AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Tatyana Shirman

A115 · MATH170 · MATH115 · MATH120 · MATHA170 · MATHA100 · MATH10 · TRIG1 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
55.56%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you already handle math well and as your main teacher.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLots of homeworkPolarizing teaching clarityTest heavyTough step gradingExtra credit sometimes
  • Reviews split between caring, helpful teacher and .
  • Expect heavy MyMathLab-style homework, frequent quizzes, and .
  • and grind practice; risky if you need crystal-clear first explanations.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Some lower-level sections feel easy, but and As.

All evidence is in-person; online review count is zero.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

make the course harder than the catalog level suggests.

Difficulty comments are entirely from in-person classes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and students say showing up matters for notes and quizzes.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About half would take again; outcomes swing hard based .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

Many call her a even when the final answer is right.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

and often feels larger than its grade weight.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Roughly even mix of that force self-teaching.

Format shift

Polarized .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and quizzes dominate; but often low in grade impact.

Format shift

and exams over multiple choice.

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

27 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise patience and office help, others cite unintelligible lectures, low means, and .

Main concern

Exam means often near 40-50% with and .

What students said

“Get ready to teach yourself everything because she can't.”
MATH170
“She takes time to answer any questions you might have in class... .”
MATH120
“Mean for the final was 38%. All exams had a mean below 50%.”
MATH115

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 strict written assessments with meticulous partial-credit docking and .

Written free-response examsStep gradingLow class meansHomework-based quizzesExtra credit sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests are written, often drawn from homework, and graded tightly on process with occasional .

No multiple choiceStep-based gradingHomework-aligned quizzesPossible extra credit
“All quizzes and . She marked you down for the very smallest things”
MATH115
“ . She also gives to help!”
MATH120

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Get ready to teach yourself everything because she can't.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 in-person reviews, highlighting , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“She is very very nice... a large amount of class time making sure you understand”

📚

30/100

“HW was excessive for a Precalculus class”

📉

34/100

“Final exam had a mean of 44%, just save your time and .”

👍

52/100

“She's one of the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • she's a and tries to give you as .
  • She cannot concisely convey any math concepts.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • Easiest math class I've ever taken. Everything is just review from previous years.
  • Even though you got your answers correct, you will be marked down for wrong steps

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • she is such a sweet lady who definitely cares very much about her students!
  • sometimes she is mean to some students.
  • and does a great job at explaining.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

27 reviews over many years show a ; sample is solid but consistency is only medium because experiences diverge sharply by section and student readiness.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 510
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

3

D 3

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1