AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Pete Bouzar

G185 · MATH285 · MATH185 · MATH160 · G160STATS · TRIGM120 · MATH170 · CAL1 · G160 · STAT160 · STATISTICS · CAL185 · MATHG180 · 238 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
52.94%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you are comfortable self-teaching and can handle few high-impact graded items.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderFew graded itemsSelf-teaching requiredOpen-note quizzesMixed support
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who like the low-cost, few-assignment structure and students who feel unsupported.
  • Stats courses often have and rely on weekly quizzes, discussions, or case studies.
  • Grades can feel risky because , and tough grading leave little room to recover.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some stats sections look easy because there are few assignments and open notes, but and few grade items make an A unreliable.

Online stats reviews more often describe easy structure, while and some stats reviews warn that .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The course structure can be simple, but students still describe stats and calculus concepts as requiring reading, practice, and self-teaching.

Online courses feel easier structurally but , while in-person difficulty depends heavily on course level and quiz style.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

46/100

Attendance and participation expectations vary by course, with some reviews stressing participation and others describing asynchronous online work.

Online sections can be asynchronous, while in-person and some math sections make participation or .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Students recommend him when they like the low-cost, simple structure, but , and poor support.

Online recommendations are polarized, while praise and harsh math-course criticism.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Many reviews report tough grading, vague rubrics, few graded items, and little chance to recover from low scores.

Format shift

Strict grading complaints appear in both formats, especially case studies and quizzes.

Workload

Moderate

60/100

Workload is often only a , but some students say and reading is heavy.

Format shift

Online stats often has lighter weekly structure, while and .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Some students find him clear and helpful, while others say he does not teach enough and can be dismissive.

Format shift

Online reviews more often mention self-teaching, while explanations.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment often mixes quizzes with discussions or case studies, and many .

Format shift

Online stats commonly uses weekly quizzes and discussions, while in-person stats adds case studies and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed, with some students praising clear explanations and easy stats structure while and .

Main concern

Case studies and recovery options.

What students said

“His intro to stats class is pretty easy.”
STATISTICS
“ studies besides them no other assignments, no , be ready for long lectures”
STATISTICS
“Once you fail a .”
MATH185

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews often mention low workload, free materials, open-note quizzes, and no exams, but also frequent self-teaching and .

Main concern

Online students may need to teach themselves with notes, videos, and textbook resources.

What students said

“ . Just weekly case studies that .”
STATISTICS
“Tough class, but manageable with the right tools. and discussions.”
G160STATS
“He just doesn't teach. Students have to figure it out and .”
G160STATS

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam style varies by course, with many stats sections using open-note weekly quizzes or no exams, while and tests.

Open Note QuizzesNo MidtermNo Final ExamWeekly QuizCase StudiesNo Respondus

Assessment risk

Varies

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

or no major exams, but math sections can have hard quizzes and tests unlike lectures.

Open Note QuizzesNo MidtermNo Final ExamHard QuizzesTests Unlike Lectures
“no online homework, , open notes quizzes and a .”
MATH160
“Grades were based only off of quizzes that we had .”
MATHG180
“Quiz and .”
MATH285

Online

Online stats evidence supports open-note or no-exam formats in several reviews, while higher math and tests.

Open Note QuizzesNo MidtermNo Final ExamNo RespondusTimed Quizzes
“ .”
G160
“open note quizzes, exam.”
G160
“His class is graded by 8 quizzes, 10 questions, 1 hour, 1 try, no .”
180

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Tough class, but manageable with the right tools. and discussions.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“He just doesn't teach. Students have to figure it out and .”

⚖️

32/100

“Once you fail a .”

💸 Course Structure

60/100

“No textbook or access code to buy. The class is FREE using posted notes, videos, and other resources.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures explain everything well and case studies.
  • and discussions.
  • He just doesn't teach. Students have to figure it out and .

Theme 2

⚖️

  • very tough grader, the grade is based on the case studies
  • He is extremely vague and never tells us what we got wrong specifically.
  • Grades were based only off of quizzes that we had .

Theme 3

📚 About Workload And Cost

  • Just weekly case studies that .
  • No textbook or access code to buy.
  • Weekly quiz and .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

238

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 detailed reviews span online and , workload, and self-teaching.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 577
4 out of 543
3 out of 530
2 out of 532
1 out of 557

Course coverage

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STATISTICS9 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 9

B range

18

B+ 2 · B 15 · B- 1

C range

7

C+ 1 · C 6

D range

3

D+ 2 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1