Astatke Gizaw

MATH73 · M180 · MATH180 · MATH80 · MATH12 · MATH23 · MATH0300 · MATH70 · MATH0314 · MATH190 · MATH130 · ELEME4042 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 19/100
RMP rating: 2.3/5
Take again: 25%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

unless you are already strong in math and can learn mostly from the book and homework.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyLots of homeworkTough examsHard to followOld school teaching

Many students describe confusing, book-based lectures with frequent errors and .
Homework and as heavy or difficult, though some students say doing the work can lead to success.
Beginner or struggling math students are repeatedly warned away.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some students earned A grades, but comments , and surviving difficult exams.

All because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The material is sometimes basic, but the class feels hard because , and homework-heavy.

, and they consistently describe the class as difficult to follow.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Several reviews say attendance is required or that skipping class can cause failure or being dropped.

Only in-person reviews mention attendance, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most students do not recommend him because , and difficult.

Recommendation and is mostly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

and dropped tests are mentioned, but , and low grades.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

20/100

as a lot, heavy, or excessive across many courses.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload, and they strongly support a heavy-workload finding.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

The dominant pattern is unclear, book-based lecturing with limited help, though a minority found him straightforward.

Format shift

, and they are mostly negative with some positive exceptions.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

, and exams driving the grade.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, , and poor support.

Main concern

Students who need clear explanations or extra help may struggle badly.

What students said

“He just writes things on the board and gives no clarification.”
MATH73

“Very unhelpful. Doesnt like to answer questions.”
MATH23

“Gives a lot of homework, but !”
MATH80

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

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Exams are commonly described as difficult and central to the grade, with some sections allowing a .

Tough TestsCumulative FinalTest HeavyLowest Test May Drop

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book status, or closed-book rules.

Tough TestsCumulative FinalTest HeavyLowest Test May Drop

“4 mid-terms and final.”
MATH180

“You will be given 4 tests and one cummulative exam; .”
M180

“ .”
MATH12

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
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Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“He just writes things on the board and gives no clarification.”

📚 Workload

20/100

“He is hard I tryed doing all the homework but it is alot of work and the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

25/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he teaches straight from the book and .
He doesn't like to answer questions, his lecture is straight from the bk, no tricks on how to perform problems.
He is not a bad teacher. It's just the material taught that is tough.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

A lot of .
.
though so that was nice.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Fit

if you have had math problems before.
if youre not the .
Do the homework and you'll be fine. Easy class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

There are 29 reviews over many years with , and support.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 58

3 out of 54

2 out of 54

1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

D 1 · D- 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1

Astatke Gizaw

x x unless you are already strong in math and can learn mostly from the book and homework.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload

👍 Recommendation Rate

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Student Fit

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

unless you are already strong in math and can learn mostly from the book and homework.