AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Michael Nasab

MATH · MATH40 · STATS1 · A80 · MATH13018 · MATH80 · STAT · MATH130 · MATH84 · MATH70 · STAT1 · MAT130 · MAT80 · MATH45 · 111 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you have no alternative and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderAbsurd homework loadFast unclear lecturesRude and condescendingAvoid if possible
  • Students overwhelmingly , and poor lecture clarity
  • Many report rudeness, belittling questions, and
  • , and heavy ALEKS-style workloads

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students report harsh , and that even strong math students struggle to earn high marks.

Online and in-person both report extreme grade risk; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Fast pacing, unclear explanations, and much harder than course level alone.

Both formats call lectures ; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Skip class and you will not pass is a recurring tag, and online students report attendance enforcement even when marketing suggested asynchronous.

In-person emphasizes mandatory lecture presence; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

, and recent comments repeatedly say take anyone else.

Both online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students say one wrong homework problem can zero an assignment and .

Format shift

; in-person comments are the most detailed.

Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

Lots of homework, thousands of online questions, multiple papers, and .

Format shift

Online workload complaints are extreme; in-person also reports heavy HW and tests.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

A minority of older reviews call him clear or funny, but the , and condescending teaching.

Format shift

In-person has mixed older positives; online reviews are almost uniformly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and study-guide feeding a few high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Hybrid/online notes say tests and ; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math students repeatedly cite fast lectures, tough grading for , and a condescending tone.

Main concern

Harsh homework and .

What students said

“This is by far the .”
MATH80
“When you ask questions for and change majors”
MAT80
“ !!!!!!! It is impossible to get a good grade even if you are good at math”
MATH130

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are strongly negative, citing rude , and crushing homework.

Main concern

Being dropped or failed after heavy paid workload with little support or .

What students said

“Very rude and condescending... attending his boring lecture”
MATH45
“I paid for ALEKS and tuition, but still got dropped... No support, zero communication”
MATH45
“The amount of . Expect to answer thousands of questions.”
STAT1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent, often timed or compressed, graded harshly, and central to the grade, with only limited study-guide .

Test heavyTimed in-person examsStudy guide extra creditHarsh partial credit

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

review, and severe point deductions for small mistakes.

Timed/compressed examsHarsh partial creditStudy guide for 5 pts ECLecture-heavy then tested
“only gives you an hour for a 18 question EXAM”
MATH80
“He marks off major points for ”
MATH130

Online

Online reviews emphasize heavy homework and proctoring software.

Test heavyHeavy homework platform workAttendance disputes
“The workload is unlike anything I've ever seen... expect to spend at least 20 hours per week”
STAT1
“the 5 point on study guides helps”
MATH

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !!!!!!! It is impossible to get a good grade even if you are good at math... Save yourself!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (5 online, 45 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“His lectures are very fast paced... and his handwriting is bad.”

👎 Recommendation

8/100

“ . Any.”

📚 Workload Overload

8/100

“The amount of . Expect to answer thousands of questions.”

⚖️

12/100

“if you get 1 problem wrong and not give you any points for your work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He goes through subjects very quickly and
  • Lectures aren't the clearest
  • he likes to make you feel dumb

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of homework
  • minus your score a lot even if you make a little mistake

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Experience

  • still got dropped. It hurt my GPA. No support, zero communication
  • details showed " no real time class " but don't believe it
  • This teacher is difficult

Theme 4

💬 About Tone

  • Very rude and condescending
  • and change majors
  • He made you feel dumb for asking questions

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

111

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats show consistent harsh-grading and positive outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535
4 out of 57
3 out of 517
2 out of 519
1 out of 533

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

3

B 3

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

4

F 4

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 3