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Mathematics

Mark Pumar

MATH117 · MATH107 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.8

The decision

Do not take him if ; only consider if you can fully self-teach and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads off slidesSelf-teach requiredConfusing lecturesNo real helpAvoid for math
  • Nearly every .
  • Students report teaching themselves in the math lab and .
  • ; multiple students call him among the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Even hard-working students report C-range grades and little support, so an A looks unrealistic without exceptional self-teaching.

Both the one online and the in-person reviews describe struggle and .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Difficulty ratings sit near the top and students say the material feels harder because lectures do not teach it.

Online and in-person both rate difficulty very high with the .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections list attendance mandatory and others not; teaching quality.

Mixed mandatory and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

and comments repeatedly say save yourself and do not pick this teacher.

Online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Students say he blames them for bad grades and is a .

Format shift

In-person tags and comments dominate; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Heavy homework, quizzes, and .

Format shift

and math lab; online emphasizes teaching yourself before exams.

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Consensus is that , and fails to help students learn.

Format shift

Identical core complaint in the online review and nearly all in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Quizzes and exams dominate outcomes while lectures contribute little useful preparation.

Format shift

; online stresses exam cram after unhelpful lectures.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person MATH107 and MATH117 reviews overwhelmingly describe slide reading, wrong or , and .

Main concern

Exams and quizzes punish students who relied on lectures instead of self-study.

What students said

“ ! Didn't teach anything .”
MATH107
“I ended teaching myself the whole semester. and is so .”
MATH117
“Please do yourself a favor and register early so you aren't stuck with him like I was.”
MATH107

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online MATH117 review mirrors the same pattern: boring and .

Main concern

No effective teaching online either, so .

What students said

“The lectures were extremely boring and confusing and teaching was in no way his strong suit. I had to days before the exams.”
MATH117

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is exam and experience feel strict and high-stakes.

Test heavyQuiz after chaptersSelf-taught exam prepTough grader

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and grades that do not match effort without outside help.

Test heavyQuizzesMath lab dependence
“when it came to the .”
MATH107
“ ”
MATH107

Online

Online review stresses self-teaching .

Self-taught exam prepConfusing lectures
“I had to days before the exams.”
MATH117

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! Didn't teach anything . He blames you if you get a bag grade and doesn't do anything to help.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting failed teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

💥 Teaching Disaster

12/100

“This was the worse teacher I have ever had in all 14 years of my schooling.”

📚

15/100

“ unless you can teach the material to yourself because the people in the ”

🚫 Recommendation

5/100

“Save your time and stress & DONT pick this teacher.”

🧪

22/100

“I tried my hardest in his class, spent literally all my free time in the math lab, but when it came to the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and is so
  • Professor and is horrible at explaining them

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • will give you a bad grade and blame it on you
  • I had to days before the exams
  • The only way to fail this class is if you don't do the hw and miss the quizzes

Theme 3

💔 About Support

  • offered absolutely no extra help outside of the lectures
  • He only has half an hour office hours which makes it extremely difficult
  • Please save yourself.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only 8 reviews but they are recent, detailed, and highly consistent in negative tone, which supports medium confidence.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 57

Course coverage

MATH1074 reviews
MATH1174 reviews

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 1 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values