AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jorge Ortega

MATH54 · CN34679 · MATH20 · STAT050 · MATH131 · COS126 · MATH32 · MATH015 · MATH10 · STAT50 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
56.67%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take him if , and chase ; avoid if you need crystal-clear lectures alone.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest HeavyExtra Credit LifelinePolarizing LecturesCaring but UnclearLots of Homework
  • ; many say he copies the book and .
  • ; and participation can save a grade.
  • ; online evidence is thin and mixed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

and dropped exams help, but test weight and .

Most evidence is in-person; online has one F and one pass with heavy struggle.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Linear algebra, stats, and related courses move fast with proofs and .

Difficulty themes appear in both formats; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

; participation can bump grades and skipping is risky.

; online sample is too small to contradict.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

and against him.

In-person dominates; online is split one love / one fail.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

and occasional grade bumps exist, but many report tough grading and .

Format shift

In-person shows both EC leniency and ; online is harsher in one case.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Frequent homework, online MyMathLab-style work, and .

Format shift

; in-person has more consistent detail.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

; another says he reads the book and cannot answer questions.

Format shift

In-person is deeply mixed; online has one glowing and one very poor report.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Exams and ; homework and quizzes support but .

Format shift

; online also tagged test heavy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person math/stat is lecture- and exam-driven; engaged students often praise care and EC, while and .

Main concern

and lectures can feel rushed or textbook-copied.

What students said

“ , and .”
MATH10
“the 4 main exams are worth 45% of your grade and the final is worth 25%”
STAT050
“ ! .”
MATH54

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one highly recommends thorough online STAT lectures; one failed MATH015 and felt unsupported.

Main concern

Help and support online can feel absent when stuck.

What students said

“Statistics was a bear, and Professor Ortega got me through it!”
STAT50
“He doesn't help with any assignments and cause anxiety towards me”
MATH015

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Standard closed-style math exams , and occasional dropped scores.

Practice TestsExtra Credit on ExamsProofs on ExamsHeavy Exam WeightDrop Lowest Exam

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

- and , and heavy final weight.

Practice TestsProofs on ExamsDrop Lowest ExamExtra Credit
“includes about 1-2 proofs per exam. . 90 mins per exam, 2 hours for final). Drops 1 exam.”
MATH10
“the 4 main exams are worth 45% of your grade and the final is worth 25% that alone is enough to fail if you.”
STAT050

Online

Online evidence ; one student failed with little help and heavy testing tags.

Test HeavyLimited Help
“He doesn't help with any assignments and cause anxiety towards me”
MATH015
“He worked really well with all the online tools, and gave really thorough lectures”
STAT50

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If math is an easy subject for you like it is for me consequentially as long as you attend class you'll pass”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews (28 in-person, 2 online), highlighting polarized teaching quality and . Credibility rating: High.

❤️

56/100

“Instructors like Mr. Ortega are one in a million... !”

📉 Camp

40/100

“He just copies the textbook and doesn't even understand the material himself.”

📝 Test-Heavy Reality

78/100

“His exams are 50% of your grade so make sure to do the .”

🎁 Helps

55/100

“Professor Ortega makes Linear over winter more manageable by including (group problems + test EC, about 10-12% per exam).”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , but as long as you're looking and listening it will be fine.
  • stops to make sure everyone understands the material
  • 100% self study if you want to understand this subject.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Definitely not an easy A class. You must study on your own after the lecture to pass the class.
  • He bumped my final grade to a B when I was actually a

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Overall good professor, easy to understand and clearly cares about his students.
  • He never makes you feel dumb for asking questions.
  • He was condescending in person.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

30 reviews with rich recent detail and stable split themes; only 2 online reviews lower format-specific certainty.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 5 · A- 2

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

5

C 5

D range

1

D+ 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2