AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jonathan Cohen

150A · MATH150A · MATH150B · STATS15 · MATH3715 · MATH15 · MATH155 · MATH151 · STATISTICS · MATH150 · MATH4323 · STATI2492 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material or have a strong tutor; expect to teach yourself.

Best fit · Self Taught ProIllegible handwritingDisorganized lecturesSelf-teach requiredCurve graderTest heavy
  • Many students say lectures are scattered and handwriting is unreadable.
  • Homework and or tutoring.
  • , but teaching effectiveness is widely criticized.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

46/100

A curve and easy online homework help some, but .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is standard college math/stats, made harder by unclear lectures rather than pure topic difficulty.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

, but skipping leaves you with weaker notes and more self-teaching.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

and recent reviews strongly discourage enrolling.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Curves and grade bumps appear often, but and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of for many students.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Frequent complaints of illegible notes, confusion, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests dominate while and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math/stats with fast, messy board work, online homework, and .

Main concern

and poor question-handling make non-math-strong students struggle.

What students said

“this guy was hands down the laziest teacher I have ever had.”
MATH15
“Get ready to teach yourself, it was how I passed the class.”
MATH155
“His writing is horrendous, and his personality was awkward. Nice man, but really should not be a teacher.”
MATH15

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

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Exams are tough and often misaligned with homework, though a .

Test heavyHard examsHomework mismatchGrade curve

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and often poorly matched to lectures or homework.

Test heavyHard examsHomework mismatchGrade curve
“even after studying it is hard to ”
MATH15
“ ! His reviews ”
STATISTICS
“Gives 4 exams, no quizes, no .”
MATH3715

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Get ready to teach yourself, it was how I passed the class. . .”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 in-person reviews, highlighting unclear lectures, self-teaching, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“Professor Cohen naturally understands mathematics, but this does NOT make him a skilled teacher.”

✍️ Lecture Clarity

25/100

“His writing is literally illegible which sucks considering he writes ALL his notes on the board.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ . Period. Run away as fast as you can.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are very scattered and tough to get through
  • When you ask a question he just repeats himself but louder.
  • He's a super nice teacher and and nice!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He grades on a .
  • The .
  • My own A was not earned.

Theme 3

📚 About Self-Teaching

  • You are basically self teaching yourself throughout the semester.
  • The Me An Example button on the
  • if you do decide to brave his class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

38 reviews across many years with consistent complaints about clarity, handwriting, and self-teaching.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 54
3 out of 57
2 out of 511
1 out of 57

Course coverage

MATH1511 reviews
MATH150A9 reviews
MATH1557 reviews
MATH150B2 reviews
MATH1512 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1