AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Diane Waterman

MMATH89 · MATH134MATH135 · MMATH20 · MATH20 · MATH70 · MATH134 · STATS · MATH89 · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
53.85%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Take her only if , and use ; avoid if you need light workload or soft support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of HomeworkExtra CreditTough GraderPolarizing PersonalityTest Heavy
  • Workload is often extreme, with multi-hour daily homework especially in stats.
  • , curves, and notecards help motivated students who attend.
  • Personality and organization complaints split students, more severe online.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

and curves help, but and huge homework mean an A still takes steady work.

Online accelerated stats feel harder to ace; in-person notecards and EC improve odds.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Lower algebra can feel manageable, but stats and accelerated terms are abstract and demanding.

Online summer and accelerated sections sound .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and skip-class tags warn you will not pass without showing up.

; a few online notes say optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; success depends on tolerance for workload and her blunt style.

In-person recommendations are warmer; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

, but , curves, and partial credit balance severity.

Format shift

and notecards more; online feels harsher.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students repeatedly report endless MyMathLab or .

Format shift

Online stats reviews describe 20-hour .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

and organization issues for others.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is stronger; online students often say they teach themselves.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, tests, and .

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; online adds proctored quizzes.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students who , and real care, while others call her rude and too fast.

Main concern

and impatient responses to questions.

What students said

“Ms. Waterman is a sweet and caring professor. She truly wants her students to pass and gives so many opportunities for ”
MATH134
“Allowed "cheat sheet" for tests!”
MATH134
“She can be very rude if you dont understand it and ask for help”
MATH89

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online stats and accelerated sections report crushing , and .

Main concern

20+ hour weeks, Proctorio exams, and slow or rude communication.

What students said

“True NIGHTMARE! . Tests/Quizzes are ridiculously hard and through Proctorio”
MATH134
“I spent about 20+ hours a week on this class alone.”
MATH134
“Unorganized. Often and didnt match the syllabus.”
MATH134

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

online Proctorio and and curves.

Proctorio OnlineNotecard or Formula SheetTest CurvesPop QuizzesNo Returned Exams Sometimes

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Many in-person students report notecards or formula sheets, study guides, and .

Notecard AllowedFormula SheetTest CurvesStudy Guides
“Allowed "cheat sheet" for tests!”
MATH134MATH135
“allows you to use a . Offers and has a sense of humor.”
MATH134
“And !!”
MATH134

Online

Online reviews explicitly cite Proctorio or spyware proctoring, hard quizzes, and .

ProctorioHard Timed TestsLittle Test Feedback
“ and through Proctorio and you don't get ANY of your results back to study.”
MATH134
“ ”
MATH89

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Ms. Waterman is a sweet and caring professor. She truly wants her students to pass and gives so many opportunities for and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews, balancing heavy-workload and extra-credit themes across online and in-person formats. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Reality

22/100

“ spend 20 hours a ”

🎯 Teaching Split

52/100

“Math is hard, she makes it as easy as possible. Types up notes for ”

🎁 Grade Boosters

52/100

“DO THE . I am horrible at math and passed with a 76%!!!”

🖥️

30/100

“ and through Proctorio and you don't get ANY of your results back to study.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She takes her time with lecture and was willing to answer every question asked.
  • She is extremely vague and
  • as irritation is just her being sarcastic.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Allowed cheat sheet for tests!
  • !!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She truly wants her students to pass
  • she can be very rude if you dont understand it
  • She is one of those professors who really cares about your grade and WANTS you to pass.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

48

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-eight detailed reviews from 2014-2024 across many courses give strong sample size despite polarized opinions.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 512
3 out of 54
2 out of 57
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 6 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

12

B+ 4 · B 8

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Fail 1 · Not sure yet 3