AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Scott Douglas

MATH150 · MATH46 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Skip unless you already handle hard math well and can tolerate uneven lectures; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInconsistent TeachingDad JokesTough GraderLecture HeavyNeeds to Retire
  • some love his humor and care, and error-prone in Calculus.
  • Course content is genuinely hard and as tough with pop quizzes.
  • Recent reviews urge and frustration.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

, and a C among reported grades mean an A usually takes serious grind, not luck.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

Calculus content is repeatedly called hard with fast or .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

while others say it was not required, so policy is inconsistent across terms.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

and many comments tell peers to pick another professor.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and hard difficulty scores point to strict grading rather than curves or .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Lecture-heavy with pop quizzes, but students focus more .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Kind personality and jokes help some, yet frequent complaints about mistakes, off-track talks, and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Pop quizzes and coaching.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person MATH150 and MATH46 feel tough: lectures , and errors frustrate students even when he is personally kind.

Main concern

and tough grading make an already hard calc course painful.

What students said

“Calc's already hard, pick a good professor and save yourself the tears.”
MATH150
“ and on off track.”
MATH46
“Great dad jokes and cares for his students.”
MATH150

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Expect quiz and exam pressure in a hard math .

Pop QuizzesLecture HeavyTough Grading

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections flag pop quizzes and .

Pop QuizzesTough Grading
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MATH150
“Just bad. Really bad.”
MATH150

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Calc's already hard, pick a good professor and save yourself the tears.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews spanning 2007-2023, highlighting polarized teaching and hard math. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Teaching Clarity

38/100

“ and on off track.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

33/100

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😄 Personality vs Skills

55/100

“Great dad jokes and cares for his students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and on off track.
  • Where do I start with Scottie...he needs to call it a day and retire ASAP.
  • Makes an effort to include them in his lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Just bad. Really bad.
  • Calc's already hard, pick a good professor and save yourself the tears.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He cares and tells bad jokes.
  • Great dad jokes and cares for his students.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews span many years with mixed detail; opinions conflict, so confidence is moderate not high.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

MATH1505 reviews
MATH461 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values