AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Ian Wu

MATH29 · MATH27 · MATH16A · MATH016A · MATH12 · MATH33 · MATH0016 · MATH000D · 113 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
70.93%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you can put in serious weekly hours and want rigorous math teaching rather than an easy grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough but FairHeavy HomeworkClear When You FollowNitpicky GradingTest and Work Heavy
  • Students who do the and match his exact method often learn a lot and pass.
  • many call him the ; and workload excessive.
  • Exams track homework closely, but he is a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A , and strong exam performance; many capable students land B range or withdraw.

Both online and ; online adds more assignment volume complaints.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Math content plus fast, rigorous expectations make the course intellectually and procedurally demanding.

Online and in-person both feel challenging; lower courses still punish weak foundations.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while others do not; late work tolerance is generally low.

Policies vary by section; online still has strict due-date pressure.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

71/100

About seven in because they learn, but underprepared or overloaded students strongly advise avoiding him.

Online recommendations are more split due to workload; in-person praise is stronger among successful students.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tag dominates; , and tiny process differences even when answers are right.

Format shift

Strictness appears in both formats.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Frequent multi-assignment weeks, WebAssign or ALEKS work, scanned worksheets, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online workload complaints are especially intense; .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and excellent for real learning, though a sizable group finds him confusing, condescending, or unhelpful.

Format shift

Both formats show the love-him-or-hate-him split, with strong success stories when students engage.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

, but exams and and often mirror assigned problems.

Format shift

Online sometimes weights homework higher; .

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 split between praising clear lectures and , and test-heavy policies.

Main concern

and limited tolerance for mistakes or non-matching work style.

What students said

“His lectures are well explained and thorough, and .”
MATH33
“his lectures were so confusing and he would always try to make jokes but they never made sense.”
MATH27
“He assigns tons of homework... and critiques any tiny nuance in your writing.”
MATH12

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online math with Wu can be excellent for motivated students, but , and low flexibility.

Main concern

Excessive weekly assignments and .

What students said

“ ... It is alot of work, but if you do it you will pass.”
MATH016A
“the absolutely EXCESSIVE workload was... Very, very, very demanding course.”
MATH12
“He assigns 20 hours of , and doesn't offer any help if you reach out.”
MATH0016

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams usually mirror homework and quizzes; some allow formula sheets or , but and pace can feel fast.

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and pop quizzes are precise and tough, often tracking homework closely with little partial-credit flexibility.

Test heavyHomework mirrors examsPop quizzesStrict write-up standards
“ .”
MATH27
“just do the homework and you will get the exam.”
MATH0016
“He provides basically a list of problems that will likely be on the test.”
MATH33

Online

Online exams include timed formats such as and limited leniency.

Homework-aligned examsTimed Zoom midterm mentionedOptional final in some termsFormula sheet sometimes
“Allows a formula sheet for in person exams.”
MATH16A
“the midterm was on a 3-hour zoom call, and the .”
MATH12
“his lectures cover everything needed for the and exams.”
MATH0016

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want to genuinely learn and want a teacher who understands the struggle of working full time”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (17 online, 33 in person), highlighting rigor, workload, and polarized recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teaching Clarity

78/100

“was able to break down the math to seem very simple, and i knew exactly what to expect on the exams.”

🏋️ Heavy Workload

24/100

“Expect 12-20 hours per week of work.”

⚖️

28/100

“ !! He is extremely precise about how you write everything”

👍

71/100

“Whenever Wu teaches this class .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • passionate about math and knows how to teach it
  • lectures are interactive and hilarious
  • and precise about what he expects

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Tough class but not a problem if
  • and makes no sense
  • once you get the hang of it and

Theme 3

⚠️ About Workload Pain

  • four or
  • He gives 6-7 assignments per week
  • You'll be on YT for tutorials as the program hardly tells you how to do the problem

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

113

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across many math courses and both formats show a stable polarizing pattern around rigor, workload, and grading.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 571
4 out of 57
3 out of 56
2 out of 58
1 out of 522

Course coverage

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MATH001611 reviews
MATH016A7 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 1 · A 10 · A- 6

B range

10

B+ 2 · B 8

C range

4

C 4

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1