James Harter

MATH141 · MATH96 · MAT150 · MATH096 · MATH150 · MATH151 · MATH104 · M150 · 160 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 69.57%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

if you want rigorous math prep and will live in office hours and ; skip if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExam-only gradingVery hard testsOffice hours every weekUncollected but essential homeworkSTEM foundation builder

; but often not collected.
Extremely accessible outside class with long office hours and Friday study groups.
Prepares strong students for later calculus, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A demands heavy self-study and strong exam performance because the .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Precalc and calculus move fast, require prior trig skills, and .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

62/100

; grade-focused or struggling students often say take anyone else.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

, and little grade cushion beyond exam replacement rules.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

and worksheets still require many weekly hours if you want to survive the exams.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Passionate, caring, and highly available, though several students find explanations unclear or paced like a higher course.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

95/100

Almost all of the and a .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person precalc and calculus students split sharply: devoted students praise deep prep and endless help; and .

Main concern

rates and grade stress.

What students said

“ , but he gives you almost identical sample exams/study guides a week before the test.”
141

“He's bad at explaining concepts. ”
MATH150

“his classes 100% prepared me for the rigor of classes here.”
MATH150

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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High-stakes closed-style math exams dominate, with study guides that some say under-prepare for actual difficulty.

Exam-only gradeHarder than reviewsSample exams providedFinal replaces lowest test

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as extremely hard despite sample exams and office-hour support.

5-6 exams plus finalSample exams or study guidesNo or little homework credit

“the your grade”
141

“ ”
MATH141

“The learned”
MATH141

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“His classes are hard but they're not impossible. He is one of the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting exam stakes, help availability, and rigor. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“He will teach you what you need to know; but if you don't do your end of the work you will not pass.”

🔥

28/100

“He legit said that .”

🤝 Outside Help

88/100

“Came in every Friday and Saturday for office hours and even Sunday before the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

really tries to help you learn
not the
lectures are well planned and the worked examples are extremely relevent

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

grade is based on 5 exams and a final
Do not expect an easy A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

willing to push back a test
available whenever students need even if it is on weekdays

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

160

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty long-running in-person reviews with polarized but and office-hour support yield high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 13 · A- 2

B range

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

D 1

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

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James Harter

x x x if you want rigorous math prep and will live in office hours and x x; skip if you need an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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🎯 Teaching Quality

🔥 x x

🤝 Outside Help

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Character

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Course coverage

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A range

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D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want rigorous math prep and will live in office hours and ; skip if you need an easy A.

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