Daniel Cicala

MAT12 · MAT10 · MAT107 · MAT11 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 71.43%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

Strong pick for math help and fair effort grading, but avoid if your .

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear explanationsEffort-based gradingFrequent quizzesGroup-project riskWants you to pass

, and genuine care.
Some MAT12 sections were group-heavy with almost and frustrated self-teachers.
Quizzes are frequent; he often grades effort and offers help outside class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Effort-based scoring and open-note quizzes help, but grades still range B+ to C and group sections feel brutal.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Many call lectures easy and and .

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Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

72/100

About 71% would take again; five glowing reviews outweigh two harsh group-section critiques.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

He grades for effort, gives partial credit, , and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Little formal homework in some courses, but .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

76/100

and care; a minority slam group-only sections with no instruction.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of weekly or , and group projects depending on course.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and supportive with open notes or effort credit, except group-only MAT12 sections that .

Main concern

Group-structured sections with little lecturing can feel like the hardest class at RCC.

What students said

“Very good at explaining the material and has no problem going over questions as needed”
mat107

“There were all semester and .”
MAT12

Remote format

Online

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Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Quizzes and posted solutions so students can learn mistakes.

Open note quizzesEffort-based creditQuiz solutions providedPop quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections mention open-note weekly quizzes, daily quizzes, and .

Open note quizzesEffort gradingQuiz solutionsPop quizzes

“ . and .”
MAT12

“as long as you just try, even if you do it COMPLETELY wrong, you'll still get credit.”
MAT11

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“he grades for effort... even if you do it COMPLETELY wrong, you'll still get credit.”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, highlighting support versus group-only friction. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“Very good at explaining the material and has no problem going over questions as needed”

👍 Recommendation

72/100

“Overall, he is a great professor who will do what he can to help students learn.”

⚠️ Group Section Risk

30/100

“If you don't work well in groups and can't teach yourself the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he does very well at explaining things
really good with communication, and really wants you to pass
passionate about teaching and knows his material

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

he grades for effort
hardest class ive taken at RCC

Theme 3

👥 About Class Structure

Class was arranged into groups for the entire year
There were all semester
whole class is group structured

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed in-person reviews from 2018-2022 with consistent themes and a .

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

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Course coverage

MAT123 reviews

MAT112 reviews

MAT101 review

mat1071 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

A 2

B range

B+ 3

C range

C 2

D range

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F

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Daniel Cicala

Strong pick for math help and fair effort grading, but avoid if your x x x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

WorthIt

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

👍 Recommendation

⚠️ Group Section Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

👥 About Class Structure

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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

Strong pick for math help and fair effort grading, but avoid if your .