AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Yan Tian

M130 · MATH141 · MAT135 · MATH115 · M110 · MATH135 · MATH56 · MATH110 · MTHMATH · MATH140 · MATH130 · MATH100 · 263 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
33.8%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you can keep up daily, handle strict rules, and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyMandatory AttendanceHeavy HomeworkPolarizing Style
  • some call her a and mean behavior
  • Homework gates exams and
  • Online sections add Lockdown Browser, dual cameras, and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A , and strict gates; easy A only appears in a few lower courses when students fully keep up.

Online reviews report more zeros from HW gates and proctoring; a few in-person MATH115/141 reviews claim high grades with consistent work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

Content is fast, abstract, and test-heavy with avg difficulty around 4.1, even when lectures help some students.

Both formats call content hard; summer and Calc sections feel especially paced.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Nearly every review marks attendance mandatory, with skip-class-you-fail messaging and camera-on rules online.

Online adds camera-on and participation checks; in person still treats showing up as required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

, and many urge waiting a semester rather than risking her section.

In-person praise clusters in a few recent Calc/Business Calc wins; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

; partial credit is inconsistent and some report zeros .

Format shift

Online cheating accusations and credit/no-credit items feel harsher; in person .

Workload

Heavy

18/100

Lots of homework and is a small percent of the grade.

Format shift

Both formats report .

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

and caring, many find accent, pace, and .

Format shift

; and unclear claims.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

mainly as eligibility or .

Format shift

Online M130 cites tests as ~60% of grade; in person also test heavy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and fair tests if you do HW; others report fails, mean demeanor, and .

Main concern

High fail/drop rates and .

What students said

“I would 1000% take again, she is just that good. Passed with flying colors”
MATH141
“she failed every single person my semester”
MATH140
“We started with 35 in the class, I was one if the last for left, only 2 passed”
MATH130

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are widely panned for unclear teaching, accent/handwriting issues, camera/Lockdown rules, and harsh responses to tech or illness issues.

Main concern

, and zero sympathy for tech problems.

What students said

“She requires a lockdown browser for exams and Chrome does not support it. I had to buy a whole new laptop”
M130
“requires camera to be on at all times and to have a second device for testing”
MATH140
“I was publicly called out after emailing about being sick, and an old issue was brought up in front of the class”
MAT135

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high stakes and often stricter online with proctoring tools; in person tests are tough and sometimes mismatch lectures.

Lockdown BrowserDual CamerasTest HeavyHomework Gate for ExamsFormula Card Sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and difficult; some allow formula cards and reviews, others say real tests exceed practice.

Test HeavyFormula Card SometimesReview SheetsHarder Than Practice
“she ”
MATH141
“the as she makes the questions way harder on the real test”
MAT135

Online

Online exams commonly require Lockdown Browser, cameras always on, second devices, and rigid timing with little tech sympathy.

Lockdown BrowserCamera OnSecond DeviceStrict Timing
“She requires a lockdown browser for exams and Chrome does not support it”
M130
“2 CAMERAS ARE REQ! HEAVY ACCENT! CAMERA STAYS ON IN CLASS!”
MATH140

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If this is the , and wait till the next semester.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and strong minority praise. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Overall Experience

31/100

“DO NOT CONSIDER THIS PROFESSOR. she failed every single person my semester.”

🧪

28/100

“literally gave me an anxiety disorder because of how hard she made the exams.”

📚

18/100

“lots of hw, which is only worth like 5% of grade. Have to get a 75 or higher on the hw .”

✨ Positive Outlier

80/100

“I would 1000% take again, she is just that good. Passed with flying colors and to transfer out with a 4.0 like myself.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • manageable
  • both her accent and handwriting is sometimes very difficult to understand
  • Might as well teach yourself

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Do hw and you good
  • She made it impossible for people to pass the class
  • Material was far different from the tests

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • meanest professor ever
  • She was always annoyed when students asked questions
  • Criticizes students in front of class

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

263

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across online and in person with multi-year span and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 558
4 out of 534
3 out of 521
2 out of 530
1 out of 5121

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 5 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 1 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

5

C 4 · C- 1

D range

3

D+ 2 · D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

14

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 2