AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

John Dougherty

MATH1A · MATHMATH · MATH35 · MAT11 · MTH35 · MATH12 · MATH11 · STATISTICS · STATS · MATH52 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Avoid unless you are ready to teach yourself and rely on the math lab and the curve.

Best fit · Self Taught ProMonotone lecturesSkips stepsHeavy curveMath lab requiredSelf-teach needed
  • Many students say lectures are monotone, skip steps, and .
  • Tests and and .
  • A minority find him helpful outside class and prepare students for the next course.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Easy quizzes and , but weaker teaching means real study or tutoring is still needed.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Difficulty varies by course; many report hard .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Reviews ; several say class is a waste of time versus the math lab.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Negative reviews dominate, urging students to avoid him despite a few positive helpers.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Frequent heavy curves and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Weekly quizzes and , but .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Common complaints of monotone delivery, skipped steps, and reading from the book.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Quizzes and or study guides.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

lectures often feel unclear or boring, yet study guides, worksheets, and .

Main concern

You may learn little in lecture and need the .

What students said

“you will have to spend countless hours in the because you wont learn anything from him.”
MATH12
“Grades on the curve because the entire class would fail if he didnt”
MATH12
“Very helpful teacher! Cares about us students. Will stay after class and meet extra if needed.”
MATH35

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and curving when the class struggles.

Weekly quizzesStudy guidesText-based testsHeavy curve

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , and many report large curves.

Weekly quizzesStudy guidesText-based testsHeavy curve
“Gives you a studyguide for the tests and and they are bascially the same as the actual test.”
MATH11
“Quiz and , so if you do the .”
MATH35
“even if .”
STATS

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“dont take this guys class. do because he will be the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 in-person , and math-lab dependence. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“worst teacher i have ever had. steps”

⚖️

74/100

“Grades on the curve because the entire class would fail if he didnt”

👎 Recommendation

32/100

“ ! This guy should not be allowed to teach.”

📚

40/100

“going to class was a waste of time when i should have just gone to the math lab”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • very monotone and boring teacher
  • he does alot of calculations in his head.
  • stand there and read the book to us in a monotone

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • expect to have a

Theme 3

🧪

  • spend countless hours in the math lab
  • Going to the class.
  • Be prepared to get a tutor, or spend countless hours in the math lab.

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three reviews across many math courses from 2005-2010 give a consistent mixed-to-negative teaching picture.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 54
2 out of 57
1 out of 54

Course coverage

MATH125 reviews
MATH355 reviews
MAT114 reviews
MATH112 reviews
STATS2 reviews
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MATH1A1 review
MATH521 review
MATHMATH1 review
MTH351 review
STATISTICS1 review

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