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Mathematics

B Belvel

MATH29 · MATH · MATH8 · MATH29PRECAL · PRECAL · PRECALCULUS · TRIGMATHD · CALCULUS16A · 16ACALCULUS · MATH29A · CALC · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
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Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you can fully self-teach math from the textbook and do not need lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProCannot TeachSelf-Taught RequiredNo HomeworkMisses ClassIncoherent Lectures
  • Students say he teaches almost nothing and .
  • Frequent no-shows, phone calls in class, and .
  • A if you learn alone, but most urge taking anyone else.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

No homework and some easy tests help, but , and zero teaching make an A .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is hard mainly because , and leave students to learn alone.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

; he often skips class himself, so .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

because he cannot teach and shows up inconsistently.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

One A appears, but many report classwide failing and .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

68/100

; the and sparse tests.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Awful

16/100

Students call lectures incoherent, say he gives up on problems, and miss many classes.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

; grades rest on straightforward or mismatched tests and finals.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe incoherent , and total reliance on self-study for precalc and calculus.

Main concern

You may learn nothing in class and .

What students said

“taught absolutely nothing, answers phone in class to complain about x wife, even during the final. so you have to learn it yourself.”
MATH29
“he didn't show up for 6 of our classes.”
MATH29A
“if you don't know any calculus i would stay away from this teacher at all costs. he won't teach you anything.”
CALCULUS16A

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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structure; proctoring format is not described.

Sparse TestsNo HomeworkFinal Delayed Grades

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals but no open-book, webcam, or Lockdown details.

In-Person TestsSparse QuizzingDelayed Grade Return
“There is no HW or .”
16ACALCULUS
“never got test 4 back before the final”
PRECALCULUS

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“taught absolutely nothing, answers phone in class to complain about x wife, even during the final. so you have to learn it yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews, highlighting no teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

16/100

“Mr Belvel cannot teach and makes it very apparent that he does not understand the material.”

🚫 Recommendation

12/100

“ if possible.”

📚

68/100

“this class is pretty much self taught.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are incoherent and drift off topic easily.
  • he will frequently give up and basically tell us to figure it out on our own.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Everybody in my class was failing
  • .
  • Unless you are willing to study every night, this class would be no problem.

Theme 3

⏰ About Reliability

  • he didn't show up for 6 of our classes.
  • answers his cell phone in class.
  • he has yet to post grades.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen detailed older reviews (2005-2008) are highly consistent on poor teaching, though dated and sparse on grades.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 55
1 out of 58

Course coverage

MATH294 reviews
16ACALCULUS1 review
CALC1 review
CALCULUS16A1 review
MATH1 review
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MATH29A1 review
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PRECAL1 review
PRECALCULUS1 review
TRIGMATHD1 review

Reported outcomes

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D range

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