Michael Cox

BEGALGEBRA · MATH · MATH010 · CAL · MATH120 · 180CAL · MATH150 · MATH151 · MATH10 · MATH130 · CALC · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 2.4/5
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Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

if you can tolerate a dry style, use office hours, and prepare seriously for exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing TeacherHard TestsBoring LecturesHelpful In Office HoursFair If You Work

Reviews are sharply split between students who learned a lot and .
Tests are the main risk, with several students .
Students who seek help and keep up with the work report a much better experience.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A seems possible for prepared students, but hard and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The math content and exam style are often described as hard to .

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

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

One review mentions seating charts and strict classroom control, but .

Only in-person reviews mention classroom structure; there is .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Many students strongly warn against taking him, though a smaller group recommends him for serious learners.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Grading sounds strict mainly because exams are difficult and .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Homework is sometimes called easy, but the testing burden and need for extra preparation keep workload from feeling light.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

and help in office hours, but many students call his lectures boring, unclear, or unhelpful.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

80/100

Student comments focus much more on tests and .

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and polarizing math instructor who can teach well to motivated students but frustrates many others.

Main concern

Tests and lecture clarity are the biggest complaints.

What students said

“ w/the homework that is given and he is absolutely boring.”
MATH120

“Show some interest and things go well.”
MATH

“if you do your work it's a breeze”
BEGALGEBRA

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 are the main risk because students often describe them as .

Hard TestsConfusing TestsCumulative FinalFormula Sheet Mentioned

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a cumulative final, but do not clearly prove open-book or proctoring rules.

Hard TestsConfusing TestsCumulative FinalFormula Sheet Mentioned

“ , and .”
MATH151

“Even though ”
180CAL

“He gives you the formulas on the front of the test.”
MATH150

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you want or need to LEARN math - Mike Cox is the only professor for you.”
Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Hard to comprehend what he was teaching.”

🧪

30/100

“ that is given”

👍 Recommendation Level

34/100

“Do not take Cox; .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

v good at explaining problems.
Hard to comprehend what he was teaching.
he makes math boring and when your bored you dont learn.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if you do your work it's a breeze
. .
you need a tutor for this teacher

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

that is given
, and .
Even though

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

The 20 reviews span multiple courses and years with a consistent pattern of and polarized teaching reactions.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 52

3 out of 51

2 out of 55

1 out of 58

Course coverage

MATH4 reviews

MATH1203 reviews

MATH0102 reviews

0051 review

101 review

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MATH1301 review

MATH1501 review

MATH1511 review

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Michael Cox

x x x if you can tolerate a dry style, use office hours, and prepare seriously for exams.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🧪 x x

👍 Recommendation Level

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 About Exams

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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if you can tolerate a dry style, use office hours, and prepare seriously for exams.

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