AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Spencer Dethlefs

MATH124 · MATH253 · MATH353 · MATH351 · MATH010 · MATH2 · COLLEGEALGEBRA · MATH10 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
94.44%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you keep up with the .

Best fit · Easy A HunterHilarious lecturesEasy A mathOnline homeworkExtra creditLaid-back attendance
  • Widely loved for humor, care, and making math feel easy and stress-free.
  • Grades hinge on online homework and and .
  • ; a few students say lectures skim and self-teaching is needed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

90/100

Students constantly call it an easy A if and .

Both online and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Math is presented as approachable and stress-free for most, though some higher courses still feel like real math.

Online and ; content challenge varies by course level.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

85/100

Many reviews say you do not have to show up as long as online work is done, with a few mandatory exceptions.

; a few in-person sections stress lecture attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

About 94% would take again and repeatedly call him a , and highly recommended math professor.

Strong recommendation across online and in-person with rare dissent.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

88/100

Homework and , and clear criteria make high grades very attainable.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Lots of and quizzes, but drops and flexible pacing keep it manageable if you stay current.

Format shift

Online students warn against saving all work for the last day; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students praise humor, helpfulness, and rare self-teach complaints.

Format shift

; online is uniformly positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grade and quizzes rather than heavy high-stakes exams.

Format shift

and quizzes as the core assessment.

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

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person classes are lecture-based, funny, and and quizzes driving the grade.

Main concern

A minority say he reads from the book and you must teach yourself.

What students said

“This class is literally stress-free! ... ! EASY A!”
MATH124
“if you do the .”
MATH124
“You basically have to teach yourself because hes lazy and skips over everything.”
MATH124

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and low-stress with homework and , and easy A outcomes when you stay current.

Main concern

Flexible late turn-in can tempt procrastination and a last-minute workload dump.

What students said

“easy A professor, very nice and hilarious”
MATH124
“Math2 with professor Dethlefs is the easiest math class ”
MATH2
“Overall super easy class easy A”
COLLEGEALGEBRA

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly online homework and and rather than strict closed-book exams.

Online homeworkOnline quizzesLowest grades droppedExtra creditALEKS or online program

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes; lectures help but attendance is often optional.

Online homeworkOnline quizzesExtra creditLecture optional
“The only work you do is all online, which is the homework and quizzes.”
MATH124
“you dont have to show up,but you have to do the ”
MATH124

Online

Online reviews describe 8 homework and 8 quizzes with lowest grades dropped and a paid online program instead of a book.

Online homeworkOnline quizzesLowest 2 grades droppedOnline program fee
“u are graded by 8 homework assignments and 8 quizzes, he drops the lowest 2 grades”
MATH253
“He lets you turn in everything on the last day”
COLLEGEALGEBRA

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Prof. Dethlefs is one of . I've ever had! ... This class is literally stress-free! ... ! EASY A!”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews (5 online, 25 , and . Credibility rating: High.

😂 Teaching Personality

90/100

“he is hilarious, makes the class fun and .”

🅰️ Easy A Math

90/100

“easy A professor, very nice and hilarious”

📚

55/100

“The only work you do is all online, which is the homework and quizzes.”

⚠️

35/100

“You basically have to teach yourself because hes lazy and skips over everything.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is a super funny guy
  • Love his lectures and how the class is set up online
  • he mainly does everything online through the program called ALEKS

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • EASY A!
  • if you do the
  • can boost your grade

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he cares about his students
  • He is also always willing to help students
  • most amazing professor i've ever had

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty reviews spanning many years and both formats show highly consistent easy-A and hilarious-teacher themes.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 5 · A 8

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Audit/No Grade 2 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1