AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Ratanamuny Ngo

MATH84 · MATH60 · MATH110 · MATH140 · MATH130 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
36.36%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

unless you already have strong algebra or calculus skills and want a high-intensity weedout experience.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerWeedout CalculusHarsh GraderTest-Weighted GradesConfusing LecturesHardcore Math Only
  • Most students warn that and .
  • A minority of strong math students say he builds deep foundations if you live in office hours.
  • , so self-teaching and tutoring become necessary.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Comments because assessments are few, hard, and .

Both formats paint As as rare; in-person survivors still describe 60-plus hour weeks for a B.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

16/100

Calculus content is advanced for the campus, and students say lectures plus proofs make an already hard course much harder.

In-person MATH60 dominates the evidence; the few online reviews also call self-teaching brutal.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

saying not mandatory yet missing class still costs a lot of learning.

; many recent ones list it as not required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and most detailed comments warn peers away unless they want a brutal math bootcamp.

Almost all negative force comes from in-person MATH60; online sample is tiny but also avoidant.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students report docking for small notation errors, low homework weight, and .

Format shift

; a few students still appreciate detailed feedback when they seek help.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Homework volume is large and is only a small grade share.

Format shift

In-person students cite 8-page homework and 60-plus hour weeks; online students cite dense hand-graded work.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

A minority call him knowledgeable and passionate, but many say lectures are confusing, rushed, or disconnected from tests.

Format shift

In-person reviews are split but lean negative; online reviews almost uniformly describe weak teaching support.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Course , and final driven, with homework often only about 5 to 10 percent.

Format shift

In-person comments give the clearest weights; online comments also stress test-heavy and graded-by-few-things patterns.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students , and either deep learning for survivors or pure frustration.

Main concern

because homework is low weight while midterms and .

What students said

“Test are worth 70% of your grade ( seriously ), 300 question homework ( seriously ) and gives you more homework 4 days before the ”
MATH60
“If you're not willing to put in 60+ hours a .”
MATH60
“Go to office hours and u will 100% pass.”
MATH60

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Sparse online reviews are strongly negative about self-teaching, harsh pacing, and .

Main concern

Students report needing to teach themselves while and .

What students said

“Calc is hard, but he makes it harder. He doesn't utilize any online hw aid like MyMathLab, so his "lectures" alone won't suffice.”
MATH60
“I think I could have learned more from just reading straight out of the textbook myself.”
MATH60
“hw is difficult and a handful. Nothing like the person hw. .”
MATH84

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

proof-heavy items, and rarely get meaningful curves.

Exam HeavyLittle CurveProof HeavyLow Homework WeightHarsh Partial Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams can be 40 to 70 percent of the grade, with and .

70% TestsHarsh Step GradingLittle CurveProof Content
“Test are worth 70% of your grade ( seriously )”
MATH60
“Midterms were 40% + final was 35%.”
MATH60

Online

Online comments mention timed quizzes and .

Timed QuizzesSelf-Taught ExamsNo Helpful Online HW Platform
“The very first quiz he had us take was 5 questions in 15 min (with 5 min to submit).”
MATH60
“The WHOLE class has Fs and .”
MATH60

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ unless they were my mortal enemy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews, emphasizing weedout grading and a small hardcore-learner minority. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Gives out horrible lectures and makes his own mistakes along the way.”

🚫 Recommendation Level

32/100

“Would not recommend this professor to anybody! I have ever seen”

⚖️

18/100

“8 page homework gets marked down 25% for 1 error. Just don't.”

🧠 Hardcore Upside

70/100

“If ur taking calc 2&3 hes perf bc you will have a strong foundation. Go to office hours and u will 100% pass.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures also don't help much for the test.
  • He is so passionate about Math which makes math class a little less of a drag.
  • In this class, he isn't trying to teach anyone he is simply teaching at everyone.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • There's not much you're graded on so if .
  • This is the hardest class I have ever took! I worked my ass off 70+ hours a week to barley get a B.
  • He wants you to fail! This is a weedout course!

Theme 3

🔥 About Survival Tips

  • Ask about his freshman physics placement.
  • Work on your algebra and you'll be fine
  • you get the q's, dont just use ChatGPT.

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight reviews are enough to show a stable weedout pattern, but the online sample is tiny and some older comments are sparse.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 53
3 out of 57
2 out of 54
1 out of 511

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

3

B 3

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

13

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 1