Jim Kelly

MACH51A · MACH3229 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
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Difficulty: 2.0

The decision

if you are ; do not expect strong in-class instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHands-off instructorTA does the teachingOpen-book easy quizzesFun when self-drivenDept chair insulation

One student found the class easy and fun with open-book quizzes and .
Another says the TA teaches everything while Kelly as chair is hard to improve.
lecture support.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Open-book quizzes and with light effort.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Described as easy and fun if you try, with low difficulty on at least one section.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

One student liked the easy fun class; the other got value despite poor teaching from Kelly.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Open-book quizzes and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Light

72/100

heavy load complaints.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

fun and hands-off for one student, nearly absent teaching for another.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

assessment mix.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

open-book quiz vibe and a hands-off chair who leaves teaching to the TA.

Main concern

Instruction quality depends on the TA, not the professor.

What students said

“easy class thats lots of fun. if you care to try at all you dont really need the teacher that much.”
MACH51A

“the Teacher's Aid is the only one doing any teaching.”
MACH3229

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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Quizzes are open book and easy when you complete the .

Open-book quizHomework-driven

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Open-book quiz

“then gives an and guarenties you know what your doing.”
MACH51A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Anyone taking the class will quickly realize that the Teacher's Aid is the only one doing any teaching.”
Voice snapshots generated from 2 conflicting in-person reviews, highlighting hands-off teaching and . Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Weak Direct Teaching

38/100

“it definitely had nothing to do with his teaching.”

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80/100

“gives an and guarenties you know what your doing.”

🤷 Depends on Self-Drive

42/100

“if you care to try at all you dont really need the teacher that much.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

fun guy, easy class thats lots of fun
Teacher's Aid is the only one doing any teaching
He conveniently is the chair of his dept.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

assigns HW that

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two conflicting older reviews make the overall picture unreliable beyond a and .

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 51

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2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

MACH32291 review

MACH51A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

0 reported outcomes

A range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Jim Kelly

x x if you are x x x x x; do not expect strong in-class instruction.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Weak Direct Teaching

📝 x x x

🤷 Depends on Self-Drive

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you are ; do not expect strong in-class instruction.

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