AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jose Castanon

MATH5A · MATH05A · MATH003 · MATH131 · MATH008 · MATH150 · 64 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid Jose Castanon unless you have no other option and are prepared for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerImpossible examsTough graderLecture-test mismatchHigh drop rateAccessible but harsh
  • Widespread warnings that and
  • and fail rates with
  • Some students like his personality and office hours but

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

8/100

Students report failing , and exams that do not match prep even with tutors.

Both online and .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Content and testing are repeatedly called extremely hard with .

Consistent across online and in-person math courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

though a minority say attendance is not required.

Mixed but ; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Take-again rate near 29% with and high withdrawal rates.

Negative consensus spans both formats; rare positives still call it very hard.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

, and grades driven by a few brutal tests.

Format shift

Same harsh pattern online and in person.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of and long lecture videos for online students.

Format shift

Online emphasizes long unwatchable videos; .

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Personality can be kind and funny, but teaching and .

Format shift

; online lecture quality especially criticized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Tests and with few recovery paths.

Format shift

Both formats test-heavy; online quizzes also described as extremely hard.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews and available, but lectures cover easy problems while .

Main concern

and do not match class practice.

What students said

“The problems we went over in class and the problems on the on the tests.”
MATH05A
“I don't think anyone actually passed his class.”
MATH05A
“ !”
MATH008

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are widely described as and and tests.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“The .”
MATH008
“Lecture videos don't help at all”
MATH008
“WORST TEACHER EVER ”
MATH05A

Exam style

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and lecture difficulty, and .

Test heavyNo curveLecture-test mismatchPicky grading

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with failing class averages and content not covered in easy lecture examples.

No curveFailing averagesEasy lectures hard testsTests worth ~50%
“ but he doesn't properly prepare you for them, and .”
MATH05A
“THE CLASS AVERAGE on the final was 29%.”
MATH008

Online

Online tests and quizzes are described as far harder than videos or WebAssign, with .

Harder online testsUseless lecture videosStrict gradingHigh quiz/test failure
“ if you have an online course.”
MATH008
“a lot of the test and .”
MATH008

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! ... it was his bad teaching style. He is a and his lectures just sucked. Run”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (11 online, 39 in and . Credibility rating: High.

🚨

12/100

“The problems we went over in class and the problems on the on the tests.”

👎 Recommendation

18/100

“ and .”

⚖️

12/100

“He is a and will mark you off for the smallest mistakes”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Listening to his lectures makes the
  • Lecture videos are useless
  • He is a cool guy but so difficult

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I don't think anyone actually passed his class
  • Want to keep your A?

Theme 3

💻 Online Experience

  • 95% of the class had dropped
  • The online course was no help on actually teaching

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

64

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with , and high drop rates across formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 55
3 out of 54
2 out of 57
1 out of 537

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

6

C+ 3 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

3

D+ 2 · D 1

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

24

Audit/No Grade 3 · Drop/Withdrawal 14 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 5