AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

RJ Dolbin

MATH8 · MATH124 · MATH3B · MATH4A · MATH2 · MATH155 · 3A · MATH26 · MATH3A · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
39.53%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you are strong in math and ready for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyTough graderPop quizzesSelf-taught lecturesLecture mismatch
  • Tests and homework cushion.
  • Lectures often fail to match exam difficulty, leaving many students self-teaching.
  • A and accessible, but most warn that A grades are rare without heavy effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

and , so an A usually requires heavy, consistent study.

Both online and ; online adds mismatch complaints.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students describe fast pace, abstract calc topics, and problems harder than class examples.

Difficulty is high in both formats; online adds self-teaching burden.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Many tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass, with .

; online also often marks attendance mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

and many warn to take someone else despite a smaller group of fans.

Negative tone is strong in both formats; online is especially harsh.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and ; partial credit appears only in some positive reviews.

Format shift

; in-person mentions occasional partial credit.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and multi-hour exams create a heavy load.

Format shift

Workload intensity is reported in both formats.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Many say lectures are pre-recorded, note-reading, or misaligned with tests; a and caring.

Format shift

Online teaching quality is rated especially low; in-person is mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Quizzes and a with .

Format shift

Both formats stress graded-by-few-things and test-heavy structure.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and hard timed tests dominate, with some students praising clarity and office hours while many report failing averages and self-teaching from notes.

Main concern

Pop quizzes and hard without constant practice.

What students said

“Only grades based on 10 point quizzes worth 20% of your grade and exams”
MATH3A
“he brings questions which never covered in class”
MATH4A

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

pre-recorded or , and grades based almost only on tests.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“nothing he teaches lines up with the exams”
MATH124
“ taught us”
MATH2

Exam style

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Frequent pop quizzes and .

Pop quizzesTest heavyHard timed examsMismatch with lectures

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Near-daily pop quizzes from homework and hard multi-question exams; .

Pop quizzesTest heavyPartial credit sometimesTimed hard exams
“ almost everyday”
MATH2
“ ”
MATH3A

Online

Online reviews say exams do not match teaching and .

Test heavyLecture mismatchGraded by few things
“your whole grade is basically just the exams and the average for the and Fs”
MATH124
“His lectures do not teach you what you need to know to pass”
MATH2

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ”

Voice snapshots generated from 43 reviews, highlighting test-heavy structure, teaching mismatch, and split character views. Credibility rating: High.

📝

28/100

“The only things graded are quizzes and ”

⚠️

30/100

“nothing he teaches lines up with the exams”

📉 Recommendation Risk

35/100

“ ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • All of his lectures are pre-recorded and it
  • Doesn't put any effort into teaching the class
  • but he might be too smart for his own good

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • really heavy and hard to get an A
  • exam was 18/100

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's very down to earth and is not intimidating at all
  • Prof. Dolbin is probably the

Data context

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Analysis sample

43

Recent reviews read by the AI

43

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

43 detailed reviews spanning many years and courses with , and difficulty.

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 56
3 out of 55
2 out of 57
1 out of 515

Course coverage

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MATH3A6 reviews
3A4 reviews
MATH1244 reviews
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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

8

B 8

C range

7

C+ 1 · C 4 · C- 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

11

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