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Mathematics

Salvador Rico

MATH1A · MATH1C · MATH25 · MATH2 · MATH15 · MATH155 · 150B · MATH0121 · MATH156 · MATH10 · 53 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
64.81%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you will go every day, do the homework, and use office hours; skip if you need an easy or calculator-friendly math class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStep-by-step lecturesTest heavyTough graderLots of homeworkOffice hours helper
  • Strong support for students who attend, use office hours, and practice from his packets.
  • and can feel harder than lectures, with limited calculator or notes in some classes.
  • Lower-level stats and algebra students are warmer than calculus students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many call him a ; an A usually needs consistent practice and office hours.

Online sometimes allowed open notes; and note sheets.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Average difficulty is high, with , and .

Lower courses like MATH15/Math10 feel more approachable than MATH1A/MATH2 for many students.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skipping makes passing unlikely.

Both formats stress showing up; online still expects live or recorded lecture engagement.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

65/100

About 65% would take again; fans praise structure and help, critics cite unfair treatment and brutal tests.

and ; online is more mixed.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

36/100

Partial credit appears for some, but and docking for minor mistakes are common.

Format shift

Online open-note tests help some; other reviews say no partial credit and .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

and tests create a heavy math load.

Format shift

; in-person adds weekly quizzes and printed note packets.

Teaching experience

Average

66/100

and care; others find lectures monotone, slow, or confusing.

Format shift

and packets; online critiques self-teaching more often.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests and quizzes acting as practice tests.

Format shift

In-person and online both emphasize exams; .

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students split between loving his thorough notes, reviews, and care versus finding him monotone, tough, and test-heavy.

Main concern

, and exams that some say exceed lecture difficulty.

What students said

“I'm not a math person. This guy can TEACH.”
MATH15
“no notes or calculators .”
MATH1A
“you would have to be a lazy student to fail this class.”
Math10

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise fair open-note tests and and .

Main concern

, and hard tests that may not match lectures.

What students said

“ and were open notes.”
MATH2
“get ready to teach yourself.”
MATH2
“The and open class notes.”
MATH1C

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam friendliness varies by term, but .

Test heavyNo calculator (some sections)No notes (some sections)Open notes (some online)Review quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

calculator, with pop quizzes and test-heavy weighting.

No calculatorNo note sheetPop quizzesTest heavy
“no notes or calculators . Not even a note card.”
MATH1A
“you aren't allowed to use a calculator or a note sheet.”
MATH156

Online

Some online classes allowed open class notes and fair tests; others say unfinished material and .

Open notes (some)Fair tests (some)Self-teach riskSlow grading
“ and were open notes.”
MATH2
“The class, and were extremely difficult.”
MATH2

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you put the work in, you will succeed in his class. I've always struggled with math and felt capable in this class :)”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 math reviews (8 online, 42 in person), with High credibility from volume and .

🎯 Teaching Quality

66/100

“I'm not a math person. This guy can TEACH. He ”

📝

34/100

“Tests are worth 75% of your overall grade (4 tests + 1 final)”

👍 Who Succeeds

65/100

“You, as a student, need to do your part, and if you do like homework or ask questions, then you will succeed.”

⚠️

36/100

“ , but he is a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He goes over problems in class with
  • He prints/staples/hole punches all the notes for the class for every student
  • His teaching style is minimal, hands out worksheets with

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • you would have to be a lazy student to fail this class
  • and your not allowed a calculator or note sheet
  • . You will get partial credit

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • WALKED us over to the tutorial lab so we knew how, when and where to get help
  • He also posts study guide walkthrough zoom meetings that
  • Always patient and thorough until I got it

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

53

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with and teaching comments make the polarized math experience reliable.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 57
3 out of 55
2 out of 57
1 out of 59

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 4 · A 14 · A- 2

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 4 · B- 2

C range

7

C 7

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 3