AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Dmitri Budarin

MATH5A · MATH8 · MATH · MATH9 · 5AB · MATH125 · MATH133A · MATH133B · CALC5A · MATH5B10 · MATH15 · MATH131 · TRIG · 5A · MATH5B · MATH127B · MATH10 · MATH7851 · 46 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you already crush math and want real learning; otherwise switch sections.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing Math LegendBrutal Tricky TestsThick Russian AccentNo Mercy GradingPassionate or Unbearable
  • Students either worship his passion and clarity or call him the .
  • as hard, tricky, and .
  • High drop rates and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A usually requires heavy study because , and graded with little mercy.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content and pace feel hard for most students, with and complaints about complex, fast material.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

as required or strongly expected, and skipping .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Loved by strong, open-minded math students and strongly avoided by everyone who wants gentler teaching.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

24/100

Many students report , and harsh right-or-wrong scoring.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

38/100

Homework, many chapter tests, and .

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Some call him brilliant and clear; , and hard to understand.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and a final drive the grade more than light day-to-day work.

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Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person math courses with , and frequent mentions of accent and .

Main concern

, and high attrition if you need hand-holding.

What students said

“horrible teacher. didnt cover material. so many people dropped, we were in single digits by the final from over 40 people.”
103
“Best math teacher I have ever had. and relates lofty mathematical concepts to real life.”
MATH131
“ . unless you are planning to have D or F on your transcript.”
MATH8

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 repeatedly called very hard and tricky, with and .

Hard Tricky TestsIn-Person ExamsLittle Partial CreditHeavy Final Weight

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and graded strictly with high failure and .

Hard Tricky TestsIn-Person FinalHarsh Grading
“ ! You really need to study if you want to pass his class.”
MATH9
“ and HW. Plus, he's a full-time teacher at Cerritos, so he doesn't care about PCC students.”
MATH5A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You will love him if you are open minded and smart. However, you will hate him and fail if you like to be spoon fed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 46 in-person reviews, , and . Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Polarizing Teaching

52/100

“Best math teacher I have ever had. and relates lofty mathematical concepts to real life.”

📉 Brutal Exams

28/100

“ .”

⚖️

24/100

“He grades unfair. Cares about Right or wrong answer n does not take into consideration that u know the process.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's the smartest and most helpful math professor.
  • Funny Russian, full of black jokes in his class
  • couldnt understand him.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • !
  • question is too tricky
  • unless you have gotten A's in every math

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • And that Russian accent is just too sexy.
  • he likes to make people feel stupid and says F- a lot to your answers
  • passionate and knowledgeable about math

Data context

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Analysis sample

46

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-six detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show a consistent love-hate pattern on difficulty and teaching.

Inside 46 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 58
3 out of 59
2 out of 52
1 out of 511

Course coverage

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MATH127B4 reviews
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MATH78511 review
TRIG1 review

Reported outcomes

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C range

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D range

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