AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Maureen McCarthy

MATH27 · MATH150B · MATH25 · MATH15 · MATH155 · STATISTICS · MATH8350 · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
15.38%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid unless and mainly want a caring instructor with grade safety nets.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSweet but disorganizedSelf-teach requiredExtra credit generousConfusing lecturesMyMathLab dependent
  • Students and flexible but
  • Success usually depends on teaching yourself via MyMathLab, book, or outside videos
  • , deadline flexibility, and accommodations are common, yet take-again rate is very low

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

, and flexibility help grades, but and picky answer formats still demand real outside work.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material itself is often standard algebra-level, yet poor delivery makes a simple subject feel harder for many.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections require attendance while , so policy is inconsistent across reviews.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again sits near 15 percent, with many students saying teach yourself or .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

68/100

, makeup options, deadline flexibility, and a pass-oriented .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

and often manageable, but .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Persistent reports of , and students correcting her in class.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of , and tests, with some sections noting few tests and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math with caring personality, scattered lectures, , and frequent student self-teaching.

Main concern

, mistakes in class, and needing to learn most content outside lecture.

What students said

“I relied on her online homework program for 99% of what I learned and basically used class time to catch up on twitter.”
MATH155
“Does not understand Math... but isn't, and she does not know how to teach.”
MATH27
“She really cares about her students succeeding and is flexible with office hours and also offers a lot of .”
MATH155

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.

limited notes, with format pickiness and mismatch to online homework.

In-person testsNotes card sometimes allowedPicky answer formatPractice tests available

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and practice tests, but answer format is picky and may differ from online homework.

3x5 notes card sometimesPractice tests nearly identicalPicky answer formatOnline HW mismatch
“She lets you use notes (a 3X5 .”
MATH155
“You must answer in her exact format or she will mark you down for it.”
MATH27

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Make sure you can teach yourself! I learned a lot from taking this class but most of it was from doing the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 49 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching gaps, grade safety nets, and . Credibility rating: High.

😕 Lecture Clarity

30/100

“ as she constantly messed up and forgot things, making a lot of my notes useless.”

❤️ Caring Personality

70/100

“She is sweet, caring, and your work/living status.”

🛠️

25/100

“You'll spend more time on Youtube or Khan Academy looking up how to actually do the work than you will in class.”

🚫 Low Recommendation

22/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lacks in teaching ability and confuses herself multiple times every lecture
  • Her teaching style is a little scattered, which is not great for math

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Offers a lot of
  • Work hard; Easy A
  • , but you drop 1 of

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Truly cares about her students
  • Willing to go out of her way to help students succeed

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

49

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-nine in-person reviews over many years consistently describe kindness paired with weak lecture quality.

Inside 49 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
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1 out of 56

Course coverage

MATH1516 reviews
MATH15516 reviews
MATH279 reviews
STATISTICS3 reviews
MATH150B2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

5

B 4 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1