John Banks

PRECA025 · MATH73 · MATH073 · CALC62 · MATH25 · MATH71 · MATH078 · MATH62 · MATH70 · CALC1 · CALCULUS1 · MATH61 · MATH72 · MATH072 · 55 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 47/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 55.81%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

Take him only if ; expect fair tests and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesSelf-teaching requiredPractice exams match testsPolarizingTest and quiz heavy

Lectures are often unstructured and error-prone, so most learning happens from the textbook and outside videos.
and exams that closely match the real assessments.
Online sections suffer from low-quality camera and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many students earn As and self-review; , but you must study without much lecture support.

Both formats report achievable As via practice materials; online students stress outside videos more.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Calculus and discrete content are standard college math, made harder by and the .

In-person and online both describe medium-to-hard content with self-teaching required.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

, though quizzes and group work can make showing up useful.

Most .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

good for self-motivated students who want fair exams, poor if .

; online leans more negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Usually fair with partial credit and , though some call him a .

Format shift

Online has more tough-grader complaints; .

Workload

Light

68/100

; grade weight sits on quizzes, midterms, and finals.

Format shift

Both formats report light .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students split between calling him brilliant and , and better replaced by the textbook.

Format shift

Online teaching quality is lower due to camera and board visibility issues.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

, and finals, with little or .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and fairness and newer complaints about mistakes, weak structure, and self-teaching.

Main concern

Recent MATH078 reviews describe frequent lecture errors and .

What students said

“He makes so many mistakes in class that it is a waste of time to attend.”
MATH078

“An A is 100% achievable if you're disciplined to review w/o assigned HW!”
MATH71

“He is a really funny guy, lectures really fast but he gives out study guides for the tests and they are really similar!”
MATH71

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online lectures are due to low-resolution cameras and glare on physical whiteboards, so students rely on YouTube and textbooks.

Main concern

Illegible board work and fast pacing make remote learning especially frustrating.

What students said

“The textbook was infinitely more useful than his lectures that covered the daily life of John Banks and the illegible math on the whiteboard because he was using a 360p camera.”
MATH073

“ way too fast and the whiteboard he uses is impossible to see.”
MATH72

“Online lectures go in 480p camera. Disorganized and frequently gets distracted.”
MATH70

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are generally fair and similar to provided practice materials, with moderate difficulty.

Practice exams similar to real testsQuizzes and midtermsCheat sheets sometimes allowedTest heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as fair, often similar to study guides, sometimes with notes or cheat sheets allowed.

Study guides similar to testsPartial creditCheat sheets allowed sometimes

“Not the , but he allows cheat sheets and provides study guides.”
MATH61

“The similar to the practice exams.”
MATH71

Online

Online reviews emphasize practice quizzes and on proctoring tools.

Practice quizzes and examsTest heavy

“Exams and as homework and practice exams.”
MATH70

“Professor Banks may not be the , but and Exams a week before they are given”
MATH72

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“An A is 100% achievable if you're disciplined to review w/o assigned HW!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and in-person math , and self-study demands. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Self-Teaching Reality

48/100

“You will be teaching yourself everything.”

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62/100

“ as they are very similar to the real thing.”

📹 Online Visibility Problems

35/100

“he was using a low quality camera that it was pretty hard to read what he wrote.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Long and with no structure.
He clearly needs to retire because he said I want to go home multiple times.
He's by far the most knowledgeable mathematician i've known.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

An A is 100% achievable if you're disciplined to review w/o assigned HW!
.
Extreme hard grader, there are 45 students at the beginning of the class. Only 15 of .

Theme 3

😄 About Personality

Mr. Banks is a delightful presence.
His stories in class are pretty funny
Laid-back, goofy, and genuinely cares about his students.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews span many years and courses with consistent themes on self-teaching and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 58

1 out of 514

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 15

B range

B+ 1 · B 9

C range

C 1 · C- 1

D range

D 1

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 5

John Banks

Take him only if x x x x; expect fair tests and x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Optional

Depends

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In person

Online

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📚 Self-Teaching Reality

📝 x x x

📹 Online Visibility Problems

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

😄 About Personality

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take him only if ; expect fair tests and .

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