AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Dan Obrien

MACH086 · MACH116 · MACH180F · MACH86 · MACH91 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if you want practical, hands-on instruction and are willing to ask questions when lectures are not enough.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHands-on teachingHelpful instructorLecture heavyRecommended by mostMixed clarity
  • Most students praise his hands-on machining instruction and personal help.
  • One negative review says lectures are boring and support in lab is weak.
  • Doing well seems tied to showing up, studying, and asking questions.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Getting an A looks realistic with , and participation, but not effortless for every student.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

The hands-on format makes the material approachable, though some students may struggle if lectures assume prior knowledge.

Only in-person reviews describe the course experience.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

as formally strict, but students repeatedly connect success to showing up and hands-on participation.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

and hands-on teaching despite one serious negative review.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

The limited grade evidence and low difficulty ratings suggest forgiving grading when students participate and study.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

78/100

Reviews emphasize hands-on activities and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Students mostly describe him as helpful, experienced, and strong at hands-on teaching, with one review calling him a poor instructor.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Comments focus on hands-on activities and projects, while .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention course activities.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

hands-on learning and instructor helpfulness, with one strong complaint about boring lectures and poor lab support.

Main concern

Lectures may feel long or unclear if students do not actively ask questions.

What students said

“The lectures are great, but you have to ask questions to understand.”
MACH180F
“Lectures are long and boring.”
MACH086
“He teaches his class well and allows students excelling in the class and not drag along with the rest of the class.”
MACH116

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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Reviews do not clearly prove the or closed-book.

Reviews do not clearly prove exam format

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

or .

Reviews do not clearly prove exam format

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dan is one of the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, support, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

Teaching Quality

84/100

“He teaches his class well and allows students excelling in the class and not drag along with the rest of the class.”

Recommendation Level

82/100

“I do not hesitate recommending him.”

78/100

“as long as you study and show up you'll do great.”

Theme 1

Teaching Style

  • He demonstrates machining operations & teaches you using a hands on approach, as opposed to other instructors who want to teach you from a book.
  • The lectures are great, but you have to ask questions to understand.
  • Lectures are long and boring.

Theme 2

Helpfulness

  • He is that good.
  • He is one of the .
  • when I saw Dan I would ask him how to do something, and he would help me with it.

Theme 3

Difficulty and Grades

  • as long as you study and show up you'll do great.
  • Safe as
  • A+ for this instructor.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews span many years and are mostly consistent, but several are old and only two include grades.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

MACH862 reviews
MACH0861 review
MACH1161 review
MACH180F1 review
MACH911 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1