AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Marguerite Tress

MATH150A · MATH40 · MATH142 · MATH150AF · MATH151 · MATH040 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
37.5%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

unless you are already comfortable teaching yourself math and only need worked examples.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture HeavyPoor ExplanationsSelf-Teaching RequiredLots of HomeworkMixed Grading
  • Reviews are sharply mixed, but many students say she solves problems with and moves too fast.
  • Success often depends on prior math strength, self-teaching, studying, and outside help.
  • Some students report fair or , but many warn that the teaching experience is frustrating.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is possible for prepared or math-strong students, but it , and outside support.

, while the single online review gives no easy-A evidence and is strongly negative.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The math content becomes harder because students often , and reliance on self-teaching.

Both formats point to poor explanations, with reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, but several others say skipping class will hurt or that class attendance is needed.

, while the single online review says skipping class is risky.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Most negative reviews warn against taking her because the , and heavily self-directed.

The lone online , while but lean negative overall.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

because some students mention dropped scores and leniency, while others report , and unforgiving tests.

Format shift

In-person reviews contain both lenient and , while the online review only signals a difficult experience.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Workload is heavy due to frequent homework, weekly or daily quizzes, long lectures, tests, and self-teaching demands.

Format shift

Both formats mention lots of and multiple tests.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Many students say she does problems with , and leaves them relying on outside help.

Format shift

Both formats criticize her teaching, while comments about patience and helpfulness.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment appears , and exams.

Format shift

In-person reviews provide most assessment detail, while the and lecture-heavy structure.

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

In-person reviews are mixed but frequently criticize rushed lectures, weak explanations, and .

Main concern

Students weak in math may struggle because .

What students said

“ !”
MATH040
“Be prepared to do a little self-teaching and a load of homework!”
MATH142
“All she does is write example problems on the board and solve them herself without explaining much.”
MATH150A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The lone online review is very negative and and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Not very good at teaching, just does problems with .”
MATH151

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

exams fair or not hard and others describing tricky or tougher-than-taught tests.

Frequent QuizzesTake-Home QuizzesOpen-Note Peer QuizzesFair ExamsTricky Exams

Assessment risk

Varies

44/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

quizzes, open-note peer quizzes, fair exams, and tricky exams, but no clear proctoring policy.

Frequent QuizzesTake-Home QuizzesOpen-Note Peer QuizzesFair ExamsTricky Exams
“There is quizzes everyday but ”
MATH040
“You have a and .”
MATH142
“Full of ”
MATH150A

Online

The single online review does not clearly prove exam .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Be prepared to do a little self-teaching and a load of homework!”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and self-teaching demands; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“All she does is write example problems on the board and solve them herself without explaining much.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

34/100

“ ”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“Quizzes and ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Not very good at teaching, just does problems with .
  • She simply does problems on the board. , and rarely asks for student input.
  • Lectures are rushed you don't follow the book you use formulas that she creates.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Overall easy A if you are good at math
  • and .
  • The difficulty of the in class.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Lots of homework. Quizzes everyday!!!!
  • Quizzes and
  • 2 quizzes every week, an exam every other week, 3 projects, journal, workbook and this is on top of all the weekly vocabulary.

Theme 4

🧭 About Who Can Succeed

  • If you already know what you're doing its fine, but super hard if you struggle w/ math
  • and attended her lectures as supplement.
  • If you follow her lecture notes you can do well.

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-four reviews across many years provide detailed, recurring evidence, though opinions vary by student preparation and course level.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 58

Course coverage

MATH1426 reviews
MATH150A6 reviews
MATH0405 reviews
MATH405 reviews
MATH150AF1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Pass 2