Is this an easy A?
HardWork
28/100Even strong students report Ds and mass failures; an A , and .
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MAT008 · MATHMATH · MATH030 · MATH000 · MATH170 · A010 · MATH010 · MATH30 · MATH120 · MATH008 · MATH10 · MATHA008 · 26 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Even strong students report Ds and mass failures; an A needs heavy reading, homework, and mastering tough tests.
All evidence is from in-person reviews; no online reviews.
Is the course easy?
Pace, test length, and weak lecture clarity make lower-level math feel much harder than expected.
All evidence is from in-person reviews; no online reviews.
Is attendance flexible?
Some say attendance is not mandatory, but tags and comments warn skip and you will not pass in several sections.
All evidence is from in-person reviews; no online reviews.
Is this professor recommended?
Would-take-again is near zero and many reviews say run away despite a few fans.
All evidence is from in-person reviews; no online reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
24/100
Tests and homework are often called harshly graded with no curve and very low class averages.
Format shift
All evidence is from in-person reviews.
Workload
Heavy
26/100
Lots of homework, long tests, and heavy textbook reading dominate student complaints.
Format shift
All evidence is from in-person reviews.
Teaching experience
Poor
32/100
He is often called nice, but lectures confuse, contain mistakes, and leave students teaching themselves.
Format shift
All evidence is from in-person reviews.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
82/100
Multiple tests and hard finals drive the grade far more than softer assignment credit.
Format shift
All evidence is from in-person reviews.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
In-person math is widely called unclear and test-driven, with frequent drops and low exam scores despite a nice personality.
Main concern
Hard, long tests that do not match lectures and force self-study from the book.
What students said
“Please, please stay away from Pankhurst. Worst experience I've had.”
“this is a teach yourself class”
“Highest grade was a C- (2/180 students)”
Remote format
Low confidence
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Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Exam style
Exams are repeatedly described as very hard, long, and poorly aligned with lectures.
Assessment risk
Strict
28/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person tests are long, difficult, and often mismatched to class examples, with harsh grading.
“His tests were really hard. Never gave a review guide”
“The test are 55+ questions and there is not enough time allotted”
“If you master the review questions, you'll get an A in the class.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Please, please stay away from Pankhurst. Worst experience I've had.”
“Not clear, always makes big mistakes in class, relies on students to check his work.”
“His tests were really hard. Never gave a review guide or got us well prepared for his test.”
“Lots of homework and you have to read the book in order to do well or even pass.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
26
Recent reviews read by the AI
26
Lifetime ratings
78/100
Evidence confidence
Twenty-six in-person reviews across many years and courses show a strong repeated pattern of hard tests and weak lecture clarity.
Inside 26 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
2 reported outcomes
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B 1
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