AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Edward A. Rinderle

MATH5A · MATH8 · CAL5A · MATH9 · MATH010 · CALC5A · CALCULUS5A · MATH7B · MATH131 · CALCA · MATH5B · MATH00376516 · 5A · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
33/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
27.27%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Avoid unless you already have a strong calculus base and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProWeekly quizzesExtra credit heavyBook-example lecturesSelf-study requiredTest heavy
  • Many say he is a , so students self-teach from the book.
  • , and fast pacing overwhelm weaker calculus students.
  • and homework-aligned tests can help prepared students, especially in older reviews.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

44/100

and homework-style tests help some, but many still fail or .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Fast pace, skipped steps, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

and sometimes rewarded with points or .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and pass-rate warnings are weak despite some older positive experiences.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

, and curves help, but many still call tests brutal and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

26/100

, and frequent larger tests overwhelm many students.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Recurring theme is a nice, smart professor who lectures from the book and leaves students confused.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Quizzes, tests, and finals dominate; .

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

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math with book-driven , and frequent .

Main concern

Unclear lectures and students.

What students said

“ . His lectures don't make sense at all, he skips steps and he has quizzes every day of class.”
MATH00376516
“YouTube will teach you. Nice guy”
MATH5B
“Overall easy A.”
MATH5B

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.

Frequent quizzes from homework and , but .

Weekly quizzesHomework-based quizzesExtra credit on testsTimed testsIn-person finals

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person weekly quizzes ; but can be timed and hard.

Weekly quizzesHW-based quizzesExtra credit problemsTimed tests
“ lectures poorly and sometimes says to look at the details in the ”
MATH5B
“He offers a lot of . A bonus question on each test and .”
MATH5B
“ and are similar to the homework and quizzes.”
MATH9

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Nice guy but lousy teacher. You have to learn most of the material by yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2019, highlighting unclear lectures, quiz load, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Mr. Rinderle is a brilliant mathematician but has trouble relaying his knowledge to the students in an understandable manner.”

📚 Workload Pressure

26/100

“Every and turn in .”

👎 Recommendation Risk

30/100

“ if you want to pass math.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lecture is just him rewriting examples from the book onto the board
  • he skips a step or two
  • YouTube will teach you. Nice guy

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Half of people dropped in class.
  • He offers a lot of .
  • If you don't already have a very strong basis in mathematics, then you will have an extremely hard time with this class.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and understanding.
  • Nice guy, but he can't teach.
  • He's a . But the problem is that .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many years provide rich, consistent themes despite some era-based tone shifts.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 510
3 out of 57
2 out of 510
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

2

B+ 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1