AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Pavel Karasik

M32 · STATS4122 · MATH85 · MATH20 · MATH2 · MATH18 · MATH31 · MATH32 · MATH021 · MATH21 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless you can self-teach math and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProThick AccentWord-for-Word ExamsConfusing LecturesRude ReputationMemorize Definitions
  • Majority of students warn and .
  • Success usually requires memorizing definitions and proofs exactly as he presents them.
  • A few outliers praise passion or got .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students say exact wording and heavy memorization are required and many report failing risk or withdrawals.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

14/100

Even students strong in and .

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and lectures run to the last minute, though details vary by course.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

The dominant student message is stay away due , and rude interactions.

Recommendation tone .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

and memorized definitions, with little partial credit described.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Heavy memorization, lots of homework, and self-teaching load are repeatedly reported.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most students call lectures confusing, boring, or unhelpful, with a thick accent and little clarification.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Tests dominate outcomes; and lectures do not match exam style.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math classes are widely described as confusing, accent-heavy, and on their own.

Main concern

and exams that demand exact wording or pure memorization.

What students said

“ . ”
MATH21
“ . Save your money and stress.”
MATH85
“Must memorize everything by the letter(literally) or .”
MATH32

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

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Exams demand exact wording and memorized proofs, often feel disconnected from taught examples, and leave little time.

Word-for-Word GradingMemorize Definitions and ProofsHard Timed TestsLittle Partial Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams require letter-perfect memorization, feel very hard, and sometimes offer little time or partial credit.

Word-for-Word ExamsMemorize DefinitionsHard Timed TestsIn-Person Finals
“if you don't do everything exactly (word for word exactly) as he wants on the ”
MATH21
“Must memorize everything by the letter(literally) or .”
MATH32
“He leaves you almost .”
MATH32

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . he teaches is confusing and if you don't do everything exactly (word for word exactly) as he wants on the tests you will fail.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person reviews with . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“ and most definitely that you will have as well if .”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

15/100

“ . Save your money and stress. .”

📝

18/100

“Must memorize everything by the letter(literally) or .”

🗣️ Communication Barrier

20/100

“I'm great at math, but he was just a terrible communicator! 99% of students could not follow his English!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • the
  • Strong accent, boring lectures, no attention for students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • It is almost impossible as winning the lottery.
  • No one in the class ever scores above a 70.
  • EXPECTS YOU TO LEARN ON YOUR OWN.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • He can be rude.
  • He literally told me I was rude for telling him I needed to pass the class in order to transfer.
  • accused me of cheating without any hard proof

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight mostly consistent negative in-person reviews across many math courses and years give strong confidence in the overall pattern.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 53
2 out of 58
1 out of 514

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2