Cliff Nelson

STATS15 · MATH15 · MATH155 · MATH58 · MATH1737 · MATH10 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
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Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

Consider him if you will use study guides and tutoring help; weaker math students may struggle with lecture clarity and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear NotesMixed ReviewsPractice ExamsStrict Test GradingBetter One-on-One

Study guides, neat notes, and practice exams help motivated students succeed
Lectures can feel unclear, off-topic, or too advanced for liberal-arts math students
and high expectations create frustration for some classes

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Some students earn As with daily work and practice exams, but others spent many hours and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

some call notes and and time-heavy.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

52/100

Strong praise for notes and stats contrasts with and unreasonable exams.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Several reviews cite harsh test grading, high expectations, and .

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

and study work is manageable for some, but and weekly hours pile up for others.

Format shift

Workload comments are in-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Students praise neat notes and , and better help in tutoring.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Multiple weighted tests and a and practice exams as support.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and easy As with daily work, while others report off-topic lectures, heavy time demands, and harsh or high-stakes testing.

Main concern

Lecture clarity and and student math background.

What students said

“If you go to class every day and do all the ! Great teacher”
MATH15

“he is an ideal teacher for students who are strong in mathematics.”
MATH10

“grades horribly on tests. .”
MATH155

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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Practice exams and occasional note sheets help, but and graded strictly.

Practice ExamsPartial Notes AllowedHigh-Stakes TestsStrict Grading

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students mention , and high-stakes tests that some call unreasonable.

Practice ExamsPartial Notes AllowedHigh-Stakes TestsStrict Grading

“ ! Allows a small amount of notes for the exams.”
MATH15

“his 4 tests, which are each worth 16% of your grade, account for 64% of the overall grade!”
MATH1737

“grades horribly on tests. .”
MATH155

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He means well, but he is an ideal teacher for students who are strong in mathematics.”
Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews across MATH and , and mixed clarity. Credibility rating: Medium.

📒 Note Quality

70/100

“He takes the most beautiful notes ever. That really helped me out.”

⚠️ Mixed Lecture Clarity

45/100

“ , but clear as water when he was in the tutoring center.”

📝

38/100

“grades horribly on tests. .”

👍

52/100

“ as a teacher. He makes it easy to get a good grade simply by teaching you how to do the problems so thoroughly.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Gives awesome study guides, easy to follow notes.
He goes off topic a lot and talks about what interests him, not the class.
He is a better tutor than teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Spent hours on this class per week to get an A.
If you go to class every day and do all the !
Our class got an average of a 55 on a test, and !

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

Cliff is awesome!
... too nice.

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen in-person reviews from 2008-2014 cover several math courses with mixed but , so patterns are usable though somewhat dated.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH104 reviews

MATH153 reviews

MATH1553 reviews

MATH582 reviews

MATH17371 review

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STATS151 review

Reported outcomes

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Cliff Nelson

Consider him if you will use study guides and tutoring help; weaker math students may struggle with lecture clarity and x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📒 Note Quality

⚠️ Mixed Lecture Clarity

📝 x x

👍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Personality

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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Consider him if you will use study guides and tutoring help; weaker math students may struggle with lecture clarity and .

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