AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jim Young

MATH1A · MATH · 150A · MATH150A · MATH150B · MATH155 · MATH150 · MATH151 · MATH1698 · ABC3713 · MATH10 · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Take him for if you can self-study; avoid if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTake-Home Plus In-Class TestsOpen NotesTest-Only GradesFast Confusing LecturesDo It His Way
  • take-home averaged with in-class, often open notes and .
  • kind and funny to some, argumentative and .
  • Best for students already decent at math who can follow his methods and attend.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

better, but an A still needs solid test performance his way.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Algebra content is standard, but fast lectures and method rigidity make it harder than the average difficulty score suggests.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn missing class leaves weak students screwed.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

About 60% would retake; fans love open notes and humor while others say teach yourself from the book.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

, but he marks wrong answers that use other valid methods and can be a .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

72/100

; main work is studying for chapter tests.

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Quality and confusing, argumentative, book-only teaching.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

and in-class tests plus final; .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person algebra classes and in-class tests; lectures are fast and method-rigid.

Main concern

Weak math students get lost when pace is fast and questions are answered harshly.

What students said

“ . Testing is graded by an average of the and in class test.”
MATH155
“ ! - Teaching pace is way to fast”
MATH155
“Anyone who complains about 70% of a .”
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.

are averaged, which is relatively student-friendly.

Take-Home TestsOpen NotesIn-Class Tests AveragedExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews consistently describe open-note take-home tests averaged with in-class tests and occasional .

Take-Home TestsOpen NotesIn-Class Tests AveragedExtra Credit
“ . Testing is graded by an average of the and in class test.”
MATH155
“I loved how he and final. Lots of .”
151
“he averages the in so if you aren't great at math you can average a C with the .”
MATH155

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want to teach yourself Math 10 from the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 in-person reviews, highlighting test policy, lecture clarity, and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“Nice guy but awful teacher.. expects everyone to understand his own methods.”

📝 Student-Friendly Tests

78/100

“ . Testing is graded by an average of the and in class test.”

👍 Recommendation Split

54/100

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⚡ Pace Problems

40/100

“He moves VERY quickly and if math is a difficult subject for you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great old teacher! He is the best!
  • he just ends up confusing you more than you could possibly be.
  • , and wants you to pass.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class grade .
  • There is no reason to fail it.
  • if you dont do the problem his way, he'll mark it wrong.

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

  • open note testing
  • and 1 in class test every few ch.s
  • Final is worth 30% of your grade, chapter tests are worth 70%.

Data context

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Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

42

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

42 reviews over many , and mixed lecture clarity.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 511
3 out of 57
2 out of 57
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values