AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Mark Clark

MATH · MATH5060 · MATH15 · MATH56 · MATH60 · MATH110 · MATH130 · MATH50 · 195 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
38.98%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you are ready for a high-effort math class with a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderMastery SystemHeavy HomeworkCondescending TonePolarizing
  • , and a common reason students drop or fail.
  • Workload is heavy with , and many hours per week.
  • He knows the material and is often available outside class, but tone can feel rude.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A usually requires mastering many problem types , and .

Both online and ; online comments are especially bleak about payoff.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Business calculus and related math are taught at a high pace with abstract problem sets that many call insanely hard.

Difficulty is high in both formats, with online students more often calling the experience overwhelming.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skipping quickly ruins the mastery or participation path.

In-person and online comments , though a few report more flexibility.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and repeated run-away warnings outweigh the subset who value his help and rigor.

Online reviews are almost uniformly against taking him; and strong avoiders.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

, method choice, or minor mistakes under a mastery system.

Format shift

students sounding especially angry.

Workload

Heavy

20/100

Students report , and little free time outside the class.

Format shift

Heavy workload appears across online and in-person sections.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

He knows the math and can help in office hours, but many also describe condescending, confusing, or demotivating delivery.

Format shift

; online reviews skew much more negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Quizzes, tests, and mastery checkpoints drive .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize quizzes and exams; grade.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and mastery chances, while many still call the grading system overcomplicated and the class extremely hard.

Main concern

Even when lectures are clear, the mastery rules and and frustration.

What students said

“ and it will be the reason you pass.”
MATH130
“He is an but you get opportunities every day to make up for .”
130
“His grading system is so overcomplicated and and not have enrolled in his class at all!”
MATH130

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections draw , and a condescending style that students say hurts mental health.

Main concern

and demeaning feedback feel .

What students said

“FIND ANOTHER TEACHER BECAUSE THIS WILL KILL YOUR MENTAL HEALTH!”
MATH130
“His teaching style does not work for online at all.”
MATH130
“ and will knock off points faster than the govt can knock money off your check for taxes.”
MATH56

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are high-stakes and graded strictly, often docking points for process details even when answers are correct.

Picky partial creditMethod-specific gradingFrequent quizzesTest heavyMastery checkpoints

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections use daily or that demands exact problem types.

Pop quizzesMastery systemPicky quiz gradingCumulative final
“ time can mess up your grade”
MATH130
“3 tests and .”
MATH130

Online

Online students describe test-heavy courses and strict deductions for alternative methods or .

Test heavyStrict method gradingPoints off for missing sentences
“ if you get the correct answer he will mark it wrong if you use a different way other than his.”
MATH130
“If i dont write a sentence with my work he would take 2 points off etc.”
MATH56

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and it will be the reason you pass.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting mastery grading, workload, and polarized teaching tone. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

18/100

“His grading system is so overcomplicated and and not have enrolled in his class at all!”

📚 Heavy Daily Workload

20/100

“have fun doing that for more than 5 plus hours EVERYDAY.”

👨‍🏫 Polarizing Teaching Style

45/100

“Prof. Clark really knows his stuff and will go out of his way to help you understand the material if you ask.”

🚫 Low Recommendation

32/100

“ if you can.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Way too hard and stressful.
  • You have to have a mastery of the concepts to get credit
  • Hardest A I ever earned.

Theme 2

📝 About Workload

  • Lots and lots of homework.
  • It shouldn't take 5 hours to do 1 HW assignment.
  • forget having a life if

Theme 3

❤️ About Help and Character

  • He truly cares about us succeeding
  • Very mean and condescending.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

195

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning many years and both formats show consistent themes on workload and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 592
4 out of 522
3 out of 521
2 out of 524
1 out of 537

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

10

B+ 1 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

3

D+ 2 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

18

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 6