AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Kevin Sheffield

STATS117 · TRIGMATH · MATH117 · PRECALC · MATH107 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if , and put in steady practice; skip if you want a low-effort A or need a slow pace.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious and clearFast-paced lecturesCaring but inconsistentNotes-allowed testsMust stay on top
  • and humor, calling him a favorite math teacher.
  • Pace is fast and ; falling behind without tutoring is common.
  • Attendance and thorough notes matter more than the textbook for grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

48/100

Grades of A or B are common with solid notes and homework, but tests and and an easy A without effort is rare.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard college math or stats made clearer by him, yet the fast pace and abstract steps still challenge many students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory and students say missing class means falling behind quickly.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Most reviews urge taking him for clarity and care, tempered by a vocal minority who felt he was tough, snappy, or disengaged.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Fair if you keep up with notes and practice; .

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

and midterms; tutoring is often needed to keep pace.

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Teaching experience

Good

82/100

, and approachable, though some semesters felt on-edge or less passionate.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and a final, with homework used for practice and occasional credit.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person math and and often fun when he is engaged, but the , and a minority report he lost passion or was harsh.

Main concern

Fast pace and hard quizzes or midterms punish anyone who skips class or falls behind.

What students said

“So hilarious! He is always cracking jokes. Having Sheff is definitely an experience.”
MATH117
“The and so are the Quiz's. I have attended tutoring hours almost every day”
STATS117
“You are allowed notes for the quizzes & 4 big tests. Make sure you go to class to benefit.”
MATH107

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

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he teaches, often with a page of notes, but difficulty is real if .

Notes allowed on quizzes and testsTests mirror lecture materialHard midterms and quizzesIn-person exams

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and multi-part tests often allow notes and track lecture content, yet many call them hard without daily practice.

Notes allowedLecture-aligned testsHard quizzes and midterms
“You are allowed notes for the quizzes & 4 big tests.”
MATH107
“The only things that you are graded on are the -- and you get to use a page of notes.”
MATH107
“The and so are the Quiz's.”
STATS117

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Not only is he a great person but an awesome teacher. 10 out of 10 would recommend!”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person reviews spanning 2011-2018, highlighting clarity, pace, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

82/100

“he makes everything SOO clear to the .”

⚡ Fast Pace Risk

45/100

“his class is far too fast- paced for any1 taking more than 3 other classes.”

📝 Notes Over Textbook

75/100

“If you copy his notes verbatim from the board and can do the problems from the notes, then you will get an A.”

👍 Recommendation Split

70/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • So hilarious! He is always cracking jokes.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • . !
  • The and so are the Quiz's
  • if you just want an easy A, then this is not your guy

Theme 3

⚠️ About Consistency

  • he does seem to have lost his passion for teaching
  • There's a difference between teaching and reguritating a lesson. AVOIDDDDD
  • he constantly lashed out on us

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight detailed in-person reviews span many years with consistent themes on pace, clarity, and test style, despite some conflicting passion comments.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 51
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

MATH11714 reviews
MATH1076 reviews
STATS1174 reviews
1071 review
1171 review
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PRECALC1 review
TRIGMATH1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 3 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

4

B 4

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values