AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Azzam El Shihabi

STATS1 · MATH260 · ENGR54 · MATH70 · MATH60 · ENGR35 · ENG17 · MATH130 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
38.1%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you already have strong math skills and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderExam-heavy gradesLots of homeworkSlow or no email repliesHarsh partial-credit rules
  • Exams dominate the grade while .
  • Many students report , and .
  • A minority praise organization and help if you already work hard.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

24/100

Even strong students struggle because exams dominate and partial credit is rare.

; a few glowing online reviews look outlier-positive.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Pace, volume, and , and engineering content feel brutal.

Online and ; content itself is not beginner friendly.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory, especially for lecture-linked success.

Online still often marks attendance required for live lecture components.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Would-take-again is low and fans.

; online includes both harsh critiques and a cluster of five-star praise.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

and exact-method requirements.

Format shift

quizzes and exams.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

grade creates poor effort reward.

Format shift

Online stats and .

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

if you ask, but many say he reads the book, confuses students, or ignores emails.

Format shift

; online has stronger personality complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

while exams and .

Format shift

Consistent across online and in-person STEM courses.

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

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person math and , and often described as harsh with little feedback.

Main concern

and weak instructional support.

What students said

“ and exams harshly and expects perfect Algebra breakdowns”
MATH60
“ and long, usually 30% of the class does not finish on time”
ENGR35
“You can expect no study guides for any questions”
STATS1

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online stats and math sections are called overwhelming with , and last-minute schedule changes.

Main concern

Disrespectful tone and zero tolerance for third-party help or missed exact methods.

What students said

“Class is overwhelming, with and ”
STATS1
“ !!! I have never felt more devalued and disrespected by anyone”
STATS1
“ and consistent. , and exam”
MATH130

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and carry most of the course risk.

No study guides oftenNo notes or formulasLong timed testsExact-step grading

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and hard with no notes, little partial credit, and late calculator teaching.

No study guidesNo notes allowedLong multi-problem exams
“No notes are allowed and no formulas are provided ”
ENGR35
“no partial credit on any questions, homework only counts for 5% of your entire grade”
STATS1

Online

Online exams and and limited guidance.

Strict exact-step gradingLast-minute quiz date changesZero for third-party resources
“ also says students are using third-party resources and will give a ZERO”
STATS1
“ ”
ENGR35

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If : be prepared to fail, or you'd better just drop the course.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews across math, stats, and engineering, weighted toward detailed negative patterns. Credibility rating: Medium.

📝

28/100

“Most of the . He lack in instruction”

🧱

18/100

“ ”

📧 Support Gap

25/100

“ ”

👍 Minority Praise

70/100

“He will always offer help and takes his time with you”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He lectures straight from the book
  • Lectures are not bad but it is too much to condense into one lecture
  • His lectures are good, and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • & 30 minutes
  • Expect to learn everything on your own

Theme 3

⚠️ About Course Risk

  • Don't even try his class. Waste of time
  • and thank me later
  • !!!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

22 reviews over years show a , but a suspicious cluster of near-identical glowing online reviews lowers full confidence.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 55
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 2