AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Ignacio Alarcon

MATH · MATH160 · MATH120 · MATH117 · MATH137 · MATH138 · MATH210 · MATH130 · MATH107 · 184 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
32.47%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you can self-teach math and ; otherwise pick almost any other professor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Teach RequiredMumbles to BoardDaily QuizzesTest HeavyOpen-Book Online Exams
  • Students say you must teach yourself because lectures block the board and
  • Grades rest and exams
  • Online 24-hour open-book windows help

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is possible if windows, but it is not free.

Online open-book 24-hour exams raise A odds; and harder timed tests.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Material is standard math difficulty and self-teaching pressure.

Some MATH210 students call content straightforward; calc and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

36/100

because quizzes happen every class and skipping hurts.

; online attendance is looser but quizzes still dominate.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and unless self-teaching is already your plan.

A minority of MATH210 students are fine with him; broader calc and online reviews are far colder.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

Partial credit and notesheets help some, but many call him unforgiving and method-specific.

Format shift

Online ; a few in-person MATH210 reviews say grading is easy.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, but and long exams create steady pressure.

Format shift

; in-person is quiz every class with long lectures.

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

board-blocking, mumbling, and expecting prior mastery.

Format shift

Both formats complain about teaching quality; online sometimes .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Nearly everything is quizzes, midterms, and a .

Format shift

Same test-heavy pattern online and in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews hammer mumbling board , and having to self-teach calculus or lower math.

Main concern

while you teach yourself.

What students said

“You will be teaching yourself 100% of calc. !!”
MATH130
“ .”
MATH130

Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, but 24-hour open-book unproctored exams make grades achievable with enough grind.

Main concern

Almost no real teaching and harsh or if you need support.

What students said

“the open-book, 24-hour exams make it manageable if you put in the work.”
MATH160
“If .”
MATH160

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

online exams are often open-book and unproctored over 24 hours, while and .

Daily QuizzesTest HeavyOpen Book Online24-Hour WindowNotesheet Allowed

Assessment risk

Varies

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some allow a notesheet or calculator, with little homework cushion.

Daily QuizzesTest HeavyNotesheet AllowedCalculator Allowed
“ ... Lets you use a ti84 for exams and a notesheet.”
MATH210
“You will have a quiz everyday, and you're only graded on those and exams.”
MATH130

Online

Multiple online reviews describe 24-hour, open-book or open-note untimed exams and quizzes, often unproctored.

Open Book24-Hour WindowUnproctoredDaily Quizzes
“his exams and quizzes are open for 24 hours untimed and open book”
MATH160
“The exams are 24 hour windows and un-proctored”
MATH160

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You will be teaching yourself 100% of calc. !!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and in-person math courses; credibility High due to sample size and and quiz themes.

🚫 Teaching Quality

22/100

“There is no actual teaching ever being done he literally just hands out a quiz every class”

🧪

58/100

“his exams and quizzes are open for 24 hours untimed and open book so the amount of work you put into these is directly the grade you get.”

👎 Recommendation

30/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he literally just stood with his back to the class the whole 2 hour lecture writing on the board barely speaking
  • blocks the board then erases it immediately
  • He's not good at explaining

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and exams
  • If you put in the work, an A is absolutely achievable.
  • Was not an easy A, sometimes worked on exams for 8 hours.

Theme 3

🏃

  • RUN.
  • .
  • !!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

184

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with long time span and and test-heavy themes across many courses.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 521
3 out of 523
2 out of 532
1 out of 581

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 4 · A 14 · A- 2

B range

14

B+ 5 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 8