AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Kenneth P. Cramm

MAT25 · MAT26 · MAT5 · GEOME53 · MAT3 · MAT52 · MAT53 · MATH10 · MATH53 · MATH63 · MAT3649019 · MAT35 · MAT36 · MAT10 · MATH25 · M10 · MATH36 · MAT65 · MATH5 · 135 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
29.27%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you already excel in math and want a brutal, high-effort challenge.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyLots of homeworkHigh expectationsPolarizing
  • Very hard math classes with and .
  • ; , and transfer-blocking failures reported.
  • A minority of strong students praise deep learning and office-hour support.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

As and high grades are rare; exams and nitpicking make an A extremely costly.

Online and and .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

, and exams harder than examples keep difficulty very high.

Both formats describe extreme math difficulty; in-person has more detail.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as required and warn that skipping tanks your grade.

In-person strongly mandatory; online mixed but still high stakes.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Would-take-again near 29% with .

Online reviews are harsher; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

Nitpicky exams, units counted, and little partial credit dominate the experience.

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

workload.

Format shift

Both formats stress loads of homework; online adds platform issues.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some find him clear and caring; .

Format shift

In-person more polarized; online leans strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Midterms and a .

Format shift

Online explicitly cites 45% final; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and fast-paced; caring for strong students, intimidating or unhelpful for others.

Main concern

, and little credit for effort if .

What students said

“More than half of the class dropped.”
MATH5
“Harsh and .”
MAT25
“If you like math and like challenging yourself, this is the class for you.”
MAT36

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online calc and intermediate math often feel self-taught, with , and .

Main concern

; several students dropped or failed and warn against him.

What students said

“ . I was a Straight A student until I took this class.”
MATH5
“The final was worth 45% of .”
MATH5
“makes you teach yourself essentially.”
MAT3649019

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are hard, heavily weighted, and graded for exact form with little forgiveness.

Test heavyHard finalsNitpicky gradingExam retakes sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests are described as insane, time-crunched, and unforgiving of small errors.

Impossible finalEvery little mistake countsTest heavy
“The determined whether one passes or fails.”
MATH5
“his tests and , and every little mistake counts.”
MATH36

Online

Online reviews emphasize hard finals and .

High-weight finalHard midtermsTough grader
“The final was worth 45% of worth 30%.”
MATH5

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . I was a Straight A student until I took this class. He failed me and now I can't transfer to UCR.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, balancing harsh majority warnings with hardcore-learner praise. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Risk

38/100

“His way of teaching is very hard for many people to understand.”

📉 Hard Grades

12/100

“ if I could.”

📚 Heavy Workload

15/100

“He , so you will be in front of a computer for about 30 hours a week.”

💎 Minority Praise

70/100

“If you like math and like challenging yourself, this is the class for you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he comes off as sort of judgemental and harsh when correcting students.
  • Hes awful always messes up when teaching.
  • , and interested in your personal success.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • so not many opportunities to succeed.
  • out of 35 students, about 25 dropped his class.
  • and every little mistake counts.

Theme 3

⚠️ Warnings

  • .
  • For the safety of !
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

135

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years show a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 541
4 out of 519
3 out of 517
2 out of 522
1 out of 536

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

9

B+ 1 · B 8

C range

4

C 4

D range

6

D+ 3 · D 2 · D- 1

F

4

F 4

No letter grade reported

10

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 2