AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jim Holmes

MATH120 · MATH117 · MATH150 · MATH130 · MATH107 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
90.63%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

If you need stats or , and you can earn a strong grade with support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious stats heroCheat sheet examsDaily quizzesCaring mentorIn-person king
  • /stats teacher for clarity and humor
  • Quizzes every class and , but
  • and much less popular

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

81/100

In , and allowed notes make an A very achievable for most students.

; online reviews describe more struggle and lower structure.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

He makes stats understandable and fun, so content feels accessible even for math-anxious students.

; online difficulty feels higher due to organization issues.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Frequent in-class quizzes and grade.

; online also required presence but .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

About 91% would take again and .

Recommendation is very high for in-person and mixed-to-low for COVID online sections.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and helps during tests.

Format shift

; online reviews more often call grading tougher amid chaos.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

but nearly daily quizzes and .

Format shift

; online students report extra self-teaching effort.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

, and genuine care dominate, with online COVID as the main weak spot.

Format shift

In-person teaching is excellent; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and a weighted final more than homework.

Format shift

; online assessment logistics were less clear.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and as an easy path through stats.

Main concern

though .

What students said

“IF . .”
MATH117
“And he lets you use a !”
MATH117
“Jim made stats sooo easy and fun. As long as you follow along and .”
MATH117

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online COVID and lower compassion ratings.

Main concern

, and weaker support during remote teaching.

What students said

“Online is a different story... his class feels very reactionary and disorganized. He's unfamiliar with canvas”
MATH117
“during covid he sucks. and emails everything which means there's zero structure.”
MATH117
“I believe that but he was able to get by during the online zoom sessions.”
MATH117

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams allow note sheets and quizzes are frequent but predictable, making assessment relatively student-friendly in person.

Cheat sheet on testsOne page of notesDrops lowest quizzesIn-class quizzesTest heavy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

notes or a cheat sheet, with frequent low-stakes quizzes.

Cheat sheet on testsFull page of notesDaily quizzesDrops two lowest quizzes
“And he lets you use a !”
MATH117
“He lets you have a full page of , and 2 pages for the final”
MATH117
“ exams and final!”
MATH117

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove proctoring tools; they mainly describe Zoom and .

No CanvasZoom lecturesEmailed grades
“ so he emailed us grades throughout the semester.”
MATH117
“ and emails everything which means there's zero structure.”
MATH117

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“IF . . I failed stats with another professor and took it with Jim and he made it SO much more easier and clearer.”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews (4 online, 34 in-person), highlighting in-person excellence versus COVID online friction. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Holmes is literally my favorite teacher of all times he is hilarious and really wants everyone to succeed.”

📝

84/100

“And he lets you use a !”

👍 Recommendation Rate

91/100

“do yourself a favor and take his class!!!!!”

💻 Online Caution

35/100

“during covid he sucks. and emails everything which means there's zero structure.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • He made statistics enjoyable
  • clear and concise manner

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • this class is an easy A
  • and tests and you'll be fine
  • Solid Professor, but makes you work for it

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Hilarious
  • Caring
  • He genuinely cares about each of his students

Theme 4

💻 About Online Format

  • .
  • I'm sure he's fine normally, but during covid he sucks
  • Online is a different story

Data context

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Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

38 detailed reviews across many years with strong theme consistency, especially for .

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

MATH11729 reviews
MATH1203 reviews
MATH1072 reviews
MATH1302 reviews
MATH1502 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 2 · A 11 · A- 3

B range

6

B+ 4 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1