Jim Edmonson

MATH160 · MATH250 · INTERMALGEBRA · CALCIIIII · MATH150 · MTH107 · MATH107 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 18/100
RMP rating: 2.0/5
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Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

unless you already know the math and can teach yourself from the book.

Best fit · Self Taught ProNo Partial CreditCan't Teach WellRude ToneQuiz HeavySmart But Unclear

Widely described as a
and frequent quizzes
Office hours help motivated students; lectures frustrate most others

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

15/100

Little partial credit, trick questions, and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

, and quiz pressure make standard math courses feel much harder.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, but frequent quizzes punish missing class.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students say switch sections immediately because teaching and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students repeatedly report almost no partial credit and .

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Frequent quizzes and .

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Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

He knows math well but most students say .

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Quizzes and tests dominate, with harsh scoring and little partial credit.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math students overwhelmingly call him a brilliant but ineffective teacher with .

Main concern

, and almost no partial credit wreck grades.

What students said

“Very smart, but a TERRIBLE teacher. ; partial credit is nearly non-existent.”
CALCIIIII

“ !!!!!! I'm warning you now, he is the . I have EVER had!”
MATH107

“My Edmonson is awesome. He teaches clearly, does not use trick questions, goes over the assignments and ”
MATH107

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Tests and and trick problems.

No Partial CreditTrick QuestionsFrequent QuizzesHarsh Test Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

20/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and often include trick questions.

No Partial CreditTrick QuestionsFrequent Quizzes

“ . a test problem that is worth 10 points that requires 15 steps, if you mess on one step, you get 0 credit.”
MATH107

“He grades really hard, dont expect partial credit, you can only hit it or miss it.”
MATH250

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Very smart, but a TERRIBLE teacher. ; partial credit is nearly non-existent.”
Voice snapshots generated from 34 in-person reviews, , and student frustration. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Ability

22/100

“He knows math pretty well but has no clue how to teach. !”

✂️ No Partial Credit

12/100

“He grades really hard, dont expect partial credit, you can only hit it or miss it.”

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18/100

“ , if you see EDMONSON on your transcripts get out of the class now.”

🧠 Content Knowledge

70/100

“One of the smartest instructors on campus. Knows math, the history of math, and everything you can think of about math.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures are boring and unclear.
He zips through problems with little or
this clown spends more time talking about random crap than algebra.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

as as possible!!!!
there are quizes either every class or every other!!!
He assigns tons of homework and it is all counted into your grade.

Theme 3

😤 About Classroom Tone

MEAN AND RUDE!!!!!!
He is a mean, mean man! A horrible teacher!
makes people feel stupid.

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

34 mostly detailed in-person reviews from multiple math courses strongly agree on poor teaching and .

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

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2 out of 59

1 out of 516

Course coverage

MATH10720 reviews

MATH1505 reviews

MATH2503 reviews

MATH1602 reviews

1071 review

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CALCIIIII1 review

INTERMALGEBRA1 review

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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Jim Edmonson

x x unless you already know the math and can teach yourself from the book.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

MissionImpossible

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📉 Teaching Ability

✂️ No Partial Credit

🚫 x x x

🧠 Content Knowledge

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

😤 About Classroom Tone

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

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D range

F

No letter grade reported

unless you already know the math and can teach yourself from the book.

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