Is this an easy A?
MissionImpossible
12/100Tough grading, weekly hard quizzes, low class averages, and rare.
Online and and self-teaching; in-person evidence is larger.
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Tough grading, weekly hard quizzes, low class averages, and many drops or F grades make an A extremely rare.
Online and in-person both describe tough tests and self-teaching; in-person evidence is larger.
Is the course easy?
Pace is too fast, explanations are unclear, and students repeatedly say they learn almost nothing in class.
Same difficulty pattern in both formats; most detail is from in-person reviews.
Is attendance flexible?
Attendance is repeatedly listed as mandatory and skipping is tied to failing.
Both online and in-person reviews report mandatory attendance.
Is this professor recommended?
Roughly three-quarters of take-again answers are negative and most comments say stay away.
Online reviews are uniformly negative; in-person has one strong positive outlier.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
14/100
Repeated tough-grader tags, weekly hard quizzes, and comments that exact steps are required for credit.
Format shift
Consistent across online and in-person.
Workload
Overwhelming
12/100
Lots of homework after each class, weekly quizzes, and heavy outside YouTube study.
Format shift
Both formats report heavy homework and frequent tests.
Teaching experience
Awful
16/100
Dominant theme is inability to explain, reading from the book, and racing through examples.
Format shift
One recent positive in-person review contrasts with a large negative majority.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
78/100
Weekly quizzes, test-heavy tags, and exam averages around 55% drive the grade more than projects.
Format shift
Online mentions weekly tests; in-person emphasizes quizzes and exams.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
In-person sections are widely called confusing, lecture- and test-heavy, with tough grading and high drop rates.
Main concern
Fast board lectures, weekly hard quizzes, and little support leave many students lost.
What students said
“Try to avoid taking this professor.”
“DON'T TAKE HIM. He's boring, awful, discourages, can't explain the material”
“This is seriously the worst professor I have ever had, STAY AWAY.”
Remote format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
Online MATH170 is described as fast, poorly supported on Canvas, homework-heavy, and dependent on outside videos.
Main concern
No useful Canvas posts and weekly tests with material not taught clearly.
What students said
“Don't take him. He lectures quickly, the class is boring. There is a test every week.”
“Doesn't bother to post anything on canvas. You have to email everything to him”
Exam style
Frequent hard quizzes and work-based tests with little partial credit make exams high-risk.
Assessment risk
Strict
22/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person exams and weekly quizzes are described as hard, work-based, and graded for exact steps.
“he has weekly quizzes which are hard plus he grades tough”
“The avg exam score for the class was abt 55% and over half the class dropped the class @ exam 2”
Online students report a test every week plus homework on untaught material and almost no Canvas support.
“There is a test every week.”
“You have to study extra hours on youtube if you want to complete the homework.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“This is seriously the worst professor I have ever had, STAY AWAY.”
“There is no professional ability in his teaching. He reads straight from the textbook”
“He gives a lot of homework after each class and there are question he never taught in class.”
“he's a tough grader if you don't follow his exact steps”
“Avoid him at all cost.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
15
Recent reviews read by the AI
15
Lifetime ratings
84/100
Evidence confidence
Fifteen reviews spanning many years with highly consistent negative themes and clear grade and drop patterns.
Inside 15 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
11 reported outcomes
No reported values
B- 1
C 1
No reported values
F 1
Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1