AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Rene Van Lingen

1B · 2B · MATH2B · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
8/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
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Difficulty
5.0

The decision

Avoid Rene Van Lingen unless you want an unusually punishing math course and can survive mostly through independent study.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely hardHeavy workloadHarsh examsConfusing lecturesSelf-study required
  • Students consistently describe the class as extremely difficult, even for strong math and engineering students.
  • Workload is heavy, with frequent quizzes, long reading and , and .
  • Teaching complaints are severe, including confusing , and weak responsiveness.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Some students earned A grades, but they describe , and strong math preparation as necessary.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

8/100

The material and delivery are repeatedly described as , and demanding.

Only in-person evidence exists, and .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

, but frequent in-class quizzes make showing up practically important.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Students repeatedly warn against the class because of , and poor support.

All because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students call him a and describe difficult quizzes, harsh exams, and grades that can derail transfer plans.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

5/100

Reviews mention frequent quizzes, 3-6 , and 22 hours of weekly study.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Students report , topic jumping, few examples, poor answers to questions, and .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

65/100

Assessment appears to combine quizzes, homework-based , and presentations.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews overwhelmingly describe a very hard, high-workload class with and difficult exams.

Main concern

The course can consume extreme study time while and harshly graded.

What students said

“This class was absolute torture.”
2B
“I spent 22 hours a week studying for this class.”
2B
“It was definitely the hardest class I've ever taken.”
MATH2B

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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Exams and quizzes are described as strict and very difficult, with no calculators or study sheets clearly supported by comments.

No CalculatorsNo Study SheetsVery Difficult QuizzesLong ExamsHard Final

Assessment risk

Strict

10/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews support no calculators, no study sheets, difficult quizzes, and very long exams, but .

No CalculatorsNo Study SheetsVery Difficult QuizzesLong ExamsHard Final
“ and there are no calculators or studyequation sheets allowed.”
2B
“His exams are written to be at least 5 12 hours long.”
2B
“Final exam was terrible, people needed 5-6 hours to finish it.”
2B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The material is hard and his teaching style just makes it even harder.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

Teaching Quality

15/100

“Never goes over homework problem or answers question regarding problems or does any problem in class.”

Workload Pressure

5/100

“I spent 22 hours a week studying for this class.”

10/100

“This class was absolute torture.”

Theme 1

About Difficulty And Exams

  • It was definitely the hardest class I've ever taken.
  • and there are no calculators or studyequation sheets allowed.
  • Final exam was terrible, people needed 5-6 hours to finish it.

Theme 2

About Workload

  • He assigned at least 6 sections each week.
  • Everyday he gives a .
  • I spent 22 hours a week studying for this class.

Theme 3

About Teaching Style

  • .
  • The way he jumps around between .
  • His teaching style dictates Zero Examples.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

There are 11 detailed reviews with highly consistent complaints, though all are older and .

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

Course coverage

2B7 reviews
MATH2B3 reviews
1B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1