AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Gabriel Pretel

MATH118 · MATH220 · MATH200 · MATH160 · MATH117 · MATH138 · MATH150 · MATH210 · 76 lifetime ratings

AI rating
80/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take him if you want rock-solid math foundations and can live with while doing the .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerElite math lecturesHeavy homework setsNo Canvas grade opacitySlow grade returnsDeep conceptual prep
  • Many call him the packets and deep understanding.
  • You often will not know your grade until late or after the final because he avoids Canvas and grades slowly.
  • Online-period reviews are much harsher about ungraded work and overload; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

46/100

As are available if and notes, but and partial credit only helps after real effort.

Online students feel less grade ; in-person still requires consistent study.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Calculus and linear algebra stay demanding even when lectures make the path clearer.

Both formats describe hard material; online intensity complaints are louder.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Attendance rules vary, but missing lectures or .

Online as mandatory; in-person is mixed but lecture-critical.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Most who keep up strongly recommend him for .

In-person recommendation is much stronger than online-era reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

Partial credit and completion HW help, but opaque timing and .

Format shift

Online students feel grading is worse due to delays; graded.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Long problem sets, frequent quizzes, and thorough note packets demand many weekly hours.

Format shift

Online reviews push workload into overwhelming; in-person still heavy but often called purposeful.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and engaging lectures make him a standout math instructor.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is dominant; online delivery drew more frustration about process than clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams and test content but is often completion-based.

Format shift

and in person; online more often notes ungraded piles.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students overwhelmingly praise lectures and long-term math readiness while still warning about grade blackout until semester end.

Main concern

Slow grading and excellent.

What students said

“ .”
MATH220
“you don't know your grade till the end of the class unless you reach out to ask.”
MATH210
“You wont breeze through his classes and get an A without working for it”
MATH210

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mixed to negative, focusing on massive homework, delayed or missing grades, and summer-level intensity.

Main concern

Not knowing standing for weeks and workload that feels beyond online capacity.

What students said

“He doesnt grade anything and assigns an unreasonable amount of homework.”
MATH210
“No grades for 1st half of class even though promised every week, EXTREMELY frustrating!”
MATH200
“Absolutely loved his class, even in the online format. Beware, the workload is pretty heavy”
MATH200

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are tough and usually closed-note relative to homework, though practice sets prepare you well and .

Hard examsNo notes on testsPartial creditPractice exams nearly identicalSlow grade return

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but fair if you do HW and ; notes are often not allowed and grades return very late.

No notes on testsDifficult but fair examsPractice exams with solutionsPartial credit
“ because you can't use notes.”
MATH138
“ , but he is not a .”
MATH220
“ as and practice tests, so study those.”
MATH200

Online

, and almost no timely score feedback rather than proctoring tools.

Hard testsTest heavyDelayed scores
“ but he's a .”
MATH200
“I took his 210 during 6 weeks of summer. All you need to do are simply attend to all the worksheet meeting and finish the ”
MATH210

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“There's a reason why every single person that's ever taken math at SBCC .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 math reviews with and a harsher online subset. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Genuinely the .”

📉 Grade Blackout

30/100

“you will literally never know your grade in the class unless you ask him.”

📚 Heavy Workload

26/100

“it was just a bunch of work.”

👍 Long-Term Prep

90/100

“His courses prepared me well beyond in my educational career.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are fantastics
  • teaches you in a way that starts from the ground up
  • and clear

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Extremely challenging, get ready to work.
  • he is a

Theme 3

⚠️ Process Friction

  • DOESNT HELP YOU PASS AT ALL!!
  • very frustrating being one of his students
  • He does not even make our lectures so he is not busy doing that.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

76

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across calculus sequence courses with stable praise for teaching and stable criticism of grade opacity.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 554
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

26

A+ 5 · A 21

B range

10

B+ 1 · B 9

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 1