John Kwon

MATH1A · MATH · MATH27 · MATH1C · MATH150A · MATH25 · MATH2 · MATH1B · MATH5 · 120 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 60.67%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you want a tough, foundation-building math class and ; skip him if you need an easy or light semester.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard Fair ExamsHeavy HomeworkPassionate LecturerExtra Credit AvailablePolarizing

Clear, rigorous lectures with strong passion for math and solid foundations for majors.
Tests are difficult but usually fair to class material; .
Online sections draw far more frustration over workload, reachability, and camera rules.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

and clear criteria help, but and heavy homework mean an A usually takes serious sustained effort.

Online reviews stress self-teaching and harsher effort; most and precalc.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is rigorous and fast-paced with .

Both formats call the material hard; online adds long video lectures and heavier weekly problem volume.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most students report and skip-class-you-will-not-pass style expectations.

as mandatory in both formats; online also required cameras for some sections.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

Strong recommend rate among students who want depth and and exam mismatch.

; online reviews are much more negative on support and workload.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Tough-grader tags appear often, but and up.

Format shift

Online students more often call grading harsh or unforgiving on small mistakes.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Lots of , and paper work dominate nearly every course review.

Format shift

Online comments repeatedly cite 50-100 problems a week and no free time.

Teaching experience

Good

64/100

; others call lectures textbook audio with .

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is stronger; online help and organization draw more criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

, but grades and finals plus quizzes.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; online adds camera-on expectations in at least one course.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews split between legend-level clear lectures with and complaints about brutal exams and volume of .

Main concern

and lots of homework can overwhelm non-majors or packed schedules.

What students said

“Best math professor I've had, but by far the most difficult. ... If you are a math major, I recommend Kwon.”
MATH1C

“John Kwon is a great professor. He teaches the material in depth ... ... but they are still quite difficult.”
MATH1C

“AVOID HIM FOR MATH 5 PLEASE. ... due to his extremely difficult, overly complex exams (worth 54%).”
MATH5

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students often report overwhelming homework, weak help, long lectures, and the ; a minority still praise thorough lectures.

Main concern

and limited support make online sections high-drop risk.

What students said

“Be prepared to teach yourself most of the material. He also demands that you have your camera on, all while leaving his off.”
MATH1B

“he assigns an obscene amount of homework, and you won't get credit for wrong answers.”
MATH27

“Be prepared to teach yourself everything. He regularly ignores questions, assigns large amounts of .”
MATH25

Exam style

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Exams are generally hard and material-aligned for prepared students, with limited open-book friendliness.

Hard Fair ExamsTest HeavyIn-Person Paper BasedCamera On OnlineExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but covered in class, with no consistent open-book policy stated.

Hard Fair TestsPaper BasedTest Heavy

“ and only have what was actually covered in class, but they are still quite difficult.”
MATH1C

“ , however there are never any surprises on it.”
MATH2

Online

Online comments , and at least one section requiring student cameras on.

Difficult TestsCamera On RequiredHeavy Quizzes

“He also demands that you have your camera on, all while leaving his off.”
MATH1B

“The and the lectures were so long that it was hard to keep focus.”
MATH1C

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Best math professor I've had, but by far the most difficult. If you are a math major, I recommend Kwon, as he will give you a solid foundation.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

64/100

“This was the first time I genuinely enjoyed learning calculus. , and .”

📚 Workload Reality

24/100

“he assigns an obscene amount of homework, and you won't get credit for wrong answers.”

📝

38/100

“great teacher but the . ): and lots of homework”

👍 Recommendation Split

62/100

“ if you can!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

, and .
THE GOAT. He's super funny.
Lectures are like an audio book of the text.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

but fair if you put in the work.
As long as and stay on top of the hw, Kwon seems like an easy A.
AVOID HIM FOR MATH 5 PLEASE.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

Lots of homework
up to 100 problems a week
.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning multiple years and courses show consistent themes on hard tests and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 551

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2 out of 511

1 out of 523

Course coverage

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MATH1C7 reviews

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Reported outcomes

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46 reported outcomes

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A+ 2 · A 15

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B+ 1 · B 8

C range

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

D+ 2

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1

John Kwon

x x if you want a tough, foundation-building math class and x x x x; skip him if you need an easy or light semester.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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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

📚 Workload Reality

📝 x x

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📝 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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F

No letter grade reported

if you want a tough, foundation-building math class and ; skip him if you need an easy or light semester.

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