AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Sen-wo Michael Du

STAT10 · STAT1006521 · MATH85 · MATH31 · MATH410 · MATH75 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
4.7

The decision

unless you are already strong in math and can .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teaching requiredExtremely difficult examsFast lecturesTest heavyPoor support
  • Most students warn that his classes require heavy self-teaching and strong math preparation.
  • Exams are described as extremely difficult, test-heavy, and sometimes disconnected from study materials.
  • A small minority find him funny or useful, but the unless already strong in the subject.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Some students earned A grades, but they describe doing it through self-teaching, memorization, and much more work than normal.

All because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Students describe fast pacing, , and little instructional support.

All course-difficulty evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

because lectures and tests drive the course, and several reviews warn that skipping hurts success.

; there is no online evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

Most students do not recommend him because , and forced to teach themselves.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Students describe tough exams, limited partial credit, few grading items, and a lax point system.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

20/100

The workload is heavy because students report , and extra projects.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Most reviews describe confusing, fast, off-topic, or unsupported teaching, with only a few positive comments.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Reviews repeatedly describe the classes as assignments.

Format shift

; no online reviews exist.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, emphasizing , little guidance, difficult tests, and self-teaching.

Main concern

Students report that and support is weak.

What students said

“be prepared to teach yourself everything.”
STAT10
“He races through 4-5 sections every class meeting and .”
MATH75
“ . Period.”
MATH75

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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The because students report very difficult tests, no cheat sheet, memorized formulas, and limited partial credit.

Test HeavyExtremely Difficult ExamsNo Cheat SheetFormula MemorizationLimited Partial Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly support difficult, test-heavy exams with memorization requirements and no cheat sheet in at least one class.

Test HeavyExtremely Difficult ExamsNo Cheat SheetFormula MemorizationLimited Partial Credit
“He doesnt even let you have a cheat-sheet in the exam.”
MATH75
“ , but he grades on a .”
MATH31
“He doesn't really .”
MATH85

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Unless .”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and self-teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“He confuses himself & the class constantly so you never know whats right or wrong.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

20/100

“ .”

🧪

18/100

“The questions given for the exams are so difficult that even the tutors in the Success Center cant solve them.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He offers zero guidance, advice, and many students.
  • He races through 4-5 sections every class meeting and .
  • !! I took him for statistics, he didnt teach at all.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , but he grades on a .
  • Youll have to work 3 times as hard in one of his math classes than you would in any other proffs class whos teaching the same material.
  • Passing this class is not difficult; all u needed is studying hard!

Theme 3

📝

  • Be prepared to teach yourself.
  • ALL the formulas must be memorized.
  • nor did study guides reflect the exams.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 10 in-person reviews are detailed and mostly consistent, though the sample is smaller than the other teachers.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1