AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Lin Sten

MATH120 · MATH53 · MATH60 · MATH15 · MATH56 · MATH110 · MATH135 · MATH50 · 71 lifetime ratings

AI rating
9/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
14.81%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

; if you can.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh GraderHyper Specific MethodsHomework OverloadConfusing LecturesAvoid
  • Overwhelming consensus labels him one of the .
  • Grades only a and English-sentence rules.
  • , and demoralizing with high fail and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

if not done exactly his way, and most students report failing or barely passing.

Both online and ; no format offers an easy A path.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

10/100

Students and off-topic lectures.

Consistent across online and in-person evidence.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Attendance is repeatedly listed as .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

10/100

Vast and report very low would-take-again rates.

A ; online is uniformly negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

8/100

, and arbitrary deductions dominate the feedback.

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

Students report huge chapter sets, 15+ problem assignments, and little credit for the work.

Format shift

Workload complaints are consistent across formats.

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

, and unable to answer simple questions directly.

Format shift

Online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests and quizzes weigh heavily while .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize tough tests with .

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

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students describe , and chaotic or belittling lectures.

Main concern

You can do thousands of problems and still fail .

What students said

“Professor Sten has 17 YEARS OF BAD REVIEWS. He needs to be fired.”
MATH110
“Assigns over 1,000 problems a semester and only grades you pretty much on 20 of them.”
MATH135
“Most of the . There are much easier Math 120 classes.”
MATH120

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews mirror the , and .

Main concern

Email and submission entirely.

What students said

“he refused to look at the inbox, saying "I don't ", and didn't grade it.”
MATH110
“Hyper specific grading criteria, changing definitions of concepts to better fit his needs causing confusion”
MATH120
“ but . You wont receive credit for about 90% of the work you do.”
MATH60

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams demand his exact methods and wording; wrong format can zero out correct math.

Hyper Specific FormatEnglish Sentences RequiredPop QuizzesTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are described as few-question, harshly graded, and format-obsessed.

Pop QuizzesFew Graded ProblemsMust Use His Method
“ and quizzes. Often forgets why he did or did not give a point.”
MATH120
“for math answers wants complete english sentences and grades the class based on ”
MATH120

Online

Online reviews stress rigid problem format and harsh .

Rigid FormatTough GraderCanvas Email Issues
“He has very stringent rules on how we do problems, and will only give you credit if you write complete english sentences.”
MATH110
“You wont receive credit for about 90% of the work you do.”
MATH60

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I would rather run barefoot on a treadmill with glass and hot tar stuck to the belt for the entire duration of this class than sit and listen to Sten lecture about how he wants to be a seal”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in-person), highlighting harsh grading and teaching failure. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Overall Recommendation

10/100

“DO NOT, .”

⚖️

8/100

“You wont receive credit for about 90% of the work you do.”

📚 Teaching Quality

12/100

“Intelligent person, horrible teacher.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • talk himself in circles and never directly answered simple questions
  • Lectures are super off topic and he doesn't teach at all
  • Confuses himself while teaching

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Assigns over 1,000 problems a semester and only grades you pretty much on 20 of them
  • Most of the
  • will only give you credit if you write complete english sentences

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • Will highly ridicule you if you dont know concepts completely
  • makes students feel bad
  • I would rather stab my eyes out with the tongs of a hairbrush

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

71

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years are extremely consistent in negative tone with rich detail and high engagement.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 56
3 out of 55
2 out of 58
1 out of 549

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 2

C range

7

C+ 1 · C 4 · C- 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

5

F 5

No letter grade reported

12

Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Not sure yet 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 2