AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

David Sacco

STAT300 · MATH32 · MATH410 · STAT105 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
60/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
56.25%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Take him if you can handle lecture-heavy math and steady work, but if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyTough But HelpfulClear GradingWork RequiredPolarizing Teaching
  • Linear algebra and statistics feel demanding, especially in compressed or lecture-heavy formats.
  • Students split sharply between praising his structure and .
  • A good grade is possible, but most positive reviews still say you must attend, study, and do the work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is possible, but students , and real studying.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The course content is often described as abstract, compressed, and .

Only in-person reviews exist, mainly for MATH410 and STAT courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

as mandatory or essential to passing.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

Students recommend him when they like structured lectures, but several strongly warn that .

The recommendation evidence is entirely in person and strongly mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

as clear but sometimes tough, with generosity only when students are on the right path.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students mention lots of , and compressed summer pacing.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

64/100

He receives strong praise for structure and help, but repeated criticism for unclear and lecture-heavy teaching lowers the score.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and class participation rather than one single assessment type.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All evidence is from in-person classes, where students describe a demanding but .

Main concern

Several students say lectures can become self-study with too little problem-solving support.

What students said

“The material is tough and Im struggling, but the Prof is trying to help.”
MATH410
“I had to figure out the material on my own.”
STAT105
“Great lecturer. For a summer class, he made it doable.”
MATH410

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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Reviews mention tests and short-answer or word-problem formats, but .

Short Answer TestsHomework-Based StudyWord Problem Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and short-answer work, but exam policy is not clearly proven.

Short Answer TestsHomework-Based StudyWord Problem Tests
“the ”
MATH410
“The quizzes and and no multiple choice”
STAT300
“use the hw.”
MATH410

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“An A is possible but you gotta work or it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

64/100

“Great lecturer. For a summer class, he made it doable.”

⚖️

45/100

“A bit of a , but nothing crazy.”

📚 Workload Pressure

30/100

“Too much work to do”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • He takes notes in class that are uploaded instantly and accessible to students.
  • The lecture simply involves the professor copying the examples/theorems/facts out of the book.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • An A is possible but you gotta work or it.
  • The material is tough and Im struggling, but the Prof is trying to help.
  • The work is easy and my only complaint is that the professor is very lecture heavy.

Theme 3

✅ About Recommendation

  • !
  • Find someone else.
  • Given the opportunity, Id love to have him as a professor in another class

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen detailed in-person reviews across multiple courses show consistent themes, though they are all from 2018-2019.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

MATH4109 reviews
STAT3005 reviews
MATH321 review
STAT1051 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 5