AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Sam Pearsall

MA175 · MATH151 · MATH210 · MATH190 · CLACULUS1 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
63/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
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Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Take him if you can handle a hard math course and , but if you need lively lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful when askedPowerPoint-heavy lecturesHard math workloadReasonable tests
  • Most positive , and prepares students well.
  • The biggest complaint is that lectures can feel like reading directly from textbook PowerPoints.
  • Grades are possible with and studying, but the workload can be demanding.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is realistic if , and study, but several reviews describe serious effort and hard material.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The course content is math-heavy and often described as .

Only in-person reviews describe the course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

as mandatory, but comments imply class and .

Only in-person reviews mention class participation, and none prove a .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and preparation, but weak lecture delivery creates a real split.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Grades but outcomes tied to homework and studying.

Format shift

and test fairness.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and up to 10 hours a week outside class.

Format shift

The workload .

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

He is helpful and responsive, but his PowerPoint-based lectures are a major weakness for some students.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment , and tests.

Format shift

and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed, with strong help outside lecture but .

Main concern

Lectures may be boring or unclear because they rely heavily on textbook PowerPoints.

What students said

“he is very passionate and is good at explaining tough topics.”
MATH151
“the lectures are extremely boring and useless.”
MATH210
“I worked on the class about 10 hrs a week out of class”
MA175

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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Exams sound standard and manageable, with reasonable tests and calculator use mentioned but .

Reasonable TestsCalculator AllowedTextbook-Based Test Content

Assessment risk

Standard

63/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and test content from notes or the text, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules.

Reasonable TestsCalculator AllowedTextbook-Based Test Content
“The ”
MATH190
“lets us use any calculator on the tests”
MATH190
“Most of the notes will be on the test”
CLACULUS1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Very helpful but I worked on the class about 10 hrs a week out of class, which is tough when you work fulltime.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“he is very passionate and is good at explaining tough topics.”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“I worked on the class about 10 hrs a week out of class”

⚖️

63/100

“The .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He would teach by reading directly off of the textbook's slides and even he would get lost.
  • Does all of his lesson on powerpoint, which is probably the only bad thing about him.
  • He teaches completely from powerpoints provided by the book and just reads off the slides.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Just come , and study for the .
  • Hard hard hard! You have to memorize everything!
  • Only reason I got a B was because .

Theme 3

❤️ About Helpfulness

  • He also walks around the class during activity to provide extra help.
  • .
  • question.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed in-person reviews across several math courses give useful but somewhat dated and mixed evidence.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

MA1752 reviews
MATH1902 reviews
CLACULUS11 review
MATH1511 review
MATH2101 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

4

B 3 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values