AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

William Zeimer

MATHA180 · A185 · MATH180 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Avoid unless you already excel at teaching yourself calculus and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teach heavyTests mismatch homeworkConceptual styleTough graderOdd lecture method
  • Teaching style forces self-teaching with one hard board problem or abstract variables
  • and practice
  • Only confident math self-starters should consider him

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students say an A requires extreme effort because , and .

; in-person is mixed but still not an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Abstract variables, conceptual derivations, and self-teaching make the content harder than a standard calc lecture.

Both formats emphasize self-teaching; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and warn that skipping means you will not pass.

; in-person evidence is thinner.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only one of ; most advise only the most confident math students.

Online reviews are strongly negative; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

25/100

practice work.

Format shift

.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Not described as , but tests and .

Format shift

Online focuses on tests; in-person focuses on one hard in-class problem.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

A few respect the conceptual depth, but most find the and unhelpful.

Format shift

Online reviews are more critical; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Tests dominate outcomes and are repeatedly called hard or .

Format shift

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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

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

one student loves multi-path understanding, another says you teach yourself one hard problem.

Main concern

Class time can be spent stuck on one difficult board problem.

What students said

“He teaches you calculus in ways to UNDERSTAND not memorize.”
MATHA180
“he writes one difficult problem on the board and lets you teach yourself.”
MATHA180

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and hard to study for without self-teaching.

Main concern

and there is .

What students said

“ practice that he gave.”
MATH180
“There is no way to study (said so himself) and if you excel at teaching yourself everything.”
A185

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes and often feel harder or .

Test heavyTests unrelated to homeworkConceptual variables on tests

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; learning happens through one difficult worked problem.

Difficult board problemsSelf-taught problem solving
“he writes one difficult problem on the board and lets you teach yourself.”
MATHA180

Online

Online students say and nearly impossible to study for.

Test heavyTests unrelated to homeworkConceptual variables
“ practice that he gave.”
MATH180
“uses letter variables instead of actual numbers in class/homework and tests”
A185

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“There is no way to study (said so himself) and if you excel at teaching yourself everything.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting self-teaching and test risk. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“he writes one difficult problem on the board and lets you teach yourself.”

🧪 Test Mismatch

25/100

“ practice that he gave.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ if you are truly confident with your math skill.”

🧠 Conceptual Depth

55/100

“He teaches you calculus in ways to UNDERSTAND not memorize.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • conceptual based
  • lets you teach yourself
  • His style is VERY ODD

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • To pass this class with an A you have to work REALLY REALLY HARD
  • There is no way to study

Theme 3

⚠️ About Self-Teaching Risk

  • if you excel at teaching yourself everything
  • Throw any tweaks in the problem and you're lost again.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

42/100

Evidence confidence

Only four reviews across online and , but the sample is small and mixed by year.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

MATHA1802 reviews
A1851 review
MATH1801 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

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