AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Robert Kemp

MATH60 · MATH80 · MATH47 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Worth taking for calc if and ; skip if you need slow-paced hand-holding.

Best fit · Effort For RewardOpen-notes examsTest-heavy calculusFast-paced lecturesDrops lowest examLots of homework
  • Calculus is hard but , and
  • and fast lectures demand consistent outside work
  • Students who keep up and and caring support

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

, and practice exams help, but and count most of the grade.

Both formats mention open notes; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

27/100

Calculus content is fast-paced and .

In person and Online both call calc hard; pace complaints appear in both.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

; some say mandatory and skip-and-you-wont-pass, others say optional with recorded lectures.

; several in-person reviews still stress showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

About 60% would take again; fans value real teaching and fair open-notes tests while critics hate pace and volume of work.

In-person dual-enrollment and summer fans are warmer; some online MATH47/60 reviews are more negative on load.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

, and concept-focused partial credit balance hard tests.

Format shift

Online and in-person both report open notes; recent MATH47 online complaint about overload is the main harsh outlier.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and frequent tests create a heavy semester load.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize heavy HW; one online MATH47 review claims over a thousand problems in three weeks.

Teaching experience

Good

73/100

Many call him engaging, funny, and willing to help with practice exams and office time; others find him fast, monotone, or hard to approach.

Format shift

In-person recent MATH60 reviews are strongly positive; online quality is more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Tests and grade with homework supporting open-notes exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students praise humor and support but warn of , and lots of homework; many still recommend him for genuine teaching.

Main concern

Fast lectures and exams harder than class examples if you only rely on easy in-class demos.

What students said

“he: goes out of his way to actually teach you calculus, drops 1 exam, gives , and .”
MATH60
“his lectures go pretty fast. there are 4 exams and .”
MATH60
“He teaches at a fast pace. It is doable, but be ready to put in a lot of work outside of class.”
MATH47

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students note open-notes exams, heavy HW, recorded or Zoom lectures, and mixed views on pace and long monotone sessions.

Main concern

Long lectures and if .

What students said

“ . So, !”
MATH80
“Test HEAVY but you can use your notes and .”
MATH60
“Open notes for , and If needed.”
MATH47

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are hard but student-friendly in format because notes and and a low test is dropped.

Open notesHomework allowed on examsPractice examsDrop lowest testZoom camera sometimes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; they can be harder than class examples but and come with practice reviews.

Notes allowedPractice examsDrop lowest examExams like HW questions
“ . .”
MATH60
“He allows notes on his exams, but .”
MATH60

Online

; one review mentions Zoom video during exam.

Open notesHomework on examsPractice testsZoom during exam
“ . So, !”
MATH80
“it was an . Also, zoom video call .”
MATH60

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Kemp's class is hard, but he: goes out of his way to actually teach you calculus, drops 1 exam, gives , and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews (9 Online, 16 In person), highlighting open-notes fairness against heavy calc workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

73/100

“Robert Kemp is one of the most engaging and influential professors I've had... he made calculus fun and interesting!”

📝 Open Notes Help

72/100

“ . So, !”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“ if you have a job or . over a thousand questions worth of math problems within 3 weeks.”

👍 Recommendation

64/100

“compared to other professors Kemp was by far the best... Open notes for , and If needed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • made calculus fun and interesting
  • goes out of his way to make sure we understand
  • fast paced and expects you to learn and understand 3 or more chapters a day

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Test HEAVY but you can use your notes and
  • drops 1 exam, gives , and

Theme 3

📝

  • but will greatly help for exams
  • gave a
  • and count as 90% of your grade

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five detailed reviews across MATH47/60/80 from 2018-2026 with consistent open-notes and test-heavy themes and a .

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 57
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

MATH6012 reviews
MATH4711 reviews
MATH802 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 8

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 7

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

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