AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Mark Ferguson

MATH1A · MATH1C · MATH150A · MATH9 · FINITE · MATH16 · MATH4 · MATH15 · MATH155 · MATH151 · MATH10 · MATH1B · MATH5 · 64 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
30%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you already know calculus and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyTough graderTeach yourselfNice guy bad examsGraded by few things
  • Grade almost always depends on a , and a final
  • Lectures often feel like sparse examples so
  • He is frequently described as personally nice but academically unforgiving

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

26/100

As often rest on a few brutal exams that many say barely match lectures, even when a .

Online evidence is one review with no grade path detail; in-person reviews dominate and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Average difficulty is high and students repeatedly call exams far harder than class examples.

; one online review is also negative.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

but skipping weakens already thin lecture support before test days.

; evidence is mainly in-person.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Roughly 30% would take again; most advise another professor due to exams and teaching gaps.

Online review is strongly avoid; minority who like him.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

24/100

; and averages often sit near 50% before any curve.

Format shift

Consistent across in-person courses; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Homework is often uncollected, but .

Format shift

Mainly in-person reports of .

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Many as a teacher, with some stronger older reviews.

Format shift

Online review is extremely negative; in-person views are split but lean negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Nearly all weight sits on a , and a final.

Format shift

Repeated across in-person sections; online review did not detail assessments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Large in-person sample shows polarizing but mostly negative and sparse lecture depth.

Main concern

and carry almost all of the grade.

What students said

“Really really .”
MATH1C
“You will teach yourself, so good luck.”
MATH10
“If given the .”
MATH1B

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review reports zero lectures and being told to watch YouTube instead.

Main concern

No online instruction provided.

What students said

“He was teaching an online course and decided it was ok to do zero lectures. He gave us the book and said good luck.”
MATH4

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and , and may ban calculators.

Test heavyTake-home quizzesNo calculator on some examsCurve unclear or lateQuestions unlike homework

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, finals, and difficult take-home quizzes.

Test heavyTake-home quizzesNo calculator sometimesHarsh grading
“ your grade and the problems were really tough.”
MATH1C
“No calculators were allowed on the exams and .”
MATH1C
“Every quiz and ”
MATH1B

Online

The only online ; it focuses on zero lectures.

No lectures provided
“He was teaching an online course and decided it was ok to do zero lectures.”
MATH4

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If given the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (49 in-person, 1 online), highlighting test-heavy grading and polarizing teaching. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

34/100

“He's a really genuine and nice guy but .”

🧪 Brutal Exams

22/100

“ your grade and the problems were really tough.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

30/100

“ if you have a choice.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures were just going over examples and very rarely actually teaching the material
  • You will teach yourself, so good luck
  • This dude is the bob ross of math.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Class average was 50% on the
  • Your entire grade is based on 2 take-home quizzes and 3 tests
  • everyone passes his class if they stick around to the end

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • decided it was ok to do zero lectures
  • He gave us the book and said good luck
  • He told me to watch youtube videos during my office hour meeting with him

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

64

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with large in-person coverage and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 511
3 out of 58
2 out of 512
1 out of 521

Course coverage

MATH1C16 reviews
MATH1B8 reviews
MATH46 reviews
MATH1554 reviews
MATH1A4 reviews
Show 8 more courses
MATH153 reviews
FINITE2 reviews
MATH162 reviews
MATH101 review
MATH150A1 review
MATH1511 review
MATH51 review
MATH91 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

36 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 9

B range

9

B+ 1 · B 7 · B- 1

C range

6

C+ 1 · C 5

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 9 · Not sure yet 1