Craig Bigham

MATH5A · MATH4A · MATH4B · MATH4 · MATH102 · MATH6 · MATH4A25386 · MATH5B · MATH11 · MATH45 · 96 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 88/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 84.62%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

if you will attend consistently and do the homework, but if you need slow, detailed math support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny lecturesExtra creditAttendance mattersFair but picky testsHomework-based success

Most students praise his humor, clarity, and ability to make math less painful.
The class is often manageable or easy if , and keep up.
A minority report hard tests, picky grading, wasted class time, or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

An A or strong grade is realistic with , and , but it is not a free pass for students who fall behind.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Students often call the class easy or clear, but math foundations, fast coverage, and .

All .

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

86/100

and fair opportunities to earn points, despite some frustration with pacing and grading.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and reasonable tests make grading favorable, though some students call him picky.

Format shift

few strict-test complaints.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

and sometimes daily, but students usually describe it as straightforward and directly useful for tests.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

He is widely praised as , and engaging, but some students find him off-topic, rude, or too quick.

Format shift

clear minority of complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Grades , and finals rather than relying on one method.

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews show a generally strong math , and tolerance for humor.

Main concern

Students who fall behind or .

What students said

“It will be an easy class if you show up to class and .”
MATH4A

“If you need help understanding math, step by step this is definitely not the class for you.”
MATH4A

“He gives a lot of , TOO MUCH actually.”
MATH45

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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Exams are generally student-friendly because comments mention open-note finals, study guides, formulas, and .

Open Note FinalStudy GuideFormula SupportDropped Lowest QuizTests From Homework

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments support open-note finals, study guides, formula support, and .

Open Note FinalStudy GuideFormula SupportPicky Test Grading

“ because it was open note but .”
MATH4A

“ and he gives you a study guide and goes over every question.”
MATH45

“He puts all of the formulas used on the board before the test so you don't have to memorize all of them.”
MATH4A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“It will be an easy class if you show up to class and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Best math teacher ever. to someone who isn't typically good at math.”

📈 Effort And Grades

82/100

“As long as you studied and keep up with the !”

⚖️

78/100

“Does for every homework assignment and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Really passionate professor, as well as one of the most eccentric I've had.
Dude is super funny and that keeps lectures fun and entertaining.
He made trig fun and simple!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

It will be an easy class if you show up to class and .
He gives a lot of , TOO MUCH actually.
He is a fun and cool teacher, but when it comes to the .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Fit And Risks

If you need help understanding math, step by step this is definitely not the class for you.
There is no study guide. unless u want to fail.
and no second chance if you missed once.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

There are 50 in-person reviews across many years with detailed and , and exams.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 557

4 out of 522

3 out of 57

2 out of 57

1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

B+ 5 · B 7

C range

C- 1

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Fail 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1

Craig Bigham

x x if you will attend consistently and do the homework, but x x if you need slow, detailed math support.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Effort And Grades

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

⚠️ About Fit And Risks

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will attend consistently and do the homework, but if you need slow, detailed math support.

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