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Mathematics

Steve Houseman

MAT12 · MATH35 · MAT36 · MATH12 · MATH36 · MATHTRIG · MATH10 · MAT53 · CS1 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the math well and can teach yourself from the book and lab.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to understandUnclear lecturesHeavy homeworkSelf-study requiredStrict grading
  • Most students struggle with his accent, rambling lectures, and skipped steps.
  • and many quizzes/tests with .
  • Success usually requires the book, tutors, and self-teaching rather than his lectures.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

, and high fail rates make an A require major outside effort.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Fast pace, skipped steps, and harder than it needs to be.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly prove a , so .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most students because lectures do not teach and grades suffer.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Often docks points for method or missing steps even when answers are correct; some report unfair quiz and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of homework, frequent quizzes, midterms, and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Thick accent, rambling off-topic stories, blocked board writing, and frequent mistakes leave students confused.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Heavy quiz, midterm, and tests.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math and CS sections are widely seen as , and .

Main concern

Hard-to-follow teaching and tutors.

What students said

“Mr. !”
MAT12
“We began the semester out with 42 students but only 6 passed.”
MATHTRIG
“he is a horrible teacher!! i showed up everyday and still failed.”
MAT53

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent quizzes and tests tied to homework; , but .

Many quizzesHomework-based quizzesTest review problemsOccasional open book-notesCurve on midterm/final

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes track homework, sometimes with review sheets or open notes, but .

Many quizzesHomework-based quizzesTest review problemsCurve on midterm/final
“all the and he gives test review problems before each tests”
MATH10
“Prepare you for the tests, and it is most of the time open book-notes but you still need to do your work.”
MATH12

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . He does not help students and he gets a kick out of failing his students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 in-person reviews spanning 2008-2012, highlighting unclear teaching, heavy work, and low pass rates. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“He is very hard to uunderstand. He does not go through explaining anything”

📚

20/100

“You will do most your learning from the book and tutors.”

👎 Recommendation

22/100

“Mr. !”

⚖️

28/100

“You can get the answer correct,but if you solved it in a way other than his or skipped a step you barely get credit”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He does assume that everyone is following along and he goes fast
  • stands in front of what he writes on the board
  • Too much rambling during his lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • he assigns a lot and
  • We began the semester out with 42 students but only 6 passed
  • i showed up everyday and still failed

Theme 3

📖

  • I got by solely on the text, not his lectures
  • go to the math lab and theyll help
  • buy the solutions manual!

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen consistently negative older in-person reviews from 2008-2012 give a , but there is no recent or online sample.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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3 out of 55
2 out of 57
1 out of 54

Course coverage

MAT124 reviews
MATH354 reviews
MATH123 reviews
MAT362 reviews
MATH362 reviews
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MAT531 review
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MATHTRIG1 review

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