AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Greg Fry

MATH8 · MATH4411 · MATH007 · MATH191 · MATH2 · MATH20 · MATH4293 · MATH4354 · MATH31 · MATH32 · MATH7 · 71 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
62.5%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take Fry if you will practice constantly and want a ; if your skills are rusty.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear lecturesTest heavyFair but hardHelpful office hoursLong exams
  • Many students praise clear notes, patience, and
  • and
  • and hard, especially in accelerated terms

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible but require steady practice; many withdraw and few top grades in harder sections.

Online and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Calculus content plus long timed tests keeps intellectual demand high for most students.

Lower-level algebra sections feel easier; MATH7/8 drive the hard reputation.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

, though skipping still hurts exam performance.

and in person; a minority mark mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

Roughly mid-60s take-again with strong praise from prepared students and sharp warnings from those who struggle.

Online is more polarized; long in-person history is mostly positive when students practice.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Often described as fair with partial credit, but tough and picky on method and detail.

Format shift

Some online students call him a ; many in-person call him fair.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

but often not collected; real load is studying for long tests.

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Frequent praise for , and .

Format shift

; in-person emphasizes lecture clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grades mostly come from tests and .

Format shift

and in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and fairness for prepared students, with recurring hard long exams.

Main concern

; winter pace and weak prerequisites hurt many.

What students said

“A good calculus teacher is hard to find. I have taken calculus with several different teachers and Prof. Fry is by far the best.”
MATH7
“ and but if have extremely good math skills you should be fine.”
MATH8
“tests are so hard”
MATH8

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online MATH8 is split: some call him the exams are harder than notes and .

Main concern

and little cushion.

What students said

“If you are considering choosing a calculus professor, .”
MATH8
“Tricks his students by providing .”
MATH8
“ . Only test, and ”
MATH8

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are long, increasingly hard, and dominate the grade with limited .

Long examsTest heavyNo drop lowestPartial creditStudy worksheets

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and often include no drop of the lowest test.

Long 15-20 problem testsNo drop lowestPartial creditHandouts and worksheets
“Tests were pretty long, usually 15-20 moderate to challenging problems that took the whole class.”
MATH7
“ , so keep your energy levels up.”
MATH007

Online

Online students report difficult tests, no curves or , and problems harder than notes for some.

Difficult timed testsNo curvesNo extra creditTest-only grading
“Only test, and tests are difficult, you have to use his method to do the work, .”
MATH8
“ and not enough time to finish.”
MATH8

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“A good calculus teacher is hard to find. I have taken calculus with several different teachers and Prof. Fry is by far the best.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“He makes math very intuitive and .”

📝

36/100

“tests are so hard”

👍 Recommendation

64/100

“I recommend him 100% to you.”

⚖️ Fair but Demanding

55/100

“ . He still gave some credits when I got most part of the problem wrong.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • posts his notes online for students to view
  • makes math very intuitive and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Only things that and quizzes.
  • You have to study hard in Math 8 and in Fry's class to get an A.
  • .

Theme 3

📚 About Support

  • very helpful in class and during office hours
  • He got into class 30 minutes early and spent the time reviewing with whoever needed it.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

71

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with , and lecture clarity.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
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3 out of 56
2 out of 56
1 out of 59

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 5 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

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