AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Michael Ichikawa

MATH1A · MATH · MATH27 · MATH1C · MATH150A · 1A · MATH155 · MATH151 · MATH156 · MATH1B · MATH5 · 73 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you are already strong in math and want a very rigorous, self-driven course.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyLots of HomeworkLecture HeavyPolarizing
  • and tough grading make high grades rare without strong prior math skill.
  • Many students call lectures outdated, monotone, or disconnected from exams.
  • A minority praise him for rigor, office-hour help, and real Calc preparation.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A usually needs strong prior math skill, heavy homework, and .

Online and ; a few online students still earned As with self-study.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content and pacing are hard for most students, especially Calc-level courses with fast or incomplete lectures.

Difficulty stays high across formats; online adds self-teaching load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and warn skipping hurts your chance to pass.

Mandatory is reported in both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

; most urge others to choose a different math professor.

Online has a few strong yes votes for accessibility; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

; partial credit is limited and .

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and frequent suggested practice create a heavy weekly load.

Format shift

and in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Many find him boring or unhelpful; a minority say lectures and office hours are excellent.

Format shift

Online complaints focus on prerecorded quality; in-person on monotone disengagement.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades hinge on hard midterms and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and disengaged lectures, with a and worth the effort.

Main concern

Exams feel harder than lectures or homework, and .

What students said

“When he grades tests, all he writes is "I don't follow" and .”
MATH27
“100% DO NOT recommend this class unless you are an absolute math genius already.”
MATH27
“He does not care for the success of his students.”
MATH155

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel disconnected, with , and ; a few praise accessibility and feedback.

Main concern

Lecture quality and ; .

What students said

“ and a bit tricky, for rational functions holes should be found first and he never informed us there is an order that can be applied in solving them.”
MATH
“Online course so I am unsure how his in person classes are, but the online course was very disconnected.”
MATH27
“ for answers.”
MATH27

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and graded strictly with .

Hard In-Person ExamsConfusing FinalsLimited Partial CreditTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and often mismatch homework or study guides.

Hard ExamsLong TestsNo CurveI Don't Follow Feedback
“ .”
MATH27
“He put 5 impromptu proofs on the to do one properly.”
MATH5

Online

Online finals and tests are called tricky and poorly aligned with lecture examples.

Confusing FinalPrerecorded LecturesHomework Graded by Few Items
“ and a bit tricky”
MATH
“ ."”
MATH27

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Stay away from this professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and polarized teaching praise. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Teaching style was awful. .”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

32/100

“If so at any cost.”

📝

24/100

“One of the . Lots of homework and .”

📚 Workload

22/100

“Mike's teaching method is to assign a lot of Homework and link tutorials rather than teach the material.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • never engages with the class and is very monotone
  • outdated lectures, and
  • lectures are ok. Really smart professor, but not necessarily a good choice for a first calculus course

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Very lucky to get an A, only because I took AP Cal in high school
  • and super long
  • You get out what you put in here

Theme 3

❤️ About Support and Care

  • He truly wants you to succeed and teaches you what you need to know
  • Fantastic guy
  • Mike gives off the impression that he could care less about his students

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

73

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning years show consistent themes of and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 58
3 out of 57
2 out of 513
1 out of 525

Course coverage

MATH15516 reviews
MATH2711 reviews
MATH1B5 reviews
MATH1A4 reviews
MATH150A3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 3

B range

10

B+ 1 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

4

D+ 1 · D 3

F

5

F 5

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1