AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Kelly Klassen

150A · MATH141 · MATH142 · MATH151F · MATH152 · MATH152F · 150B · MATH040 · MATH015 · MATH142F · MATH100 · 185 lifetime ratings

AI rating
20/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
30.77%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

unless you are strong in math, highly self-directed, and prepared for and heavy practice.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderLots of homeworkSelf-teaching requiredNo calculator policyTest heavy
  • Many students describe strict grading, daily or , and difficult exams.
  • Online reviews are especially negative, often saying she provides few original lectures and students must teach themselves.
  • A minority of students praise her office-hour help and say disciplined students can succeed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Some students earn A grades, but reviews repeatedly , and difficult no-calculator exams.

Online reviews make the A feel especially costly through self-teaching and , while and public problem-solving.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

The math content may be manageable for prepared students, but , and weak teaching make it challenging.

Online students emphasize missing instruction, while , and strict classroom expectations.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Participation, board work, discussions, mandatory Zoom, and and presence feel required.

Online evidence includes mandatory Zoom and , while and frequent quizzes.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Most students warn against taking her because they report , and difficult exams, despite a small group of strong supporters.

Online recommendation is strongly negative, while but still mostly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students repeatedly describe zero credit for imperfect work, , and grades harmed by quizzes.

Format shift

Both formats report strict grading, with online reviews stressing all-or-nothing work and in-person reviews stressing exact process and partial-credit issues.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of assignments, and many hours of work.

Format shift

Online workload centers on Cengage, discussions, and self-study, while , and board preparation.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Some students praise her care and office-hour help, but many say she does not teach clearly, relies on textbooks or videos, and embarrasses students.

Format shift

Online teaching complaints focus on absent or outsourced instruction, while and harsh interaction.

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

Grades appear , and participation rather than a single assessment type.

Format shift

Online reviews mention homework, discussions, and exams, while , and board participation.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are polarized, with some strong praise for care and rigor but , and difficult exams.

Main concern

Students may feel embarrassed, over-tested, or punished for not using her exact process.

What students said

“Professor Klassen is a huge bully.”
MATH142F
“ so freaking tricky.”
MATH151F
“Math is hard but she makes it understandable.”
150A

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are strongly negative, with repeated complaints about self-teaching, limited instructor-created lectures, no-calculator exams, and .

Main concern

Online students often feel they must learn from the textbook or external videos with little direct teaching.

What students said

“Not trying to this level of math.”
MATH152
“She does not provide a single resources, not even her own notes or whatsoever.”
MATH142
“There are no calculator.”
MATH142F

Exam style

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Exam evidence is strict, with repeated no-calculator policies, hard written exams, and .

No calculator examsIn-person exams for some online coursesExtensive examsTricky examsWritten exams

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe tricky, hard, and no-calculator exams, but they do not clearly prove open-book, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, midterm, or .

No calculator examsTricky examsHard testsFew high-stakes exams
“ so freaking tricky.”
MATH151F
“ and .”
MATH142
“two exams and both are extremely hard. No calculator.”
MATH142F

Online

Online , and some courses advertised online but requiring in-person exams, but they do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy.

No calculator examsIn-person examsWritten examsExtensive exams
“The no calculator policy made everything so much more difficult”
MATH142
“ .”
MATH152F
“There are no calculator.”
MATH142F

Student evidence

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Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

25/100

“She does not provide a single resources, not even her own notes or whatsoever.”

⚖️

12/100

“All answers even if right have to be done her way or it's a fail”

📚 Workload Load

18/100

“Lots of homework 5 assignments a week”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Had to learn on my own.
  • she doesn't teach, only reads from books.
  • Math is hard but she makes it understandable.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades & Workload

  • She assigns a great amount of , and she grades harshly.
  • if you are willing to dedicate hours per week on this course.
  • There is homework but doable.

Theme 3

🧮 About Exams

  • There are no calculator.
  • so freaking tricky.
  • Written exams. No multiple choice.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

185

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 recent and older reviews across online and in-person formats, with , and self-teaching.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 541
4 out of 516
3 out of 526
2 out of 528
1 out of 574

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

11

A 10 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

4

C 3 · C- 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

5

F 5

No letter grade reported

17

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 8