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Mathematics

Matthew Aivazian

MATH5A · MATH9 · MATH1 · MATH005 · MATH009 · STAT050 · 007A · MATH131 · MATH008 · MATH5B · MATH150 · 5A · MATH119 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless and grind homework that mirrors the exams.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyTest heavyLots of homeworkTough graderSelf-teach required
  • Lectures mostly read from the textbook and many students call them boring or useless.
  • , and many report tough partial-credit rules.
  • Self-learners who grind homework and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

46/100

An A is possible when homework matches exams and a , but many say tough method grading and .

Evidence is almost entirely in person; the one online review does not discuss grade ease in detail.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Pace is often multi-chapter and , so content .

Both formats describe fast, textbook-driven lectures; online is a single harsh review.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while because lectures only restate the book.

Mixed mandatory and optional reports appear mainly in person; as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and repeated worst-professor language outweigh a smaller set of self-learner success stories.

Online review is strongly negative; in-person opinions are polarized but .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

and method-only partial credit are common, though .

Format shift

; online also tags tough grader.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and frequent tests make the load consistently heavy.

Format shift

Heavy workload .

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Many call lectures boring, textbook-read, or confusing, with only a .

Format shift

Online and in-person both criticize teaching clarity and pace.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

homework mainly practice or a small share plus occasional .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Most students describe and homework, and a need to self-study; a minority note curves, , or fair outcomes if homework is done.

Main concern

drive high dropout and frustration.

What students said

“This professor is incompetent and does nothing but read from the textbook.”
STAT050
“This class is an easy A for self learners.”
MATH5A
“ and confusion.”
MATH5A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online review calls him the worst math professor: , and .

Main concern

and lectures that only cram textbook chapters.

What students said

“He is by far the WORST math professor I've taken at PCC. He denied student's .”
MATH008

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

but can be strict on solution method and rarely return full solutions.

Homework-based testsMethod-specific gradingCurves sometimesNo answer keys often

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

method grading; some classes curve heavily after low averages.

Homework-based examsTough method gradingCurves commonExtra credit sometimes
“ .”
MATH9
“You won't even get the credit for the problems in the test if your way is different than his”
5A

Online

and a test-heavy, tough-grader setup without detailing proctoring.

Test heavyNo feedback on tests
“ and classwork”
MATH008

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you don't mind teaching yourself material the class is not the hardest, the practice tests are just slightly different from the regular tests and the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting teaching clarity, heavy testing, and . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teaching Quality

32/100

“Truly one of the . His teaching style is boring and he answers questions poorly which confuses less academically inclined students.”

👎 Recommendation

30/100

“ . This professor is incompetent and does nothing but read from the textbook.”

📝 Workload & Exams

28/100

“ and he can't teach at all so class is a waste.”

🎯

46/100

“This class is an easy A for self learners.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He taught over 2 chapters per class and just read off of the book.
  • Lectures are right out of the book.
  • , so I have to learn all the material by myself.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The because everyone fails the test.
  • Even going to class every day and studying a lot will get you at most a B.
  • Just do the HW and you're gtg.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Mathew is a really cool professor, but in math.
  • Great, caring professor.
  • Nice Professor!

Data context

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Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

32 reviews spanning many years and courses with detailed, , and grading.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 59
1 out of 510

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 8

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1