AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

James Schubert

MATH5A · MATH8 · MATH09 · MATH3 · CALC5B · 5B · 7B · CALC5A · MATH007B · 7A · MATH131 · MATH7B · 5A · MATH5B · MATH125 · MATH5AMATH5B · MATH03 · 271 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
41.67%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the math well and while .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderLots of HomeworkConfusing LecturesTest HeavyPolarizing
  • and say the textbook teaches better than class.
  • Extremely picky grading on tiny notation details tanks grades even when answers are right.
  • ; some praise and drops if you already know the material.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible with and strong prior skills, but picky deductions for parentheses, lim symbols, and tiny mistakes make a high grade a grind.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is treated as , and calculus sections feel especially brutal.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

Some sections require attendance and tag skip-class-you-fail, while others report optional or .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Would-take-again is low and the loudest consensus is that than it helps learning.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students repeatedly report points off for missing parentheses, equal signs, or minor notation even when the math answer is correct.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Lots of and a doubled final keep the course workload high.

Format shift

All workload comments come from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Frequent complaints of board work facing away from class, tangents, and lectures that do not match homework or and caring.

Format shift

All teaching comments come from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Several tests plus a heavily weighted final dominate the grade, with homework and limited as secondary factors.

Format shift

All assessment comments come from in-person reviews.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews dominate and are deeply split: many call him one of the and harsh grading, while a , and dropped tests make an A possible if you put in serious work.

Main concern

Picky grading and you study hard.

What students said

“Got to be the . His lectures are so boring... And .”
MATH5A
“Worst teacher Ive ever take in my life. will always find some problem to lower your grade.”
MATH131
“This a . You have to do your part and put the effort in.”
MATH125

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 high-stakes and graded tightly on small details, with little evidence of .

Test HeavyPicky GradingNo Study GuidesHomework-Based Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as hard versions of homework with harsh partial-credit rules and few study guides.

Test HeavyPicky GradingDrops Lowest Test
“Gives hardest version of . No study guides.”
MATH5A
“ and doubles the points of the final to help you boost your grade up.”
MATH8

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Worst teacher Ive ever take in my life. will always find some problem to lower your grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Clarity

36/100

“Teaching style is terrible and his notes dont correlate to the .”

✏️

18/100

“ because of not writing parenthesis, or an equal sign.”

📚 Workload Load

24/100

“Lots of homework and . Overloads you with information.”

👍 When It Works

70/100

“If you pay attention in class and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he almost expects you to know what he's doing
  • It's honestly easier to learn from the textbook than from his lectures
  • He does all the problems and lectures with his back to the class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • If you want an A, it'll be really difficult depending on your own math skills
  • he marks everything off even if your answers are right
  • he is so much picky and is a

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • As a person, hes a good guy but when it comes to teaching the class and so much
  • This a
  • he is prejudice towards certain races

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

271

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show and lecture quality despite some positive outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 544
4 out of 542
3 out of 527
2 out of 546
1 out of 5112

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 3 · A 12 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 4