Tom Killian

MATH80CALC3 · MATH815 · MATHMATH · MATH40 · BUSCALC · MATH80CALC · MATH70 · MATH130B · MATH60 · MATH110 · MATH47 · MATH130 · MATH50 · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 2.9/5
Take again: 28.57%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if you are already strong in math and and quizzes.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerSkips StepsWeekly QuizzesNo Collected HomeworkTest HeavyPolarizing

some love his rigor, many say he skips steps and confuses students
Grade based , and final;
Strong students and math majors fare better; weaker students often struggle or drop

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

No collected HW and ; many fail quizzes despite effort.

All evidence comes from 50 in-person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Fast pace, skipped steps, and students.

All evidence comes from 50 in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and say skip class and you will not pass.

All evidence comes from 50 in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Would-take-again is about 29% and many comments say .

All evidence comes from 50 in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags, no often, and little partial-credit flexibility on frequent quizzes.

Format shift

All evidence comes from 50 in-person reviews.

Workload

Light

65/100

Homework is usually optional and not collected, but .

Format shift

All evidence comes from 50 in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Deep math knowledge for some, yet frequent complaints of skipped steps, confusion, and unhelpful answers.

Format shift

All evidence comes from 50 in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

, and cumulative final; .

Format shift

All evidence comes from 50 in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

heavy with optional HW; teaching clarity is widely criticized.

Main concern

Skips steps, jumps chapters, and poor question help leave many students lost.

What students said

“he makes stuff complicated and then forgets to teach you stuff on the .”
MATH50

“Prof Killian kills it. . Gives various examples.”
MATH50

“When solving a problem or showing an example, he will skip most of the steps expecting you to know what he did.”
MATH40

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Frequent quizzes and or study guides.

Weekly QuizzesQuiz and Test HeavyNo Calculator OftenNo Study GuidesCumulative Final

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Weekly quizzes, midterm, and ; .

Weekly QuizzesTest HeavyNo Calculator OftenCumulative Final

“ . No calculator but don't really need it. great.”
MATH50

“He doesn't give any homeworks but , and .”
MATH47

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Dont do it! This guy skips around from section to section.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting polarizing teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

40/100

“when solving problems he skips a lot of steps assuming students know what he did”

📉 Recommendation Risk

30/100

“Dont do it! This guy skips around from section to section.”

📝 Assessment Style

88/100

“ and tests only.”

👍 Minority Praise

75/100

“Prof Killian is a great professor and an amazing mathematician. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

skips a bunch of steps and chapters
He always makes mistakes during lecture
. Gives various examples.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Does not collect HW. and tests only
Quizzes and though

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

If you ask for help, he will go mad at you
he is boring, skips many steps
Really does need to retire but hes a .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years and courses with , and split opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517

4 out of 510

3 out of 53

2 out of 512

1 out of 515

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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

Tom Killian

x x x if you are already strong in math and x x x x x and quizzes.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

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See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

📉 Recommendation Risk

📝 Assessment Style

👍 Minority Praise

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

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Quality ratings

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if you are already strong in math and and quizzes.