AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jay Wiestling

MATH141 · MATH200 · MATH115 · MATH205 · MATH110 · MATH130 · 82 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you already handle math , and can tolerate a comedian-style lecture pace.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHilarious lecturesHomework mountainHard examsSkips stepsPolarizing math prof
  • Students split between loving his humor and fairness versus hating skipped steps and joke-heavy class time.
  • Homework is massive and but required in and tests.
  • Summer and upper calc sections feel especially brutal for time-crunched students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Partial credit and grade bumps exist, but exams are hard and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Calc sequences and summer pacing are repeatedly described as hard, fast, and concept-heavy.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

while others do not, yet skipping still and tests.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About six in ; fans cite fairness and humor while critics say he jokes instead of teaching.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Many call him fair with partial credit and , though others say tests and .

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

plus weekly quizzes dominate the experience.

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

He is funny and , but frequent skipped steps and comedy-first pacing leave many teaching themselves.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Weekly quizzes and ; but essential practice.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person calc and precalc students praise jokes and partial credit but warn of , and .

Main concern

Unreasonable homework volume and .

What students said

“ and still managed D averages.”
MATH141
“he assigns an unreasonable amount of homework; I recorded over 150 hrs in the math lab”
MATH205
“Overall the man is fun to be around in the classroom, and he really cares about making sure you understand the material.”
MATH130

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and lectures but often feel harder and tighter on time than practice.

Timed quizzesChapter examsHomework-based testsPartial credit

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person quizzes can be 10 minutes and exams are fair in source but hard and time-pressured.

Timed quizzesChapter testsPartial creditNo study guides
“Did not give enough time to do quizzes (10 mins).”
MATH141
“Tests and and based off of hw and in class examples.”
MATH205

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Wiestling definitely makes you work for it. He isn't hard, he isn't easy, he is VERY fair.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, balancing praise for humor and and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“He is good in explaining and teaching but not an .”

📚 Workload Reality

22/100

“ so little time and basically doesnt give credit for it.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“I have taken him twice and !”

😂 Humor Factor

70/100

“He's hilarious, which really helped me to retain the material.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Funny and laid-back in lecture
  • Often skips steps and jokes instead of teaching
  • and math lab

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Tons of
  • and exams
  • Partial credit and borderline bumps help survivors

Theme 3

⚠️ Polarizing Experiences

  • Some call him the
  • and pick someone else
  • Summer sessions feel overwhelming

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

82

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty multi-year math reviews are detailed and , and mixed teaching clarity.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 516
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2 out of 59
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 3 · A 3

B range

2

B 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2