AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Mark Thomason

MATH520 · MATH25 · MATH425 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
80/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want an engaging math professor and are willing to attend, practice, and prepare for .

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny InstructorHelpful With QuestionsTough TestsFair GraderInteractive Class
  • Most students describe him as funny, helpful, fair, and strong at preparing students for tests.
  • Math 520 reviews warn that and .
  • One sharply negative review says students had to teach themselves, so the experience may depend on fit and course format.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

45/100

Grades require real preparation because and reported grades include several Cs and Bs.

All .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The class is not conceptually impossible, but and the newer format make it challenging for some students.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Students say showing up matters, and the class structure includes warmups, group activities, and labs.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

because he is funny, fair, approachable, and prepares students well.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Some students call him fair or extremely fair, but and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Workload includes online homework, warmups, activities, and labs, but .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most students praise his examples, humor, answers to questions, and test preparation, though one review reports self-teaching.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

64/100

Tests are central and often stressful, but , and group work are also mentioned.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mostly positive, with students praising his humor, examples, fairness, and test preparation.

Main concern

as tough, especially in Math 520.

What students said

“ and he really prepares you for them.”
MATH425
“The .”
MATH520
“Approachable and will answer your questions.”
MATH425

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 appear standard but demanding, with , and fair grading in several comments.

Tough TestsTest ReviewsFair TestsPrepared for Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but also say he gives reviews and prepares students.

Tough TestsTest ReviewsFair Tests
“Only the .”
MATH520
“The .”
MATH520
“ and he really prepares you for them.”
MATH425

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ and he really prepares you for them.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom fit. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“THE .”

🧪

48/100

“The .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“ . Thomason if you get the chance.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He would go over examples more than once.
  • He answers all questions without making you feel dumb.
  • Class was never boring because he added in little stories that made the class more interesting.

Theme 2

🧪 About Tests

  • Only the .
  • He gave us reviews for .
  • and he really prepares you for them.

Theme 3

⚖️ About Fit & Fairness

  • He was fair. The class was semi-hard.
  • .
  • You have to teach yourself.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

76/100

Evidence confidence

but somewhat clustered in time and include mixed detail with one strong negative outlier.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH5208 reviews
MATH4253 reviews
MATH251 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B 2

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values