Noel Alvarado

MAT12 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 12/100
RMP rating: 1.0/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 4.5

The decision

unless you have no other option and are already strong in math.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHonorlock RequiredHigh Fail RateTest HeavyParanoid About Cheating

All four reviews rate quality at 1/5 with widespread failing and drops.
Strict closed-note tests plus Honorlock privacy concerns dominate the experience.
Students report condescending emails and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Even strong students report low grades because of , and high fail rates.

All evidence comes from online MAT12 reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Students call stats extremely difficult with , and little help when stuck.

All evidence comes from online MAT12 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

85/100

Comments .

All evidence comes from online MAT12 reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

Every review is quality 1 and explicitly .

All evidence comes from online MAT12 reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

10/100

Tough grader tags dominate; .

Format shift

All evidence comes from online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of , and .

Format shift

All evidence comes from online reviews.

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Students describe condescending emails, unhelpful support, and videos worse than the textbook.

Format shift

All evidence comes from online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

80/100

Test-heavy grading with few graded items and .

Format shift

All evidence comes from online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online MAT12 is described as extremely hard with half the class dropping or failing, Honorlock requirements, and .

Main concern

, and frequent cheating accusations with little support.

What students said

“Half the class dropped and 1/3 of the remaining failed.”
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“He also requires you to install an .”
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“No open book or open note, only a small notecard for a whole unit.”
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Exam style

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beyond a small notecard, and are tightly timed.

HonorlockClosed BookSmall Notecard OnlyTimed TestsNo Open Notes

Assessment risk

Strict

15/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Honorlock is required; and limited time.

HonorlockClosed BookSmall Notecard OnlyTimed Tests

“He also requires you to install an .”
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“No open book or open note, only a small notecard for a whole unit.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ , but if !”
Voice snapshots generated from 4 online reviews highlighting failure rates, Honorlock, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

💀 Teaching Quality Collapse

12/100

“Videos are 1:30 long for one lesson when it is easier to learn from the textbook.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

5/100

“ , but if !”

🔒 Exam and Privacy Stress

15/100

“He also requires you to install an .”

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10/100

“Half the class dropped and 1/3 of the remaining failed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is also very condescending and passive aggressive in his emails.
Videos are 1:30 long for one lesson when it is easier to learn from the textbook.
He seemed friendly in the beginning. His demeanor changed throughout the semester.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Half the class dropped and 1/3 of the remaining failed.
If you are not good !
Half the class failed.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams and Cheating Accusations

He accused around 10+ people for cheating with no evidence.
No open book or open note, only a small notecard for a whole unit.
if you don't box your answers.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Four consistent recent online reviews all rate quality 1, but sample size is small and all from one course.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 54

Course coverage

MAT124 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A 1

B range

B 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

D+ 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Noel Alvarado

x x x x x unless you have no other option and are already strong in math.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

MissionImpossible

BrainBurner

Optional

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.

💀 Teaching Quality Collapse

🚫 Recommendation Rate

🔒 Exam and Privacy Stress

📉 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

🧪 About Exams and Cheating Accusations

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

unless you have no other option and are already strong in math.

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