Don Allen

MATH30 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 33/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
Take again: 75%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you can learn math independently from the textbook and are comfortable with long tests.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPowerPoint-heavy lecturesSelf-teaching requiredLong difficult testsLight work for somePolarizing reputation

Most detailed , and confusing explanations.
Recent reviews are positive but brief, creating a sharp split in evidence quality.
Students who need worked examples and active instruction may struggle badly.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some students earned B or A grades, but and heavy self-teaching, so the A is not easy.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Geometry becomes harder because many students say lectures do not work through enough problems or .

All course-difficulty evidence is from in-person MATH30 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

35/100

Despite a few positive reviews, the most detailed comments repeatedly warn that and unhelpful for learning math.

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person and sharply mixed, with stronger detail in negative reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Tests are repeatedly described as long and difficult, with .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, but test preparation can feel heavy because study guides and exams are long.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Many students say he reads from PowerPoints, makes mistakes, and does not work through enough problems.

Format shift

In-person evidence is polarized, but detailed negative reviews outweigh brief recent praise.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

, and multiple-choice exams far more than assignments.

Format shift

All assessment evidence is from in-person MATH30 reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are highly polarized, with many detailed negative comments about lecture quality and .

Main concern

Students often report needing to teach themselves and .

What students said

“You basically have to teach yourself geometry.”
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“ and teaches a fun class, work is light and easy if you understand”
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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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Exam risk is high because students describe long multiple-choice tests and a .

Long TestsMultiple ChoiceLong FinalNo Work Shown Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe long and difficult multiple-choice tests, including a , but .

Long TestsMultiple ChoiceLong FinalLong Study Guides

“ of time given.”
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“Final was like 70 questions other exams were 50 questions.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“You basically have to teach yourself geometry.”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting the split between recent praise and detailed complaints about teaching and tests. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“He reads straight off his powerpoints and doesn't work through problems in class.”

⚠️

28/100

“ of time given.”

👍 Positive Minority

55/100

“ and teaches a fun class, work is light and easy if you understand”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

All he does is read off a and still doesnt understand his own material.
Rarely goes over difficult problems in class.
Mr. Allen teaches directly from the required textbook via PowerPoint.

Theme 2

🧪 About Tests

and difficult.
for work shown.
study guides for test are at least 60 pages long with nothing but the answer.

Theme 3

✅ About Positive Experiences

Loved this professor.
and teaches a fun class, work is light and easy if you understand
I feel fortunate to have had Mr. Allen for Math 30.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

, but several are old and recent positive comments are short.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 57

Course coverage

MATH3013 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A- 1

B range

B+ 3

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Don Allen

x x x if you can learn math independently from the textbook and are comfortable with long tests.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

⚠️ x x

👍 Positive Minority

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

🧪 About Tests

✅ About Positive Experiences

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can learn math independently from the textbook and are comfortable with long tests.

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