Andrew Koines

MATH280 · MATH120TRIG · MATH170 · CALC1 · PRECALC · CALC180 · MATH180 · CAL185 · MATHA180 · 326 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 51/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 50.99%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if ; do not expect structured lecture-based learning.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTangent-heavy lecturesTest-only gradingOptional homeworkSelf-study requiredHilarious but polarizing

Grades are often almost entirely tests; .
Fans call him chill and ; critics say lectures ramble and beginners fail.
or can teach themselves from the book.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

Many As and reviews, but and tough grading block free As.

Nearly all evidence is in person; the one .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Average difficulty is moderate, but calc without prior background feels much harder than precalc or review-friendly sections.

Online and ; .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

51/100

; recommendation swings hard with prior math skill and tolerance for tangents.

Polarization is strongest in person; the single online review is lukewarm.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Some call him lenient with curves and partial credit; others call him a .

Format shift

Workload

Light

72/100

; load is light on busywork but heavy on self-directed practice.

Format shift

Both and .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students split between goat lecturer energy and boring off-topic board work that forces self-teaching.

Format shift

Online sample is thin and negative-leaning; in-person is highly mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Most sections grade almost only on tests or quizterms with little credit for homework.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person he is funny and conversational but constantly off-topic; and .

Main concern

Lecture tangents and weak structure leave many .

What students said

“He's the goat math professor. .”
MATH280

“ .”
CALC180

“You will need to teach yourself most of 170.”
MATH170

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online review describes dull lectures, tangents, and .

Main concern

Online still requires teaching yourself; lectures are not the main learning path.

What students said

“Lectures are dull, and he tends to go on tangents. .”
CALC180

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; difficulty varies, and some sections ban calculators or feel misaligned.

Test heavyHomework-aligned for manyNo calculators in some sectionsIn-person exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and reviews for prepared students, but many call them hard and high-stakes.

Test heavyReview similar for someNo calculators sometimesPartial credit mixed

“ . .”
MATH280

“There are , and no in the class.”
MATH180

Online

One online review does not detail proctoring; .

Self-study for exams

“ .”
CALC180

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (49 in person, 1 online). Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Yeah he yaps a lot but it's fun”

👍 Recommendation Rate

51/100

“Probably the .”

📝 Assessment Style

88/100

“There are , and no in the class.”

📚

40/100

“You will need to teach yourself most of 170.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he yaps a lot but it's fun
goes off topic every day
Lectures are dull

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you're looking for an easy A, this is the class for you

Theme 3

😂 About Personality

Hilarious
Always talks about his wife being Japanese
treats students like middle schoolers
Very chill professor

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

326

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with rich recent detail and consistent polarization across calc and precalc make the pattern reliable.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5110

4 out of 559

3 out of 549

2 out of 551

1 out of 557

Course coverage

CALC18021 reviews

MATH28012 reviews

MATH1808 reviews

MATH1704 reviews

CAL1851 review

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CALC11 review

MATH120TRIG1 review

MATHA1801 review

PRECALC1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

50 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 8 · A 14 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 7 · B- 2

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

D+ 1

F

F 4

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1

Andrew Koines

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📝 Assessment Style

📚 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

😂 About Personality

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if ; do not expect structured lecture-based learning.

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