AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

John Kennedy

MATH8 · MATH08 · MATHE20 · MATH02 · MATH20 · MATH2 · MATH07 · MATH1113 · CALC1 · MATH2604 · MATH13 · MATH11 · MATH102 · MATH7 · 115 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take him if you want rigorous math thinking and ; avoid if you need easy grades or .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyMandatory HomeworkTheory Over MechanicsPolarizing StyleHard But Curves
  • many call him brilliant; others call him arrogant and unhelpful.
  • Grades rest on hard tests and credit.
  • an easy A or spoon-fed formulas.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A usually needs heavy homework and long study for .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Content stresses proofs, conceptual thinking, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

40/100

and you will not pass; others note he loosens after week one if .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Serious learners often call him the best; grade-focused or less prepared students strongly advise avoiding him.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

, but several students note curves, partial credit, and fair standards if you think his way.

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and summer loads of hours of practice are recurring themes.

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Teaching experience

Good

68/100

; a vocal minority says lectures miss the tests and feel cocky.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Pop quizzes, hard midterms, and finals drive the grade; scores.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and higher) mix praise for clear, humorous theory teaching with complaints about arrogance, self-teaching from the book, and .

Main concern

and mandatory homework punish students who want light effort or formula memorization.

What students said

“The and probably ever will have. He is definitely not easy.”
MATH8
“he teaches NOTHING you have to do it all yourself from the book. BAD BAD BAD BAD teacher!”
MATH7
“ and he knows it, so he curves each test 3 to 4 percent.”
MATH7

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and central to the grade, with only modest curves.

Hard In-Person ExamsTest HeavyConceptual QuestionsSmall CurveHomework-Linked Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and pop quizzes dominate; students describe hard, tricky, conceptual exams with limited review.

Hard In-Person ExamsTest HeavyConceptual QuestionsSmall Curve
“ and he knows it, so he curves each test 3 to 4 percent.”
MATH7
“he teaches NOTHING you have to do it all yourself from the book.”
MATH7
“Lots of Homework. .”
MATH02

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“BEST. PROFESSOR. EVER. For all the students entering Calculus at SMC now, I sincerely hope that you may one day find as wonderful a professor as this man was.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, balancing praise for deep teaching with complaints about hardness. Credibility rating: High.

🧠 Teaching Depth

68/100

“The way he made you think was unlike any other math course I've taken.”

📝

38/100

“I got an A in his class, and i can easily say it was the life.”

⚖️ Polarized Fit

58/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and humorous teaching style
  • teaches you how to do things without the calculator
  • His lectures have nothing to do with the material you're learning

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and he knows it, so he curves each test 3 to 4 percent
  • An A is not impossible but it will require hours upon hours

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • BEST. PROFESSOR. EVER.
  • Rude and egotistical

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

115

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes despite polarized opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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