AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Thinh Q. Sam

MATH010 · MATH030 · MATH2154 · MATH180 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
6.25%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material well and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTextbook-only lecturesTests far harder than classSelf-teach requiredTough graderGraded mostly on exams
  • Lectures mostly copy textbook examples with .
  • and drive most of the grade.
  • Students repeatedly say you must teach yourself or use tutoring to pass.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Open notes or replace-lowest policies help a bit, but and low A rates make an A costly.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content moves fast, lectures stay shallow, and tests jump well beyond class examples.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Attendance is often not graded, but .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

; comments call him the worst and urge students to run.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough-grader tags and policies.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

68/100

; grade hinges on a handful of .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students say he reads from the book, dismisses questions, and .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

; five exams often decide everything.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math classes feel like ; and few recommend him.

Main concern

and he often dismisses questions.

What students said

“ . He lectures purely off of the textbook and .”
MATH180
“ and never the same as what he teaches”
MATH180
“Reads solely from pre-written problems & NEVER .”
MATH010

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.

Some sections allow open book and notes, but and dominate the grade.

Open book open notes (some sections)Test heavyExams harder than lecturesMultiple choice testsReplace lowest exam

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

book yet still very hard and poorly aligned with lectures.

Open book open notesTest heavyConceptual hard examsReplace lowest score
“There are 5 tests in total. Multiple choice, 25 questions, open book/open notes.”
MATH010
“The test average was 40 and 44 for the first and second test”
MATH180
“ class examples”
MATH030

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . He lectures purely off of the textbook and .”

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

📚 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Reads solely from pre-written problems & NEVER .”

🚫 Recommendation

12/100

“ if you are trying to pass!!!! The .”

📝

30/100

“ and never the same as what he teaches”

🧠

25/100

“Be prepared to teach yourself outside of class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures purely off of the textbook and
  • Does problems in class and expects students to learn from that.
  • just copying the examples out of the book

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • with what he taught
  • test average was 40 and 44
  • from 43 students, just 2 students got an A

Theme 3

💬 About Asking Questions

  • when we ask questions, he says you should know this already
  • I was afraid to ask any questions due to the feeling of being stupid
  • acts like you're dumb when you ask for help

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent complaints about teaching and tests.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 55
3 out of 56
2 out of 55
1 out of 58

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

4

B 3 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1