John Qumsiya

MATH121 · MATH46 · MATH92 · MATH116 · MATH119 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 21/100
RMP rating: 1.9/5
Take again: 19.05%
Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material and ; if possible.

Best fit · Self Taught ProInaudible LecturesConstant Board MistakesSelf-Taught CourseNo Canvas GradesMandatory Attendance Trap

Most students say lectures are nearly impossible to follow due to quiet speech, thick accent, and tiny writing.
Course is effectively self-taught; he makes frequent math errors and .
yet adds little value because class time is confusing and test-heavy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

A few students earn As only through heavy self-study and luck; tough grading, pop quizzes, and .

Both formats show hard work for grades; and pop-quiz pressure.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content feels harder than it should because lectures are unintelligible, rushed, and error-filled, so .

; online is also rushed and poorly structured.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

, and participation rules that punish absences.

In-person is strictly mandatory; a few .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Would-take-again is about 19% and comments repeatedly say RUN, take elsewhere, or .

Negative consensus is strongest in-person; online .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough-grader and test-heavy tags dominate; few graded items and .

Format shift

, but most describe tough, opaque grading.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of , and test-heavy structure force heavy outside study.

Format shift

and tests; online also piles rushed assignments.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Students cannot hear him, cannot read the board, correct his mistakes constantly, and leave class more confused.

Format shift

In-person pain is communication; online pain is condescension and no Canvas structure.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests, pop quizzes, and sparse graded items drive the .

Format shift

Test-heavy pattern is consistent across formats with .

Luni fit check

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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

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students overwhelmingly report quiet muttering, tiny , and a pure self-study grind.

Main concern

You sit through mandatory class you cannot hear or follow, then teach yourself for pop quizzes and .

What students said

“ .”
MATH119

“ . Tutors rarely know stats. RUN.”
MATH119

“ , incompetent professor.”
MATH119

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections still felt chaotic with , and little Canvas use.

Main concern

Condescending tone on camera, rushed topics, and .

What students said

“This was the and .”
MATH92

“Don't bother asking questions because he will either make you feel stupid for and yell at you for not looking straight into the camera.”
MATH92

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent tests and make exams high-risk.

Test HeavyPop QuizzesFew Graded ItemsUnclear Exam Prep

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections are full of pop quizzes and .

Pop QuizzesTest HeavyMandatory Attendance

“He never specifies what is and isn't for a grade.”
MATH119

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MATH116

Online

Online comments stress test-heavy pacing and .

Test HeavyRushed Coverage

“He is condescending to students, rushes through the material, and .”
MATH92

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . Tutors rarely know stats. RUN.”
Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews (4 online, 18 in person), highlighting communication failure, self-teaching, and test pressure. Credibility rating: High.

🔇 Unintelligible Lectures

22/100

“He speaks almost silently, in a thick accent, and writes really small behind a computer.”

🚫

18/100

“ , incompetent professor.”

📚

28/100

“ .”

📝 Test and Quiz Pressure

32/100

“ ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Constantly would get his own problems wrong.
He constantly mutters and .
Often makes errors that students end up correcting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Most effort ever in a class.
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Theme 3

🚪 and Access

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don't be late! hell lock the door and won't let you in.
I had to ask him multiple times about why the class was not showing up on my app only for him to never use it to begin with.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

22 detailed reviews spanning 2015-2025 with strong thematic consistency on communication failure and self-teaching.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 51

3 out of 52

2 out of 51

1 out of 515

Course coverage

MATH1167 reviews

MATH926 reviews

MATH1195 reviews

MATH1213 reviews

MATH461 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

A 2 · A- 2

B range

B 3

C range

C 2

D range

D+ 1

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2

John Qumsiya

Avoid unless you already know the material and x x x x; x x x x if possible.

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

Online

See what students actually said.

🔇 Unintelligible Lectures

🚫 x x x

📚 x x

📝 Test and Quiz Pressure

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

🚪 x x and Access

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you already know the material and ; if possible.

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🚪 and Access