Justin Davis

MATH1A · MATH4 · MATH15 · MATH10 · MATH1B · MATH5 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 51.22%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you already know the material or are ready to teach yourself a hard, test-heavy math class.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest HeavySelf-Teach RequiredOpen Notes ExamsUneven LecturesLots of Homework

Many students say lectures are thin so and YouTube
, though notes or calculators are often allowed
Personality is often liked, but recommendation rate is only about half

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Even with open notes and and many students report failing or withdrawing.

Harsh outcomes appear mainly in person; online has fewer but still mixed grade stories.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Calculus, stats, and linear algebra with and .

Difficulty complaints dominate in-person reviews across MATH courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

48/100

; fans like his personality while .

; online is a small mixed sample.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some call exams forgiving with note sheets and and harsh weighting crush grades.

Format shift

Forgiving grading comments appear in both formats; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Frequent homework plus high-stakes midterms and .

Format shift

Lots of and online tag.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Repeated reports of , and self-teaching requirements.

Format shift

Negative teaching clarity is strongest in recent in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests often weigh 60-70% of the grade with .

Format shift

online also test-focused.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students frequently report , and needing outside help to pass.

Main concern

Teaching clarity and .

What students said

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MATH5

“He is terrible at explaining problems.”
MATH1A

“you get one full sheet front and and 3 full sheets on the final.”
MATH15

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise pandemic flexibility and open notes, others felt lost by a new instructor.

Main concern

Inconsistent preparation for tests and limited clarity for struggling students.

What students said

“ but fair since they were open note.”
MATH5

“Many of his students were failing the class and were completely lost until the end of the semester”
MATH1A

“Justin Davis is a and easy to get along with.”
MATH15

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, but problems can be unusually hard and dominate the grade.

Open notes commonNote sheets allowedTest heavyHard multi-concept problemsCalculator/Desmos use

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

yet feature hard, sometimes AI-written problems and heavy weighting.

Open notesOne sheet front and backTest heavyAI-written exam complaints

“you get one full sheet front and and 3 full sheets on the final.”
MATH15

“he clearly so the problems are unworkable.”
math10

“ .”
MATH5

Online

Online exams were described as open note and somewhat hard but fair; one cohort needed a .

Open noteHard but fair testsGroup final recovery

“ but fair since they were open note.”
MATH5

“he gave a ”
MATH1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He is terrible at explaining problems. Expects you to know calculus before taking his calculus class. You will feel lost, waste all of your time in the tutor center and on youtube, and still fail his class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews (4 online, 37 in person), highlighting self-teaching needs and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“Nice guy, but he can't teach his way out of a .”

📉 Recommendation Risk

48/100

“ ”

📝

55/100

“ .”

📚

32/100

“If .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

cant really teach but is very personable
lectures consists of the bare minimum of the topic

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

basically impossible to get an A
, but you will still fail
Final exam weighted 60%, homework 10%

Theme 3

🧠 About Self-Teaching

great class if you have already taken calculus, and don't need lectures to pass
the tutors had to teach us the material
Learning the methods off YouTube

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-one detailed reviews with strong recent volume and consistent self-teach versus open-notes themes support high confidence.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

4 out of 58

3 out of 57

2 out of 56

1 out of 58

Course coverage

MATH1520 reviews

MATH57 reviews

MATH1B5 reviews

MATH1A4 reviews

math103 reviews

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MATH42 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 10

B range

B+ 2 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

C+ 2 · C 4

D range

D 2

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 4

Justin Davis

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📉 Recommendation Risk

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧠 About Self-Teaching

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Quality ratings

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