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Mathematics

Timothy Hempleman

MATH141 · MATH140SUMMER · MATH115 · MATH205 · MATH15 · MATH60 · MATH110 · MATH50 · MATH115TRIG · MATH140 · STATS7028 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material and can study many hours weekly; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBrutal hard testsUnclear lecturesHigh drop rateCurves sometimesSelf-study heavy
  • Many students report .
  • Lectures are often unclear or too fast, forcing heavy self-teaching.
  • A minority succeed with huge study hours and call him funny or fair with curves.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Hard curves, partial-credit stinginess, and without extreme effort.

Online review is ; in-person reviews dominate the pattern.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material and pace are tough, with frequent reports of needing hours of .

Online and and self-teaching.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

and grades hinge on quizzes and tests.

Mostly from in-person reviews; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

More students warn others to stay away and brutal tests.

; in-person reviews are mixed but lean negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

, and little homework credit frustrate many.

Format shift

; online focuses on impossible exams.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Heavy homework plus 3-4 or more study hours per class hour is commonly reported.

Format shift

Online also reports too much homework that fails to prepare for exams.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Some praise explanations and humor, but .

Format shift

Online review is strongly negative; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Grades largely come from quizzes and ; .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person math students split between a few who thrive with heavy study and , and massive drop rates.

Main concern

Tests often feel much harder than lectures or homework and .

What students said

“He makes the was curved out of 67.”
MATH205
“because his lectures are NOT clear you have to spend an add'tl 5-10 hours teaching yourself the concepts.”
MATH60
“tests are extremely difficult. and if u make minor mistakes he'll give u 1/4 points.”
MATH115

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One online MATH60 student called him the does not prepare for exams, and impossible tests.

Main concern

Exams include problems never covered in class or homework.

What students said

“ !!!! I took this class as a refresher & was already familiar with most concepts, but .”
MATH60

Exam style

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Exams are widely described as extremely hard, often mismatched to lectures and .

Extremely hard testsMismatch with homeworkHeavy curvesLimited partial creditTimed pressure

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

very low raw scores, with tight timing and little partial credit.

Extremely hard testsHeavy curvesLimited partial creditTimed pressure
“the third test was curved out of 67”
MATH205
“if u make minor mistakes he'll give u 1/4 points”
MATH115
“ , but so it's ok.”
MATH141

Online

Online student said exams were difficult and included problems never covered in class or homework.

Impossible examsProblems never covered
“ because he includes problems never covered in class & HW.”
MATH60

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . He makes the test supper hard for example the third test was curved out of 67.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews (1 online, 27 in-person) with . Credibility rating: High.

📉

22/100

“tests are extremely difficult. and if u make minor mistakes he'll give u 1/4 points.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Good at heart, but bad teacher. The entire class had to hound him with questions because .”

🚫 Recommendation

28/100

“ and warn other student to chose another professor.”

⏱️ Workload

30/100

“You have to spend 3-4 hours studying per hour spent in class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are NOT clear you have to spend an add'tl 5-10 hours teaching yourself
  • He is a good teacher only if you pay attention.
  • doesnt like his job.. shows up unprepared.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , but so it's ok.
  • Class started out with 35 students. Currently 10 still enrolled

Theme 3

💻 About Online Section

  • !!!!
  • Assigns too much HW & they will not prepare you for exams.
  • includes problems never covered in class & HW.

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight reviews across many math courses with detailed, and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 57
3 out of 53
2 out of 58
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

1

D+ 1

F

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F 1

No letter grade reported

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Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1