AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Vicki Day

MATH0027 · MATH27 · MATH88558 · MATHD000 · TRIG008 · MATH00027 · CALC01 · TRIG0008 · MATH30 · MATH12 · MATH0008 · PRECALC · MATH13 · MATH00D · MATH000A · 137 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
40.38%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid unless you , and want brutal prep for future STEM courses.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInsane Homework LoadTest-Heavy FinalsSelf-Teach RequiredTough GraderSTEM Prep Only
  • Homework is extreme (15-30 hours/week) yet often counts little toward the grade.
  • Tests and finals (often 50-60%) drive the grade and frequently feel misaligned with instruction.
  • heading into hard STEM majors.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A demands massive and little grade payoff for homework.

Both online and and heavy work; online adds more self-teaching complaints.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Fast pace, abstract precalc/trig/calc content, and expectation to learn largely from book and videos keep difficulty high.

Difficulty is high in both formats; online .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

, though some online sections treat Zoom as optional.

In-person more often mandatory; and sometimes optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Only about two in ; most warn others to run unless they want elite math rigor.

Positive recommendations cluster among strong math majors; average students in .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

24/100

; while high-stakes tests and strict mark-downs decide outcomes.

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students report 15-30 hour weeks, notebooks of notes, and 80-problem assignments as normal.

Format shift

Workload complaints are universal across formats.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some find her caring and clarifying; many say she does not teach, lectures poorly, and expects pure self-learning.

Format shift

Online reviews more often cite zero teaching; in-person is more mixed but still low overall.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

but low weight; midterms and especially finals (often 50-60%) dominate the grade.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

caring and excellent prep for advanced math students, but , and overwhelming homework for everyone else.

Main concern

students say was never clearly taught.

What students said

“ of homework saying that she "needs to assign 20 hours of homework for every lecture,"”
MATH00027
“Her class was the hardest class I have ever taken, but I have never felt more prepared for other classes.”
MATH0008
“ !!”
TRIG0008

Remote format

Online

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Heavy self-paced load with , and high-stakes finals; some praise care and extra help, many report withdraws and feeling untaught.

Main concern

Massive weekly hours with little lecture value and .

What students said

“Expect up a bare minimum of 25 hours of work related to this class a week”
MATH12
“Run. Better off watching Organic Chemistry Tutor to learn the material”
MATH0027
“Unless you are a very good & interested in math, do not take a class from Vicki Day. She is COMPLETELY hands off.”
MATH00D

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

harder or different from homework, with little evidence of open-book leniency.

High-stakes FinalTest HeavyMisaligned TestsGraded by Few Things

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and often said not to match lectures or textbook.

Test HeavyTests Are ToughPop Quizzes
“ 90% of your grade on stuff she never taught.”
MATH00027
“Neither the classes nor the textbook curriculum match what is on the tests”
MATH0027

Online

Online finals frequently reported at 50-60% with tests not matching assigned practice.

Final Worth Over HalfTest HeavySelf-Study Mismatch
“The ”
MATH30
“Final was 55% of class.”
MATH0027

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Do not take her she is evil, assigns insane amounts of homework saying that she "needs to assign 20 hours of homework for every lecture," doesn't teach in 90% of your grade on stuff she never taught.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and , and polarized care. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Shock

12/100

“Expect up a bare minimum of 25 hours of work related to this class a week”

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Does not do a very good job at teaching material making you instead have to teach everything yourself.”

📝

32/100

“Also the final is 60% of your grade.”

👍 For Hardcore Math Only

70/100

“Anyone planning to advance far in math, I suggest taking her class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • doesn't teach in class
  • only khan
  • She is COMPLETELY hands off.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • hardest class i have ever taken
  • Final is worth 60% of the grade.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Very kind and caring.
  • Prof Day is on of the
  • weirdly worried about students cheating.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

137

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across many years and both formats show consistent themes of heavy workload and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
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3 out of 512
2 out of 522
1 out of 559

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 2

B range

10

B+ 5 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

6

C 3 · C- 3

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

16

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 5