AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Ethan Pope

MATH5A · MATH8 · MATH125 · MATH120GEO · MATH260 · MATH100 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you already handle math independently and plan to grind through uneven lectures and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing math instructorExtra credit lifelinesUnfair hard testsBook-style lecturesUnorganized
  • Student and incoherent unfair testing.
  • and can feel impossible without negotiation.
  • Older reviews dominate and paint a steeper, messier experience than the one recent A+ rave.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Curves, , and occasional grade negotiation can save a letter grade, but .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Average difficulty is high and weaker math students repeatedly call the content and exams brutal.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory and participation is flagged as important.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

A few students rave about and care, but more and weak teaching.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

58/100

, and some students even negotiate grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

36/100

and reading plus test prep stack up.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Clear explanations are rare; .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests and grade you want.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, while many call lectures dull, book-copied, and tests unfair.

Main concern

and harsh or and self-study.

What students said

“the ”
MATH8
“He is the worst and teaches right out of the book”
MATH120GEO
“ and peppered with phrases such as of course we all know”
MATH5A

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often described as extremely hard, then curved, with and .

Heavy curvesTake-home finals mentionedUnfair or impossible testsExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests are called unfair or beyond impossible, often curved, with and .

Heavy curvesTake-home finalsUnfair testsExtra credit
“he grades most of because they are beyond impossible”
MATH5A
“ semester, including the final!”
MATH125
“ and is yet to offer any ”
MATH120GEO

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Horrible plane geometry professor. Please, if you're not so good at .”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person reviews spanning 2007-2024, highlighting teaching splits and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

38/100

“ . ”

⚖️

58/100

“So much is amazing.”

🚫 Recommendation Risk

33/100

“ . Hope this helps someone because i sure wish i knew this before i took this class with him.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • teaches right out of the book
  • Lectures are boring and dull

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • grades most of
  • You can negotiate your grade with him

Theme 3

❤️ About Care & EC

  • the
  • caring teacher
  • So much is amazing

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

; tones conflict, so confidence is only moderate.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

MATH5A4 reviews
MATH120GEO2 reviews
MATH1252 reviews
MATH82 reviews
MATH1001 review
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Reported outcomes

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3 reported outcomes

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B range

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D range

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Not sure yet 2