AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Joseph Nihn

MATH124 · MATH251 · MATH353 · MATH253 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the math and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerEnglish BarrierStrict Drop PolicyUnclear LecturesTough GraderMust Avoid
  • Most students report and poor classroom communication.
  • and class is described as extremely difficult.
  • A minority say he is thorough if you attend, listen, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

One student earned an A and tests; most describe the class as very hard and unforgiving.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Difficulty ratings and comments cluster high, with repeated warnings that weak math students struggle to follow.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Students report you must attend, listen, and disruptions.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

Most reviews call him awful or is thorough if you keep up.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Students call him extremely strict with little forgiveness and .

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

and adequate for credit, but volume alone is not the main complaint.

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Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Repeated claims of , and weak teaching outweigh the few positive thoroughness comments.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and hard classes; a few praise thorough pacing if you work hard.

Main concern

Language barrier plus extremely strict attendance can tank the experience quickly.

What students said

“cannot speak english clearly, has no idea what students ask him in class, picks favorites, extremely strict”
MATH353
“I got an A in the class but i worked my butt off”
MATH253
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MATH251

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews discuss studying for tests and homework but .

In-Person TestsHomework Tied to Success

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and heavy study; format beyond standard exams is not clearly described.

In-Person TestsHomework Tied to Success
“You must go to class and do all of the ”
MATH253
“he gives you credit for doing hw and answers hw questions”
MATH253

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“cannot speak english clearly, has no idea what students ask him in class, picks favorites, extremely strict, talk 3 times during 1 class period and you get dropped, basically.. absolutly horrible teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting language barriers, strictness, and effort cost. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

25/100

“Does not know how to teach at all.”

🚫 Recommendation

20/100

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🏋️ Effort for an A

32/100

“I got an A in the class but i worked my butt off.”

📋

15/100

“talk 3 times during 1 class period and you get dropped”

Theme 1

🗣️ About Communication

  • cannot speak english clearly
  • He can't speak english very well
  • and really

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I got an A in the class but i worked my butt off
  • the only reasons you could fail his class are if you aren't there
  • If math

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He went through the sections fully and slowly
  • Student asked for help on a problem, he said go home, do the homework and figure it out
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Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed but very old in-person reviews (2007-2011) are directionally consistent yet lack recent and grade data.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
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1 out of 53

Course coverage

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