AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

S. Houseman

MATH520 · MATH510 · MATH425 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

unless you are comfortable teaching yourself math and following strict work-showing rules.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesSelf-Teaching RequiredMandatory AttendanceStrict Work ShowingHigh Curve
  • Most students and difficult to follow.
  • Several reviews say students had to teach themselves the material.
  • One review notes a , but this does not offset the poor teaching experience.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A seems difficult because students report , and even high failure rates despite one mention of a curve.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The material becomes challenging because students say he complicates topics and leaves them to teach themselves.

Only in-person reviews describe the course challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

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Only in-person reviews exist, and the attendance evidence comes from MATH510.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students recommend avoiding him because and self-teaching is required.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

because one review mentions a , but others mention strict work requirements and high failure risk.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

, and self-teaching create steady work, though the workload is not described as overwhelming.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

Students repeatedly describe confusing explanations, mistakes, a hard-to-follow accent, and reliance on self-teaching.

Format shift

, and the tone is strongly negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention homework, quizzes, practice questions, and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss assessment.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, citing , and strict work requirements.

Main concern

Students repeatedly say his teaching is hard to understand and not enough to learn the material.

What students said

“Had to teach my self everything in this class.”
MATH425
“this guy makes no sense and his teaching style is do the .”
MATH425
“ . and make sure you show work on ANYTHING.”
MATH510

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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Reviews mention quizzes but do not .

Quiz Format MentionedExam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but do not clearly prove the .

Quiz Format MentionedExam Policy Not Clearly Proven
“ .”
MATH520

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Had to teach my self everything in this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

20/100

“ simply goes over the example at the start of the chapter.”

⚖️

48/100

“he grades on a .”

📌

10/100

“ . and make sure you show work on ANYTHING.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes SOO MANY mistakes working out problems.
  • Made a topic I already understood complicated.
  • this guy makes no sense and his teaching style is do the .

Theme 2

📚 About Learning Burden

  • Had to teach my self everything in this class.
  • simply goes over the example at the start of the chapter.
  • if you

Theme 3

⚖️ About Grades & Rules

  • He marks u down for not writing the work you can easily do in your head
  • . and make sure you show work on ANYTHING.
  • he grades on a .

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed in-person reviews show a consistent negative teaching pattern across multiple terms, though the data is old.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

MATH4255 reviews
MATH5101 review
MATH5201 review

Reported outcomes

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