AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Biff Pietro

MATH1A · MATH · MATH5235 · MATHEMATICS · MATH35 · MAT35 · MAT1A · ALGEBRA · PRECALCULUS · CALCULUS · MATH51 · CALC1 · CALCI · MATH10 · MATH52 · 72 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if recent students confirm he is showing up consistently; otherwise the absence risk is too high.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPolarizing Math TeacherExplains Until You Get ItFrequent AbsencesStory Heavy LecturesRespect Obsession
  • When present and focused, many call him the best math teacher they ever had.
  • A large cluster of reviews slam absences, ego, and demeaning behavior.
  • Reliability risk is the core decision factor more than pure math difficulty.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some students earn As and , but others struggle when teaching stops or is inconsistent.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Lower-level math often feels easier under him, while calculus sections are frequently called hard and chaotic.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, and his own frequent absences dominate the discussion.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recommendation hinges on whether you catch a .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Supporters say he grades fairly and gives benefit of the doubt when scores improve; critics focus more on teaching failures than pure harshness.

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Homework and tests appear standard for math, with bigger pain coming .

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Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Outstanding clarity and care for some, but chronic absences, ego, and demeaning comments pull the overall experience down.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests and project-style work in most comments.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are sharply and humor versus condemning missed classes, ego, and uneven treatment of students.

Main concern

Mid-semester absences and off-topic storytelling can leave classes far behind.

What students said

“Best math teacher I ever had. Before this class I absolutely despised math. He made it so easy to understand.”
MATH35
“Then when he did teach us, he only got through chapter 1 in about 8 weeks, and after that, stopped showing up to class.”
CALC1
“He was the best math teacher I ever had... the only teacher that took time in class 2 explain a concept 2 anyone until they understood it clearly.”
MAT35

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews discuss tests and , but do not clearly prove open-book, take-home, or strict proctoring policies.

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention tests and proctored software policies.

In-Person TestsMake-Up Tests
“I had a disability and he moved me around in noisy areas ON PURPOSE during a .”
MAT35
“Grades very fairly; gives you the benefit of the doubt on your final grade if .”
MATH10

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Best math teacher I ever had. Before this class I absolutely despised math. He made it so easy to understand.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching talent versus absence and reliability risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

50/100

“he was the only teacher that took time in class 2 explain a concept 2 anyone until they understood it clearly.”

⚠️ Reliability Risk

30/100

“stopped showing up to class after 1 test in the 12th week of the semister.”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“Damn good teacher... ... very funny dude!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He made it so easy to understand
  • if you don't understand
  • THIS GUY IS COOL BUT HE TELLS MORE STORIES THEN HE TALKS ABOUT MATH

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I got an A in class but math is my best subject
  • Grades very fairly; gives you the benefit of the
  • unless u want to fail

Theme 3

⚠️ About Absences & Reliability

  • Where the hell is he? Left our class and hasnt been back since
  • he disappeared, he hasnt been back for a month
  • he never came to class for the answer

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

72

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed and often highly emotional reviews produce a stable split pattern of love-him versus absent-and-unreliable.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 510
3 out of 58
2 out of 511
1 out of 515

Course coverage

MATH3523 reviews
MAT1A8 reviews
MAT355 reviews
MATH2 reviews
MATH512 reviews
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ALGEBRA1 review
CALC11 review
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CALCULUS1 review
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MATH521 review
MATH52351 review
MATHEMATICS1 review
PRECALCULUS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather_Not_Say 1