AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Charles McAbbe

MATH100 · MATH40 · MATH250A · MATH142 · MATH120 · MATH129 · INTROTOSTATS · MATH120F · MATH151 · MATH10 · MATH040 · MATH015 · MATH130 · STATS · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
13/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
11.11%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

unless you are comfortable teaching yourself math from the textbook.

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads from textbookSelf-study requiredLots of homeworkTest heavyHuge curve
  • Most students say .
  • Grades depend heavily on a , and self-study.
  • , but the course still feels frustrating and risky.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

31/100

A is possible for strong self-studiers, but most comments say it requires heavy independent work and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The math content becomes harder because , and often just textbook examples.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online comparison.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

47/100

Some students say skipping hurts or , while others say class itself adds little value.

, and the evidence is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

Most students do not recommend him because while and homework.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

43/100

Large curves help some students pass, but grades are still concentrated in a and .

Format shift

and curves.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and the need to study independently.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Most comments , and little practical teaching support.

Format shift

.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Grades are described as depending on a , and homework used mainly for practice.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss assessments.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews consistently describe , and grades driven by a few tests.

Main concern

Students often feel they must teach themselves and .

What students said

“You're basically teaching yourself all of the material.”
MATH120
“He just read straight from the textbook.”
MATH120
“Be prepared for lots of tests and homework.”
MATH120

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and a cumulative final, with some review support but high grade risk.

Few major examsCumulative finalExam reviewsHomework-based test preparation

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, no quizzes in some classes, and no clearly proven proctoring policy.

Few major examsCumulative finalNo quizzes mentioned in some reviewsExam review before tests
“3 100 point exams, 1 200 point cumulative final.”
MATH120
“ because he tells you what will be on the test.”
INTROTOSTATS
“ .”
MATH120

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You're basically teaching yourself all of the material.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“He pretty much reads examples from the book that i felt no purpose of being in the classroom.”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“If and homework.”

⚖️

43/100

“He heavily depended on the wouldn't have pass!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • This professor reads out of the book every time.
  • He talks in circles and goes off on strange nonsensical tangents.
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very diff. course with him. .
  • Lets just say you have to meet him a more than halfway to score either an A or a B in the class.
  • over some or most of questions during class.

Theme 3

🧭 About Student Fit

  • Otherwise if you're good at self learning then it's ok!
  • Read ahead of time and you'll understand what he's doing.
  • If you like to do math entirley on your own with no help he is a teacher for you.

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

There are 29 reviews across many years with consistent complaints about teaching style, workload, and self-study.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 56
2 out of 58
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

3

C+ 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1