AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

John Halldane

MATH520 · MATH510 · MATHMATH · MATH25 · MATH420 · MATH410 · MATH401 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
57/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you mainly need to pass and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterBrilliant but unclearPolarizing teacherEasy to passOff-topic lecturesHelpful tutorials
  • Students widely agree he is highly intelligent, but many .
  • Several reviews say passing or getting a good grade can be easy despite weak learning outcomes.
  • tolerate unusual lectures and seek help.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Grades can be surprisingly easy if the goal is passing, but students may need patience because learning and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The course often feels difficult because he teaches advanced material, skips steps, goes off topic, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

50/100

, but students mention long Saturday classes, tutorials, and notes as important for success.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

Recommendations depend on student goals because he may help students pass, but many say he is not good for actually learning math.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Several students report learning, though some tests are still challenging.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Workload is mixed, with little homework in some classes but , and extra effort needed to understand material.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

He is often described as brilliant, kind, and helpful, but , and poorly structured for lower-level math.

Format shift

Teaching evidence .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Reviews focus mainly on tests, notes, word problems, test upgrades, and tutorials, with .

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews are sharply split, praising his intelligence and help while , and overly advanced teaching.

Main concern

Students may pass without learning much because lectures can be confusing or poorly matched to the course level.

What students said

“I learned nothing, yet I got an A.”
MATH410
“if u want to pass and not learn he is ur guy.”
MATHMATH
“ , but if you're willing to put time in to the class, he will get you through it.”
MATH25

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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Exam experience varies, with while others say grades are easy or upgraded.

Challenging TestsWord-Problem TestsTest UpgradesNotes-Based Tests

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention challenging tests, word-problem tests, notes-based testing, and test upgrades, but .

Challenging TestsWord-Problem TestsTest UpgradesNotes-Based Tests
“His tests are somewhat straight forward, but at .”
MATH401
“ , and only consist of about 12 problems.”
MATH420
“ .”
MATH420

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He is sweet and looks like a grandpa, but his teaching is horrible!!! I learned nothing, yet I got an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“He does the math problem in his head! .”

📈 Grade Friendliness

78/100

“if u want to pass and not learn he is ur guy.”

⚖️

55/100

“ , but if you're willing to put time in to the class, he will get you through it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He teaches advanced math not whats in the course.
  • His teaching methods are really bad.
  • and he wants to see his students go on

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I learned nothing, yet I got an A.
  • what i loved about this class is that its easy to get a good grade
  • He makes it imposible to fail.

Theme 3

🧮 About Math Fit

  • If Math is a part of .
  • If you need a good math teacher, he is not for you
  • if you feel you were born in the wrong century.

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 21 reviews across several years give rich and repeated but polarized evidence about teaching, grades, and exams.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
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3 out of 51
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Course coverage

MATH41010 reviews
MATH4013 reviews
MATH252 reviews
MATH4202 reviews
MATH5102 reviews
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