AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Benson Wu

MATH165 · MATH190 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take him only if you can self-study difficult math and and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHelpful Outside ClassUnclear LecturesBig CurvesExtra CreditTest Heavy
  • some praise his support and curves, while .
  • Calculus material is hard, but , and can make grades more reachable.
  • , but students may need outside effort because .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Curves, buffers, and help grades, but and hard math keep the A from being effortless.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online evidence.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

The math content is hard and several students say the lectures make it harder to understand.

Only in-person evidence exists, and it consistently frames the material as difficult.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

90/100

One review directly .

Attendance evidence comes only from in-person MATH165 reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Half the students would take him again, with praise for support balanced .

All recommendation evidence is in person and sharply split.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

, and , though one student still tags him as tough.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

The course includes hard , and test-heavy pressure.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

He cares and helps students prepare, but .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and test preparation more than assignments.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews show a polarizing math professor who is accessible and but often criticized for .

Main concern

, and grade updates can be slow or unclear.

What students said

“ .”
MATH165
“ and offers .”
MATH165
“Calculus is hard but he tries to make it easy.”
MATH190

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.

Exams appear central and curved, but reviews do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, or .

Test CurvesPractice ExamsExtra CreditGrade Buffer

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and buffers, but do not clearly prove open-book or proctoring rules.

Test CurvesPractice ExamsExtra CreditGrade Buffer
“ and offers .”
MATH165
“He gives a 10 point buffer for each test which helped me get 100% for every test so far.”
MATH165
“He made us work in groups for the practice exams and dedicated A LOT of his free time to help prepare us for the exams.”
MATH190

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Calculus is hard but he tries to make it easy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and structure. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Funny professor. .”

⚖️

76/100

“He gives a 10 point buffer for each test which helped me get 100% for every test so far.”

📘 Course Difficulty

38/100

“lectures are so .”

👍 Recommendation Split

50/100

“If i had more math .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Funny professor. .
  • lectures are so .
  • A great professor that really cares for your success.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and offers .
  • He gives a 10 point buffer for each test which helped me get 100% for every test so far.
  • Calculus is hard but he tries to make it easy.

Theme 3

🧾 About Class Structure

  • He made us work in groups for the practice exams and dedicated A LOT of his free time to help prepare us for the exams.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because there are only four reviews, but they are recent, detailed, and internally consistent about the main tradeoffs.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

MATH1653 reviews
MATH1901 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

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