AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Bob Alidaee

MATH54 · MATH140 · 50291MATH · MATH115 · MATH53 · MATH56 · MATH60 · COLLEGEALGEBRA · MATH110 · MATH135 · CALC140 · 264 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
67.65%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if , and want tough math preparation.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy homeworkTest-heavy gradingStrict attendanceFunny and caringSelf-study required
  • and near-perfect attendance for boosts and .
  • and are often harder than reviews, though .
  • Students either call him the pace, accent, and toughness wreck mental health.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

As happen for dedicated students who finish all HW and never miss class, but exams are about 89 percent of the grade and .

Both formats demand heavy effort; online adds timed-test stress without changing the hard-A pattern.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Calc and intermediate algebra move fast with ; .

In-person and online both rate difficulty high, especially MATH140.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Attendance is tightly enforced; missing a few days can mean a drop, and .

Online and sometimes showing your face.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

; grinders love his care and jokes while overwhelmed students strongly warn others off.

In-person has more glowing long-term fans; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

30/100

Tough grader tags are common; full HW credit may be generous but .

Format shift

Some sections get end-of-term bumps; many online and calc reviews report no curves.

Workload

Overwhelming

16/100

and massive, often many pages or multi-chapter sets that .

Format shift

Both formats report heavy HW; online students quote 10-hour weeks.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

When , and deeply invested; critics cite yelling, board errors, and .

Format shift

In-person praise of humor and care is stronger; online has more accent and pacing complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Typically three or of the grade, with homework a small percentage.

Format shift

Structure is consistent across formats.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person algebra and calculus students describe mountains of , and a funny but intense professor who rewards grinders.

Main concern

, and expectation of heavy self-study at the math center.

What students said

“You will be teaching yourself. Useless. Please retire.”
MATH140
“ . Keeps the atmosphere light in the classroom with lots of jokes”
CALC140
“You're only allowed to miss 3 days of class if you miss 3 he'll drop you”
MATH110

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online and hard timed tests; some praise care and humor while and mismatched exams.

Main concern

and mandatory face-showing Zoom for some sections.

What students said

“ sessions, Hw takes 10 hours a week”
MATH140
“Professor is inspirational, funny & wants to see you succeed; respect him, and he will do the same.”
MATH60
“ and exams which raised my grade to a B!”
MATH140

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams decide nearly everything and many students find them harder or faster than expected despite HW practice.

Exam-heavy gradeHW-similar questions when preparedTimed testsLittle Canvas grade detail

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

if you master every problem, but still feel painful and curveball-heavy.

4 exams dominateHW practice criticalPossible attendance HW boosts
“the as some hw questions. The grade does consist of just the 4 exams”
140
“ them”
MATH140

Online

Online tests are often timed and described as unlike HW or reviews, with .

Timed testsMismatch with HWHeavy exam weight
“ sessions”
MATH140
“Tests are 50% of your grade.”
MATH140

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“His class will , and he will inspire you to do great.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (8 online, 42 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

📚

16/100

“assigns mountains upon mountains of homework.”

❤️ Student Care

68/100

“He clearly cares deeply about his students and their success.”

🧪

28/100

“4 exams are worth 89% of your grade, 11% is homework.”

🚪

12/100

“if you miss 3 he'll drop you .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very funny in lectures, cool guy who cares about his students.
  • Will yell at the class in order to gain participation.
  • and cares about student understanding.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • As someone who normally gets As in math, consider a B to be a huge accomplishment.
  • and hw so it was easy to study for.
  • first class ever that has lowered my mental health, 3/4 of the class has dropped.

Theme 3

⏰

  • Show up to every lecture.
  • COMPLETE homework gives you a +5 pt boost.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

264

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with long time span and highly consistent , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5142
4 out of 547
3 out of 531
2 out of 515
1 out of 529

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

11

A 11

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 6

C range

9

C+ 3 · C 5 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 7