few older comments call her nice or easy, but recent consensus is strongly negative

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

High grades are uncommon; exams are picky and heavily weighted, so an A usually requires major independent effort.

Both formats describe hard grading; the recent pattern.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Students call calculus and , and poorly clarified in lecture.

Online and and self-teaching burden.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags warning that skipping class means you will not pass.

and in-person comments.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

and most students .

and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

and little room for missed homework credit.

Format shift

; a few older comments say she can boost end grades slightly.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of homework, long lectures, and .

Format shift

and in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Students mainly report boring or incomprehensible lectures, fast pacing, and .

Format shift

Online clarity problems are extreme; in-person also struggles with accent and whiteboard clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Multiple reviews say exams make up most of the grade, with but less decisive.

Format shift

Online and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students repeatedly cite accent, boring long lectures, lots of homework, and .

Main concern

Communication barriers and .

What students said

“ if it is hard for you to understand thick accents.”
MATH26
“ if you do”
MATH32
“Nice lady, but CANNOT understand a word she says.”
MATH31

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are especially harsh about incomprehensible Zoom lectures, illegible notes, and timed exams.

Main concern

Students say the course becomes self-taught while .

What students said

“ unless. you can find a way to make sense of her incomprehensible zoom meetings and illegible notes.”
MATH31
“the .”
MATH32
“Moves at way too fast of a pace for most students”
MATH31

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes, timed, and graded pickily, with limited forgiveness for incomplete work.

Strictly Timed ExamsTest HeavyPicky Exam GradingPractice Tests Sometimes Offered

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and heavy exam weight, sometimes with practice tests beforehand.

Picky Exam GradingExam HeavyPractice Tests
“shes really picky .”
MATH32
“Your grade would rely on the exams which are like 80% of your grade.”
MATH31
“She also gives a gist of things.”
MATH84

Online

Online students and leave little completion time.

Strictly Timed ExamsTest HeavyUnclear Exam Directions
“the .”
MATH32
“Several students emailed her about not . Simply doesnt care”
MATH32

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“DO NOT TAKE if .”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews, , and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫

15/100

“DO NOT TAKE if .”

🗣️ Communication Barrier

20/100

“Nice lady, but CANNOT understand a word she says.”

📝

28/100

“the .”

📚

22/100

“Loads of hw and if you miss one question you will not receive full credit.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Incomprehensible
  • Her lectures are so long and so boring
  • thick accent made me very difficult to understand

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Your grade would rely on the exams which are like 80% of your grade.
  • A hard class and gives little time with tests and hw

Theme 3

💻 About Online Learning

  • incomprehensible zoom meetings and illegible notes
  • this feel like a
  • Simply doesnt care

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen reviews across years show a durable negative consensus on clarity, workload, and .

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 510

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

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