AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

John Grenfell

MAT12 · MAT23 · MATH35 · MAT35 · MATH12 · MAT53 · STATC1000 · MATH52 · 90 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
73.53%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Solid pick for stats if you stay on top of and and office hours.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra credit and retakesCaring and approachableALEKS/ConnectMath heavyLecture heavyCurves grades
  • , and curves that cushion hard stats material.
  • and frequent (ALEKS/ConnectMath), with unlimited or multiple tries.
  • and clear; and software frustrate them.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

, and curves make an A very reachable if you complete the work.

Online and and retakes; evidence is mostly in-person.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

but many students call it manageable with notes and practice tests.

Both formats describe moderate content difficulty with more negative pace complaints in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

; others say attendance is not mandatory.

; online evidence is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Most students recommend him for kindness, resources, and and mixed lecture quality.

Recommendation is strong overall; online has a few more hesitant or negative voices.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

, and built-in regularly boost grades.

Format shift

Leniency appears in both formats; and .

Workload

Moderate

46/100

Weekly online modules and , though many say it is doable with practice.

Format shift

Both formats flag lots of homework; .

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

, and office-hour help; a vocal minority says lectures and .

Format shift

In-person majority is positive; online includes both easy-A praise and .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades mix online homework with multiple tests and a .

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Mostly caring, funny, and flexible with , and ; workload is homework- and test-heavy and a minority finds lectures unclear or ALEKS picky.

Main concern

High online homework volume and .

What students said

“If .”
STAT-C1000
“If ! He's quirky but makes math easy to understand.”
MAT12
“I've been to most lectures and whether I showed up or not wouldn't make a difference,because he's not good at explaining material.”
MAT12

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews range from easy A with , and one mid-semester instructor absence.

Main concern

if the instructor is unavailable.

What students said

“I took him over winter and it was an easy A!! His lectures matched up with the and never .”
MAT12
“ and I found it difficult to understand concepts. Sometimes he rushed through topics because he was running out of time.”
MAT12

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

a notes sheet, and practice tests closely match the real ones.

Test retakesSecond attemptsCheat sheet allowedCurvesPractice tests match exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes a one-page cheat sheet; closed-book proctoring is not clearly proven.

RetakesSecond attemptsCheat sheetCurvesPractice tests
“You get to retake all tests - just redo the Qs you got wrong, and .”
MAT12
“One page of so write small.”
MAT12

Online

Online comments emphasize tests that and lectures with few surprises; .

Tests match homeworkFew surprises
“His lectures matched up with the and never .”
MAT12

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're nervous about stats TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! He's quirky but makes math easy to understand. You get to retake all tests - just redo the Qs you got wrong, and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting teaching, retakes, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“Prof Grenfell was really clear about how the math worked, and even though I'm not usually the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

74/100

“If .”

📝 Grade Safety Net

80/100

“If you fail a because , so you just do the answers you got wrong.”

📚

46/100

“This professor has a lot of , but you need to be a fast learner to succeed in this class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and very easy to reach outside of class.
  • Super funny, also lenient.
  • went 2 most lectures,that didnt matter bc hes not good at explaining material thats alr hard to begin with.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Very easy A and its hard to fail.
  • so the grade you see online is less than what you actually have.
  • I thought I was going to fail again but he rounded my grade I think.

Theme 3

💻

  • , and you get an infinite amount of tries on them.
  • He uses a specific webs.that starts u over if u get 1 wrong.
  • All his HW assignments are available until the end of the semester with unlimited tries at problems.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

90

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with , and caring personality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 525
3 out of 513
2 out of 55
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 7 · A 11 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather_Not_Say 1