AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Barry Lederman

MATH · MATH121 · MATH112 · MATH245 · MATH254 · MATH116 · MATH150 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Pick him for an easy online grade if ; avoid if you need structured calc instruction.

Best fit · Easy A HunterPolarizingEasy Online AHomework HeavyOff Topic LecturesChill But Unclear
  • Online and lighter sections often feel like easy A with few assignments.
  • Many in-person calc students say lectures jump around and force self-teaching.
  • Homework can be flexible until semester end and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Multiple students report Easy A online and flexible homework-heavy grading that rewards persistence more than deep mastery.

Online reviews strongly say Easy A; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Many sections feel light or cake-level, though calculus can still feel .

Online difficulty is low; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and optional in others, so policy is inconsistent.

Online is mostly non-mandatory; in-person varies by course.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

; fans love humor and flexible HW while .

Online recommendation is mixed-to-positive for easy grades; in-person is polarized.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and online work is seen as easy A.

Format shift

Leniency is clearest online and in some MATH121 sections.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Some courses have only about 10 assignments; others pile lots of .

Format shift

Online load can be light in count but time-consuming; .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Funny and caring for some, but many say he skips steps, goes off topic, and fails to prepare students.

Format shift

Online teaching quality is uneven; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Homework can be 50 percent of the grade with quests, quizzes, and exams supporting it.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize homework; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some call him a life-saver funny homework-focused teacher, others say disorganized off-topic lectures leave students unprepared.

Main concern

Unclear lectures and structure.

What students said

“He is a life saver in !”
MATH121
“Get ready to teach yourself, because he does not teach!”
MATH150
“He will find the answers on the board while skipping major steps making it difficult to learn.”
MATH150

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online math is frequently called Easy A with , and cheggable tests, but learning can be shallow.

Main concern

if you only chase the grade.

What students said

“Easy A and by far the easiest math class I've taken.”
MATH245
“Easy A. Easy to the on but you can still pull it off.”
MATH254
“Just keep up with the but can be very time consuming.”
MATH112

Exam style

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, and online tests are described as easy or cheggable.

Online TestsHomework WeightedCheggable Online TestsLowest Exam Dropped

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and weight HW heavily; others give hard online-style tests with no partial credit.

Lowest Exam DroppedOnline-Style TestsNo Partial Credit
“we had 4 exams each 15 % worth the lowest one dropped & Hw is worth 50 % of the grade”
MATH121
“ , and you don't get partial credit for your work.”
MATH121

Online

Online tests are described as very cheggable with HW quizzes tests and .

Cheggable Online TestsAll Assessments Online
“If .”
MATH245
“ , and .”
MATH112

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easy A. Easy to the on but you can still pull it off.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews (3 online, 10 in-person), highlighting the . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A Path

78/100

“Easy A and by far the easiest math class I've taken.”

📉 Teaching Clarity Issues

48/100

“Get ready to teach yourself, because he does not teach!”

😂 Humor And Help

70/100

“He is hard but great sense of humor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very easy and funny professor.
  • Not structured. He goes off topic often.
  • TANGENTS GALORE!!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A and by far the easiest math class I've taken.
  • Easy cake
  • All you need is to work on ur Hw and he will let you do it until the end of the semester.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • Get ready to teach yourself, because he does not teach!
  • He will find the answers on the board while skipping major steps
  • If you are like me, who needs the do it, don't take him.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews across multiple courses and years with repeated polarized themes provide high confidence.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1