AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Raymond Badalian

MATH52STATS · MATH · STATMATH52 · STATSECT · MATH22 · STAT · MATH84 · STATISTICS · STATS2 · MATH31 · STATS · MATH125 · STAT50 · MATH275 · MATH52 · 71 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you can teach yourself stats and ignore the comedy act; otherwise pick someone more reliable.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing ComedianEasy A If Self-TaughtDoesn't Teach MuchHard Unpredictable TestsLaptop Excel Allowed
  • Students are split between loving his sarcasm and basing stats on Excel versus calling him lazy and unprofessional.
  • Many say the material is simplified but .
  • Online students report he goes MIA and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many call it an easy A if and use Excel, but others say C is easy and A is hard with .

Online student got an A with curves; almost all grade and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

58/100

He boils stats to basics for non-math students, yet some still find the pace and tests punishing.

Content-ease comments are almost entirely from in-person stats and math courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Attendance is rarely detailed; .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Roughly half praise the fun easy ride; the because he does not teach.

Sole online review is a strong no; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

64/100

Curves and generous pass rates appear often, though an A .

Format shift

Online review notes great grade distribution and .

Workload

Light

60/100

; the real load is studying for .

Format shift

Online tags list lots of homework; .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Entertaining for fans, but frequent complaints of lazy lectures, phone calls outside class, and no real teaching.

Format shift

Online experience is clearly worse on responsiveness; in-person is the comedy-versus-chaos split.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests dominate; and often not heavily graded.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize tests; online also tagged test heavy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

funny and easy pass for self-starters, or sarcastic, lecture-light, and .

Main concern

; many feel they learned nothing.

What students said

“Easy A, funny and a lot of fun!”
MATH52
“ and he thinks its all a joke”
STATS
“ . Days of studying to get a B.”
MATH52

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

curves and solid grade distribution, but students needed the and found him dismissive.

Main concern

Weeks of no contact and zero support outside class.

What students said

“If you will ever need to contact Prof B outside of . He is unresponsive, dismissive and goes MIA for weeks on end.”
MATH275

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams often feel much harder than class examples; calculators or Excel on laptops are commonly allowed.

Hard ExamsLaptop Excel AllowedQuestions From BookCurve On Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Hard, sometimes unpredictable exams; many report laptop or Excel allowed and questions close to the book.

Hard ExamsLaptop AllowedExcel On TestsBook-Style Questions
“Lets you use a laptop during tests. book.”
MATH52
“when he teaches he gives u the simlest problem and you think you know it all, untill u sit to give the exam.”
MATH22

Online

and solid grade outcomes.

Test HeavyExam Curves
“His grade distribution is great and but do not expect anything from him.”
MATH275

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you didnt pass his class . Easy A, funny and a lot of fun!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in person), highlighting polarization, self-teaching, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎭 Polarizing Personality

48/100

“you either love him or hate him.. in my case, it was the latter.”

📚

40/100

“If you have time to self teach, then you will be ok. .”

✅ Easy Pass Path

62/100

“Easiest Stats class out there. He keeps it very basic. and you don't have to turn it in.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • the funniest teacher u will ever meet in at smc
  • He spends half of the time talking about TV shows
  • he doesnot teach, he is a fraud.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His class was an easy A!
  • eassy to get a C VERY HARD TO GET AND A
  • Days of studying to get a B.

Theme 3

💻

  • Lets you use a
  • the only good thing is he will let you cheat your way thru stats with your laptop
  • watch out for the .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

71

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews give volume, but most are from 2005-2008 with one 2021 online outlier and highly polarized tones.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 510
3 out of 54
2 out of 517
1 out of 517

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather_Not_Say 1