Jorge Saavedra-Guzman

MATH · MATH200 · MATH14 · MATH3192 · M110 · MA22 · MATH50110 · CALCULUS · MATH60 · MATH110 · MATH50 · MATH140 · MATH100 · 61 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 24/100
RMP rating: 1.9/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material and can teach yourself from the book.

Best fit · Self Taught ProYells at questionsHeavy accentTrick examsMakes students cryKnows math but harsh

Many students say he yells, shames questions, and is hard to understand.
and drive high fail rates.
A few strong students praise his knowledge and after-class help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A usually requires heavy self-study because and many students report failing despite effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Students describe fast pace, dense terminology, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

Several comments say homework is often not collected and , though lectures still matter if you need help.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

The bulk of reviews urge students to stay , and punishing tests.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Students call him a , and say tests punish small mistakes; a 10-point curve is mentioned only rarely.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Homework is often not collected, but quizzes and .

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All .

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

A few students find him passionate and knowledgeable, but , and demoralizing.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades are mainly from a few tests and a and not collected.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math sections are widely described as confusing, intimidating, and and .

Main concern

Harsh classroom .

What students said

“this is the . he yells, gets frustrated when you don't understand, makes you feel stupid for asking questions”
MATH60

“Run far and run FAST!!!”
MATH60

“This teacher tells you to ask questions, then yells at you when you do.”
MATH3192

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

as much harder or trickier than homework, with high fail rates.

Tricky in-person testsTests unlike homeworkLowest test drop10-point curve sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and and are repeatedly called harder or trickier than assigned homework.

Tricky test questionsNot like homeworkDrop lowest testHard finals

“the but were way trickier than any of the homework”
MATH60

“i would study for days and he'd mark you down on the stupidest things”
MATH110

“Quizzes and math worth anything.”
MATH3192

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“this is the . he yells, gets frustrated when you don't understand, makes you feel stupid for asking questions, and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching climate, accent barriers, and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

25/100

“He is so hard to understand, literally... His lectures are mostly the formal definition of equations. He is a HORIBLE teacher!!!!!!!”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“By far the WORST teacher at Palomar College DO NOT take his class.”

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32/100

“Stay away! ... . Always a little trick in the questions.”

😤 Classroom Climate

20/100

“He made me cry and I'm not one to cry. If you ask a question he yells at you for ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he yells, gets frustrated when you don't understand
He knows his stuff but he is RUDE!!!!!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Impossible class to pass!
but were way trickier
More than 1/2 the class was gone by the end

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

makes you feel stupid for asking questions
brought several students to tears
He also cares about the students who want to succeed

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show a consistent negative pattern on teaching tone and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 56

3 out of 58

2 out of 517

1 out of 527

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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Jorge Saavedra-Guzman

Avoid unless you already know the material and can teach yourself from the book.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Optional

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📉 Teaching Quality

🚫 Recommendation Rate

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😤 Classroom Climate

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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