AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Richard Weber

MATH815 · MATH40 · ALGER110 · ALG110 · MATH115 · MATH80 · MATH120 · MATH60 · MATH70 · STAT1 · MATH110 · MATH130 · MATH50 · MATH45 · 111 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
53.13%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Take him only if you already handle math independently; expect and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDad Jokes PersonalityUnorganized Fast LecturesSelf-Teach Math RiskWebAssign Homework HeavyPolarizing Math Prof
  • Personality is widely liked as funny and chill, but lectures are often called scattered and too fast
  • , and tutoring rather than lecture alone
  • critical on organization

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

An A , and self-study; many report C-range grades, incompletes, or withdrawals without heavy effort.

Online is somewhat kinder with ; in-person shows more hard-work and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Pace often covers multiple sections per meeting and students call the content overwhelming without prior strength.

Both formats mention fast pace; and more numerous.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Labs and classwork often count as attendance and many warn you will not pass if .

; online flags are mixed but participation still matters.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

great if math clicks with if you need structured teaching.

Online lean positive; and avoid.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Some praise partial credit and ; and tough.

Format shift

Online comments lean fair; in-person reports both fair partial credit and .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lengthy WebAssign or , and multiple exams are common.

Format shift

platforms.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Funny and caring personality is consistent, but organization and clarity of lectures are highly contested.

Format shift

Online is mildly positive; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

, with labs counting toward presence.

Format shift

In-person emphasizes 4 exams and final; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Split between hilarious caring lectures that click for strong math students and and drops.

Main concern

Fast multi-section lectures and messy organization leave many students teaching themselves.

What students said

“ . Lots to cover in just one class session and it's pretty overwhelming”
MATH50
“Super funny and chill professor that reminds me of Jeff Goldblum”
MATH50
“Me and a few of my fellow classmates have been basically teaching ourselves this subject all semester”
STAT1

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students find him chill and fair with study guides or YouTube videos, still noting fast pace and .

Main concern

Pace and .

What students said

“Prof Weber is a chill guy with good dad jokes. His lectures are a bit scattered, but ”
MATH50
“His videos . If he makes mistakes he will not penalize the class for it”
MATH70
“He's a great teacher, funny, and grades fairly. His lectures can get a little boring”
MATH130

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; study guides help some but others say guides miss the .

Lengthy written examsStudy guides providedExtra credit on some testsCumulative finalWebAssign practice

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; study guides help unevenly and finals can be cumulative.

Lengthy written exams4 exams plus finalStudy guidesExtra credit on some exams
“4 exams and 1 final. but ”
MATH50
“We took a total of 5 exams in the class final exam was cumulative from week 1”
STAT1
“The study guides he provides don't really appear on the ”
MATH50

Online

Online tests can be timed; one term he dropped questions after a hard timed test, and .

Timed testsWebAssign homeworkFair grading adjustments
“For because of the time limit. So when he graded it he dropped some of the questions”
MATH70
“5 tests plus 1 final”
MATH130

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Great and funny. However, . Lots to cover in just one class session and it's pretty overwhelming.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“his teaching was random and unpredictable for me”

😂 Personality

85/100

“Super funny and chill professor that reminds me of Jeff Goldblum”

📚

35/100

“Me and a few of my fellow classmates have been basically teaching ourselves this subject all semester”

👍 Split Recommendation

52/100

“ if I have the chance”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes the lecture worthwhile and gets my attention by inserting a few jokes
  • he just isnt good at it. It felt like I had to

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • We cover a couple chapters in one class session, so it can be overwhelming
  • 100 percent as he adds

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • chill guy with good dad jokes
  • very caring and funny
  • he's nice though

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

111

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with repeated themes on humor, pace, and though polarized picture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 572
4 out of 515
3 out of 54
2 out of 512
1 out of 58

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 3 · A 4

B range

5

B 5

C range

3

C 1 · C- 2

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Pass 1 · Rather not say 1