Terry Shell

MATH1A · MATH27 · MATHFINI · MATH9 · MATH150B · MATH1B · MAT1A · MATH155 · MATH271A · 150B · MATH58 · MATH151 · 150AB · MATH10 · MATH5 · 145 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 92/100
RMP rating: 4.5/5
Take again: 80%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

If —you get clarity, fairness, and a real shot at a strong grade.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCrystal-clear mathNotes allowed on testsPatient and funnyBeginner-friendly paceLight fair homework

Students repeatedly call him the and calm.
pretests, and often include partial credit.
but not excessive; a few reviews cite cancellations or COVID-era frustration.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Generous grading, note sheets, and reachable with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

He slows the pace and simplifies steps so even math-anxious students follow, though calculus still requires real work.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

88/100

About 80% would take again and the bulk of .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

, and note sheets keep scoring student-friendly without free As.

Format shift

Workload

Light

74/100

Daily or but repeatedly called manageable when you attend lecture.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

, and care dominate; rare negatives do not erase the strong consensus.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and a ; not pure exam or pure assignment driven.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person algebra through calculus feels structured, slow-paced, and and .

Main concern

A minority report class cancellations, rants, or weaker COVID-era accessibility.

What students said

“Terry made math easier to understand, he , and .”
MATH10

“ . .”
150B

“Lets you use page of notes front and back for tests, and grades very generously.”
MATH1A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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pretests closely, and are graded generously with partial credit.

One-page notes allowedPretests match testsPartial creditFinal can replace lowest test

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

pretests, and often include partial credit.

Notes front and backPre-tests resemble actual testsPartial creditClear study targets

“ . .”
150B

“Lets you use page of notes front and back for tests, and grades very generously.”
MATH1A

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MATH1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Hands down, the finishing grad school).”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting clarity and student-friendly exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“Terry knows how and layers in just the right amount of humor.”

📝

86/100

“Lets you use page of notes front and back for tests, and grades very generously.”

❤️ Student Care

90/100

“he , and .”

👍 Recommendation

88/100

“ !!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Everything is done very methodically
He goes slow enough with the material that you actually understand it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

and quizzes
grades very generously
if you apply yourself, it is easy enough to get an A

Theme 3

📝

tells you exactly what to study for the tests

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

145

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty multi-year math reviews with consistent praise for clarity and outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5114

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3 out of 57

2 out of 56

1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 10

B range

B 3 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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If x x x x x x x x x x—you get clarity, fairness, and a real shot at a strong grade.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

❤️ Student Care

👍 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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A range

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No letter grade reported

If —you get clarity, fairness, and a real shot at a strong grade.

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