AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Nancy Foreman

MATH54 · MATH85 · MATH20 · MATH84 · MATH18 · MATH31 · MATH21 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you can handle heavy HW and will use office hours; skip if you need a soft, easy math ride.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of HomeworkCaring but SternTest HeavyClear When FocusedPolarizing
  • and genuine care if you put in consistent work.
  • Heavy homework and automatic.
  • A vocal minority reports sarcasm, favoritism, and self-teaching; take-again rate is only about 60%.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

An A is possible with and office hours, but tests and heavy HW make it work, not a free A.

Online and ; neither frames grades as automatic.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Math content plus fast pace and test weight leave many students calling the material difficult.

In-person MATH54 often rated hard; online compressed terms also feel heavy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance is repeatedly mandatory with skip-class-you-wont-pass messaging.

Most in-person and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About 60% would take again; success depends on work ethic and comfort with her firm style.

Online mixed; and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

46/100

Clear criteria and study help for engaged students, but and .

Format shift

Online and in-person both show fair-to-strict grading with limited historically.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and weekly work are constant themes across years.

Format shift

Heavy HW reported in both online and in-person sections.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and a master teacher, offset by recurring complaints of sarcasm and fast lectures.

Format shift

In-person majority positive; online includes both highly caring and strongly negative takes.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grade weight centers on tests and older reports.

Format shift

Test-heavy language appears online and in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews split between master teacher who plans A paths with you and .

Main concern

, and occasional sarcasm when questions are asked.

What students said

“Be ready for LOTS of homework.”
MATH54
“Foreman is incredibly stern and rigid. She showed bias and favoritism towards some students”
MATH54
“if you express to her what your goals are, she will sit and make a plan with you”
MATH54

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online experiences range from caring and .

Main concern

Compressed workload, lots of online HW, and mixed tone when students ask for help.

What students said

“STAT54 is not easy, but you can definitely get an A, especially if you have time to devote to studies.”
MATH54
“Not good. Automatically assumes you know everything. Doesn't go in to detail. Very condescending.”
MATH20
“HW through Webassign tons of HW but and quizzes.”
MATH20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams matter heavily; some report timed tests and limited study guides, while .

Test heavyTimed examsStudy topic listsHomework prepares exams

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reports , and sometimes no study guide or dropped tests.

Timed testsTest heavyHomework tied to examsOffice hours help
“tests are timed to 1 hour. . The and HW.”
MATH20
“ .”
MATH54

Online

Online reviews emphasize lots of and quizzes; proctoring tools are not clearly described.

WebAssign HWQuizzesExam-focused
“HW through Webassign tons of HW but and quizzes.”
MATH20
“ as well.”
MATH20

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I had to work for it but if you express to her what your goals are, she will sit and make a plan with you, laying out every score you need. Be ready for LOTS of homework.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews across MATH courses online and in person. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Prof Foreman is a lowkey master teacher.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“Be ready for LOTS of homework.”

⚠️ Polarizing Style

40/100

“when you ask for help shell get very sarcastic and wont help at all.”

👍 When It Clicks

80/100

“She truly wants everyone to understand and succeed, if you want to pass you will”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and easy to grasp
  • Lectures a lot but doesnt seem to teach anything
  • She cares and is super sweet.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class is definitely difficult
  • easy A if u do everything
  • Takes away lots of

Theme 3

⚠️ About Help & Tone

  • she'd snap at me for not understanding
  • can be a little judgmental when trying to ask questions
  • She'll help you learn 1 on 1 after class.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

31 reviews across many years and courses with detailed mixed opinions and stable themes.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 56
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1