Is this an easy A?
HardWork
28/100Even strong students say high grades require grinding homework and .
All evidence is in-person; no online reviews exist.
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The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Even strong students say high grades require grinding homework and hard tests with little extra credit.
All evidence is in-person; no online reviews exist.
Is the course easy?
Comments repeatedly call tests super hard and long, with high difficulty ratings across calculus-level courses.
All evidence is in-person math sections.
Is attendance flexible?
Attendance is not always formally mandatory, but missing class leaves students confused and behind.
All comments are in-person; one recent review lists attendance as not mandatory.
Is this professor recommended?
Most students explicitly warn against taking him due to teaching style and extreme difficulty.
Recommendation evidence is entirely from in-person reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
25/100
Students call him a tough grader who is reluctant with partial credit and harsh on homework.
Format shift
In-person only; a few mention curves after heavy attrition.
Workload
Heavy
22/100
Tons of homework, weekly quizzes, and long tests create a sustained high load.
Format shift
All workload comments come from in-person classes.
Teaching experience
Poor
28/100
Many say he cannot teach clearly, answers poorly, and leaves students to self-study, despite a few kind outliers.
Format shift
No online comparison available.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
78/100
Tests and weekly quizzes dominate, reinforced by heavy homework tied to exam success.
Format shift
In-person calculus and algebra sections are consistently test-centered.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
All reviews are in person and largely warn that his math classes are test-heavy, homework-heavy, and hard to follow in lecture.
Main concern
Difficult long exams plus weak Q&A support lead many students to drop or self-teach.
What students said
“I learned betteer when I skipped and taught myself.”
“Avoid him like the plague.”
“It isn't an easy A(many hw, not easy tests compared to others, no extra credit) but I got a high grade”
Remote format
Low confidence
No stored summary is available for this format.
Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Exam style
Exams are repeatedly described as long, difficult, and central to the course with little exam leniency.
Assessment risk
Strict
28/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person classes use long hard tests, weekly quizzes from homework, and harsh grading with little cushion.
“the tests were super hard and long.”
“Lots of homework. Weekly quizzes. Difficult tests. Very reluctant to give partial credit.”
“Grades harsh on HW. Also hard test.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Avoid him like the plague.”
“this guy cant teach. hes alright but when i ask him about something he says "your supposed to know this already"”
“DON'T take him!”
“the tests were super hard and long.”
“he will always be here during his office hours!”
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Data context
Analysis sample
25
Recent reviews read by the AI
25
Lifetime ratings
80/100
Evidence confidence
25 in-person reviews across many years consistently describe hard exams, heavy homework, and weak lecture support.
Inside 25 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
2 reported outcomes
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