AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Valerie Merrill

MATH5 · MAT10 · MAT1A · MAT36 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
81.25%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will use office hours and ; skip if you need a slow, low-pressure calc lecture.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFast-talking lecturesCaring office hoursTest-heavy calcDrops lowest scoresTough but fair feedback
  • Many students call her caring and .
  • Lectures run fast and sometimes past the bell, which is the main complaint.
  • ; lowest scores may drop, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

, and reported grades range from A+ to D or drop.

All evidence is in-person; no online sample.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Calculus and related courses demand strong algebra and .

All evidence is in-person across MAT1A, MAT36, and related classes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

as .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

About four in ; praise centers on care and and COVID-era strictness as caveats.

; recent ones are more positive than 2020 posts.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and , and practice exams that match tests.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

and ; not featherlight, not pure busywork.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and student care offset rushed, crammed lectures for most reviewers.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple tests and a and labs as secondary buffers.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person math students split between love for her support and frustration with rushed lectures and ; COVID-era posts are much harsher.

Main concern

Pace is very fast and ; a few pandemic reviews allege zero compassion.

What students said

“I've always sucked at math but this teacher is sent from heaven.”
MAT1A
“she sprints through her lectures, a very fast talker”
MAT1A
“85% = tests but she's a ! Gives a lot of partial credit”
MAT36

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.

; older pandemic posts describe live Zoom testing with no notes.

Practice exams match testsPartial creditLowest test dropTimed in-class styleSome strict Zoom proctoring history

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some students call grading strict while others get generous partial credit and dropped lows.

Sample or practice examsPartial creditDrop lowestTimed exams
“ and never tries to trick you.”
MAT1A
“ . SHE SAYS 2 HOURS AND PRESSURES A LOT!”
MATH5

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I've always sucked at math but this teacher is sent from heaven. There is 3 test plus a and lab so you can still do well even if you get low B on the tests.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person reviews, balancing caring-support themes against pace and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Professor Merrill made math fun and easy to understand.”

⚡ Lecture Pace

35/100

“she sprints through her lectures, a very fast talker”

❤️ Student Support

80/100

“she absolutely wants you to succeed and ask questions.”

📝

40/100

“ , though the lowest score is dropped.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is amazing! She wants students to succeed and .
  • , and clearly cares about her students.
  • she is genuinely one of the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • hard class but
  • she's a little tough with
  • 85% = tests but she's a !

Theme 3

⚠️ About Pace & Stress

  • She and we'd always run out of time during class
  • HARDEST PROF EVER.
  • The only issue with her lectures is cramming them due to time.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

16 in-person-only reviews with consistent pace themes but a sharp split between recent praise and harsh 2020 quarantine posts.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

MAT1A8 reviews
MAT366 reviews
MAT101 review
MATH51 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3