AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Shane Smith

MATH · MATH220 · TRIG0854 · MATH170 · MATH191 · TRIG170 · MATH70 · MATH180 · MATH190 · MATH130 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
21/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.9

The decision

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

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesExam-heavy gradingDisorganized teachingSelf-study requiredHard tests
  • Most students say Smith knows math but .
  • The grade often depends heavily on exams, with .
  • A few easier-course reviews are positive, but higher-level math reviews are strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Some lower-level classes sound manageable, but and weak teaching make an A difficult.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The math content becomes much harder because students and difficult exams.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, but another says he takes roll, so the evidence is mixed.

and is inconsistent.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most students do not recommend him because and .

because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, and students repeatedly describe tests as hard, though a few mention or dropped exams.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students report , and a large amount of material to cover.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, with workload concerns concentrated in math courses.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Most reviews say he is smart but , and too dependent on the textbook.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and the negative teaching pattern is consistent across many courses.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

and most of the grade comes from tests and the final.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, citing , and a need to self-teach.

Main concern

Students report that while lectures do not prepare them well.

What students said

“The class is all exams..so i'f you're a .”
MATH170
“ .”
MATH70
“ . Not good at explaining math concepts.”
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.

The because tests and and are often harder than practice work.

Exam-Heavy GradingHard TestsFinal ExamPractice Problems Do Not Match Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, Lockdown Browser, or closed-book rules.

Exam-Heavy GradingHard TestsFinal ExamPractice Problems Do Not Match Exams
“The HW consists of 7% of the grade and the !”
TRIG170
“Test are 50% and Final is 35% of the entire grade.”
MATH190
“ because his "practice problems" don't show the difficulty of the .”
MATH170

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Not good at explaining math concepts. Test are 50% and Final is 35% of the entire grade. Makes calculus alot more complicated and goes exactly by the book.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grade risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“Shane is a very nice teacher but I have 2 admit that he cannot teach at all!”

🧪

25/100

“The HW consists of 7% of the grade and the !”

⚠️ Recommendation

22/100

“ . That's all.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • he copies from the book, while making mistakes the same time!
  • . Not good at explaining math concepts.

Theme 2

🧪

  • The class is all exams..so i'f you're a .
  • The HW consists of 7% of the grade and the !
  • Hard to get an "A". Only 3、4 people got A in the class.

Theme 3

👍 Positive Outliers

  • he is the .
  • Knows the subject very well. Cares about his students to learn the material
  • AWESOME PROF. EASy A

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 25 in-person reviews with detailed, repeated complaints across years, though a few older positive reviews conflict with the majority.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 511

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1