AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Ignacio Alcarcon

MATH107117 · MATH138 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already mastered precalculus and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyTough graderHard to hearLecture heavyDaily quizzes
  • Recent MATH138 review calls him the worst: blocks the board and whispers lectures.
  • Grades rest on few if .
  • One older Express to Success student thrived; unless you already know precalc cold.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Few graded items and and consistent quiz performance.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Precalc-level expectation with fast, hard-to-follow lectures makes the content feel very hard.

Only in-person MATH reviews; content difficulty is consistently high.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

, but missing class means a zero on that .

In-person only; policies vary by section but .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Two of three reviews ; only one older positive outlier.

All in-person; recent MATH138 feedback is especially negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

and few graded items leave little room to recover.

Format shift

In-person only evidence.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

, but daily quizzes and .

Format shift

In-person only; focus .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Recent students cannot see or hear him; one older student liked Express to Success.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

little else.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

- and test-heavy; clarity and hearing issues tank the experience for many.

Main concern

Cannot see/hear lectures well; and daily quizzes.

What students said

“he stands infront of the whiteboard where he is writing so you can't see what he is teaching.”
MATH138
“only graded on 3 tests and the but you will get a 0 on the .”
MATH138
“He does give a but he lets you use your notes on them.”
MATH107117

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.

Strict high-stakes test structure with daily end-of-class quizzes; notes allowed on quizzes only.

Daily quizzesNotes allowed on quizzesFew major testsTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and daily quizzes; missing a day can mean a quiz zero.

Daily quizzesNotes on quizzesThree testsAttendance optional but quiz-penalized
“He does give a but he lets you use your notes on them.”
MATH107117
“only graded on 3 tests and the quizzes”
MATH138

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“absolutely the infront of the whiteboard where he is writing so you can't see what he is teaching.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews with mixed polarity. Credibility rating: Low.

🚫 Lecture Clarity

20/100

“Not to mention he basically whispers the entire class so not only can you not see but you can't hear.”

📝

25/100

“only graded on 3 tests and the but you will get a 0 on the .”

👍 Minority Positive

70/100

“ !”

Theme 1

🧮

  • if you havent done the entirety of .
  • It wasn't super easy but when is math ever easy?

Theme 2

👂 About Delivery

  • he stands infront of the whiteboard where he is writing so you can't see what he is teaching.
  • he basically whispers the entire class
  • first class i have ever dropped

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only 3 reviews with mixed years and conflicting experiences limit confidence.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

MATH1382 reviews
MATH1071171 review

Reported outcomes

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