AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

James Siegrist

ALGEB15 · MATHMATH · MATHEMATICS · MATTH7186 · MATH15 · MATH56 · MATH60 · MATH135 · MATH10 · MATH50 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
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Difficulty
2.1

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material and only need an easy pass without learning.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTextbook ReaderNo Real TeachingGroup-Work HeavySelf-Teach RequiredPolarizing Nice Guy
  • Majority say he does not teach and just reads the book or shows short slides
  • Group work and but leave serious students unprepared
  • A minority find him funny and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many say he makes it easy to pass with notes, group tests, and low effort, even while teaching poorly.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Content itself is not advanced, but .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most reviews urge students to drop or run, with only a minority of positive outliers.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

Open notes, group tests, and easy-pass design .

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Workload

Light

70/100

, and group work rather than heavy drill.

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Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Dominant theme is no real instruction, textbook reading, and inability to answer questions.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Tests and group work drive grades; as pointless.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Most in-person students say he does not teach, relies on textbook and group work, and wastes tuition.

Main concern

You learn almost nothing and may struggle in later math courses.

What students said

“you would learn more if you bought a text book and just read it yourself.”
MATH56
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MATHMATH
“This teacher does not teach. He will make things really easy to pass but YOU WILL NOT LEARN!!”
MATH135

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Students report open notes, group tests, and answers available in the book.

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests allow notes and heavy group work; book answers reportedly usable.

Open Notes AllowedGroup TestsBook Answers Usable
“And you get .”
MATH56
“Don't forget the book - all answers to the . He doesn't care if you open it and cheat.”
ALGEB15

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This teacher does not teach. He will make things really easy to pass but YOU WILL NOT LEARN!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching failure and easy-pass tradeoff. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Quality

22/100

“He does not teach AT ALL.”

⚠️ Recommendation

25/100

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📖

78/100

“you would learn more if you bought a text book and just read it yourself.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • completely useless, he just reads from the textbook instead of teaching.
  • Does not teach or .
  • his lectures are about 5 minutes

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He will make things really easy to pass but YOU WILL NOT LEARN!!
  • all the work !
  • you get .

Theme 3

💔 Minority Positive Notes

  • I loved this teacher!
  • He made the class fun!
  • Makes me laugh and feel confident about my skills as a student.

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two detailed in-person reviews from 2005-2011 show a consistent majority negative pattern with .

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 55
1 out of 511

Course coverage

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