AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Tim Gathany

MATH29 · MMATH70 · MMATH20 · MATH20 · MATH70 · MATH89 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
92/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
88.89%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you struggle with math and want a pass.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyExtremely PatientMath Struggler SaviorExtra Credit FriendlySlow Clear PacePop Quiz Heavy
  • students understand.
  • , and partial credit makes strong grades achievable.
  • ; too slow or monotone for some faster learners.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

, and use reviews plus and curves and an A is very realistic.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Content is lower-level math taught slowly with heavy review, so intellectual challenge stays low for most students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

38/100

, though a few students said it was not required.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Nearly nine in because , and hard to fail.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

80/100

Partial credit, curves, dropped lowest exam, and .

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Workload

Light

68/100

and periodic exams, not an overwhelming load.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

and strong feedback outweigh occasional monotone or over-explaining complaints.

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

guides, and occasional dropped scores share the grade.

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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

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and slow-paced with MyMathLab homework, frequent quizzes, review before tests, and a caring instructor who wants students to pass.

Main concern

Pace can feel too slow or sleep-inducing for prepared students, and .

What students said

“For anyone that struggles with math, this is the teacher for you.”
MATH20
“he often grades on a curve. He gives . All around he makes it close to impossible to fail his class.”
MATH70
“Study guides for each test, and dropped lowest grade out of the 5 exams we took.”
MATH20

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.

Exams and ; reviews and partial credit make them manageable rather than trap-style.

Pop QuizzesStudy GuidesPartial CreditDropped Lowest Exam

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are homework-based with study guides, pop quizzes, and partial credit.

Pop QuizzesStudy GuidesPartial CreditDropped Lowest Exam
“Study guides for each test, and dropped lowest grade out of the 5 exams we took.”
MATH20
“ as each problem may be solved for partial credit.”
MATH20

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Mr. Gathany makes sure you pass if you want to. !!”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 in-person , and student care. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“ and wants you to succeed.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

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📈 Grade Accessibility

82/100

“he makes it close to impossible to fail his class.”

🐢

80/100

“Also he is a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He takes his time and
  • he moves a little slow for my liking but for those who struggle with math, he really makes sure that you get whatever he is teaching

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A if you are in class for tests and quizes
  • Give some effort and this class will be a breeze
  • , but he allows you to still work on the chapters after the due dates

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Mr. Gathney is so caring
  • I cannot say enough about Gathany
  • he even bought cookies and handed them out when we turned in

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

31 detailed in-person reviews from 2014-2019 show consistent themes on patience, leniency, and pace.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 517
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH2019 reviews
MATH703 reviews
MATH292 reviews
MATH892 reviews
MMATH202 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 2 · A 11

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Audit/No Grade 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1