AI Rate Professor

Machine Technology

William McCracken

MACH51A · MACH80B · MACH161 · MACH51B · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

if you can attend every class and stay on top of shop projects.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHands-On ProjectsAccessible Outside ClassClear FeedbackMandatory AttendanceMachine Shop Practical
  • Strong practical knowledge and
  • Classes are generally easy if you show up for shop work
  • Attendance is mandatory and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most reported grades are As with low difficulty, though .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is practical and often called easy, with average difficulty around 1.8.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skipping class risks failing projects.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

and call him a great professor overall.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

76/100

and accommodations help students finish projects successfully.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Workload

Light

68/100

Workload is manageable but .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Students praise knowledge and .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Projects and shop work dominate; some quizzes and exams are online.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and generally easy, with , but attendance and shop time matter a lot.

Main concern

and if open shop is limited.

What students said

“Great teacher but you need to be in class every class.”
MACH51A
“Bill is knowledgeable in the field and .”
MACH51B
“Its a pretty easy class that should give you too much trouble”
MACH161

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and exams rather than strict proctoring drama.

Online QuizzesOnline ExamsProject-Based

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person courses use projects plus online quizzes and .

Online QuizzesOnline ExamsShop Projects
“all the quizzes and ”
MACH161
“the tight or nearly impossible without open shop days”
MACH51A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Great teacher but you need to be in class every class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews, highlighting practical teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🛠️ Teaching Quality

84/100

“Bill is knowledgeable in the field and .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“Great professor all around.”

📍

18/100

“you need to be in class every class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great professor all around
  • accessible outside class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • pretty easy class that should give you too much trouble
  • Everything is laid out in front of you

Theme 3

⚠️

  • you need to be in class every class
  • tight

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Five consistent in-person reviews across multiple machine courses support a reliable but modest sample.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

MACH51B2 reviews
MACH1611 review
MACH51A1 review
MACH80B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values