Jesus Magana

MAT12 · MATH35 · MAT11 · MATH65 · MAT35 · MAT36 · MTSC101 · MAT1C · MATH52 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 36/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 37.5%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if and will use office hours; otherwise pick another math professor.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHomework HeavyPolarizing EducatorTough GraderDisorganized LecturesCaring When Available

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Some students praise his care and help if you put in serious work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Getting an A requires constant homework, tough tests that diverge from reviews, and strong self-discipline.

Online students still report heavy work for grades; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Math content is paced hard, lectures can be disjointed, and many say he makes trig and related courses harder than peers.

Both formats call the material hard; online also flags cluttered delivery.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

and in-person comments.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Take-again rate is low and many reviews say save the stress and .

Online reviews are almost all no; in-person is mixed but recent tones lean negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough grader tags and .

Format shift

; online notes sparse feedback until late.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and papers are constant themes.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students split on whether he is a .

Format shift

In-person has both glowing and harsh takes; online is mostly negative on organization.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and occasional group projects.

Format shift

; and project notes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews split between caring mentor praise and , and mismatched exams.

Main concern

Tests that look nothing .

What students said

“Wish I had listened to these warnings posted here on RMP and dropped this class.”
MAT36

“Professor Magana understands students and genuinely wants to see all his students succeed.”
MAT12

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MAT11

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections felt disorganized with , and ; most students would not take him again.

Main concern

and unclear online structure.

What students said

“ . He often forgot about the spur-of-the-moment assignments he would give us.”
MAT36

“do yourself a favor and find someone else. Gives and .”
MATH65

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, so success depends on relentless practice.

Test HeavyExams Unlike ReviewHomework Driven

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as heavy and unlike reviews or lectures.

Test HeavyExams Unlike LecturesExtra Credit Sometimes

“Midterms and .”
MAT36

“ . Good luck”
MATH35

Online

Online comments do not clearly prove proctoring tools; risk and .

Homework Due With ExamsLate Grade Visibility

“ or a quiz, and that requires you to stay on top of the schedule.”
MAT1C

“Class didn't know our grade until 2 days before the final.”
MAT36

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Wish I had listened to these warnings posted here on RMP and dropped this class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews spanning online and , and polarizing teaching. Credibility rating: High.

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22/100

“ .”

📉 Recommendation Risk

38/100

“Save the stress and ”

❤️ Caring Side

70/100

“He will stay after class and try to help you understand?”

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40/100

“Midterms and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and just plain
He is a very nice and understanding teacher
Lectures are not articulate and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

he somehow made it more difficult
You have to put in the work though, and it will be rewarding

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

This professor gave a ridiculous amount of homework
Gives and
He assigns a lot of homework so you will need stay persistent on doing it

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

22 detailed reviews across years and formats show consistent homework and .

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

4 out of 52

3 out of 52

2 out of 55

1 out of 55

Course coverage

MAT355 reviews

MAT113 reviews

MAT363 reviews

MAT122 reviews

MAT1C2 reviews

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MATH352 reviews

MATH652 reviews

651 review

MATH521 review

MTSC1011 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

B 7

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

D 2

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2

Jesus Magana

x x x if x x x x x and will use office hours; otherwise pick another math professor.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

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📉 Recommendation Risk

❤️ Caring Side

🧪 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📝 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if and will use office hours; otherwise pick another math professor.

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