AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Joshua Botica

MATH200 · MATHMATH · MATH141 · MATH245 · MATH115 · MATH205 · MATH120 · MATH15 · MATH60 · M54 · MATH110 · MATH47 · MATH140 · MATH50 · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
38.46%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you can teach yourself math and and uneven organization.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSlow to gradeHard to follow lecturesUnresponsive emailsTest heavyPolarizing
  • Reviews are sharply split between great chill mentor and .
  • , and poor email response are the most common complaints.
  • Students who self-study and stay on top of homework report better outcomes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are possible, but exams and and .

Online MATH110 felt especially .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Content and pace are often hard, with fast lectures and .

Lower-level courses can feel easier; 110/200/205 more often feel tough.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

Some terms punish absences or require class for points; others report attendance optional.

Online and several MATH110 sections lean mandatory; some higher courses do not.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Only about 38% would take , and communication issues.

Online reviews are .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

Tough grader tags and policies.

Format shift

Online comments emphasize unfair or .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of , and test-heavy structures appear across many courses.

Format shift

and in person.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Passionate and , but frequent reports of and poor organization pull the score down.

Format shift

In-person experiences are more mixed; online skews poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades are often mostly exams and .

Format shift

Online MATH110 described exams as about 80% of the grade.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and fair, while , and missing class or notes.

Main concern

Lecture clarity and organization vary widely by term and course level.

What students said

“He is super friendly and overall a very chill guy.”
MATH205
“Joshua is a terrible teachers. The way he structures the ”
MATH110
“ ”
MATH140

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections, especially COVID-era MATH110, draw the , and hard-to-follow lectures.

Main concern

and little instructor support make online riskiest.

What students said

“Didn't grade anything until December after starting the class in August.”
MATH110
“Took him 5 months to get test scores out, which, by the way were 80% of your grade.”
MATH110
“He does not answer his emails whatsoever”
MATH245

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and sometimes harsh time limits or picky scoring.

Test heavyTake-home exam portionsTight time limitsPop quizzesLate grade return

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

students, but others report vague directions, tight limits, and picky deductions.

Weekly quizzesExam drops or replacements in some termsTough grader
“ if you do the hw and examples in class.”
MATH140
“frustrating time limits on exams that ”
MATH110

Online

Online exams and ; students report multi-month delays and hard contact during exam periods.

Test heavyTake-home exam portionsVery late grading
“your grade and ”
MATH110
“Took him 5 months to get test scores out”
MATH110

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Didn't grade anything until December after starting the class in August.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews spanning online and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Botica is difficult to understand during lectures and .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

38/100

“Overall, it was so bad I want to give him a zero but that's not possible... so I give him a one.”

⏱️

25/100

“Took him 5 months to get test scores out, which, by the way were 80% of your grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are
  • super friendly and overall a very chill guy
  • Better off teaching yourself everything at home

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Test heavy

Theme 3

📬 About Communication

  • He does not answer his emails whatsoever
  • Never replied to emails
  • slow to grade

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

40 reviews over many years and course levels show a consistent polarized pattern with rich detail.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 58
3 out of 55
2 out of 55
1 out of 510

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 2 · A 11 · A- 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

7

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