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Mathematics

Kevin McCandless

MATH025 · MATH022 · MATH71 · MATH013 · MATH071 · MATH062 · MATH072 · 69 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.4/5
Take again
8.57%
Difficulty
4.7

The decision

Run from this professor unless you already excel at math and can tolerate zero-tolerance policies and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHarsh ZerosOverwhelming HomeworkAvoidStrict ProceduresRespondus Proctoring
  • and extreme homework load.
  • Online calc sections especially criticized for self-teaching plus harsh rules.
  • A few in-person students like lectures, but they are rare outliers.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

14/100

Students report zeros for tiny procedure errors, so strong work still often fails to produce a safe A.

Online comments focus on zeros and proctoring; .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

16/100

and fast pace make the course feel crushing.

Both formats report overload; online adds self-teaching pressure.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

as not mandatory, especially online, but falling behind is fatal.

; some in-person sections still mark it mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Take-again rate is about 9% and most comments explicitly warn others not to enroll.

; in-person has a few positive MATH071 outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Zero-heavy policies for missing work steps, suspected cheating, or procedure slips dominate the narrative.

Format shift

Online and in-person both emphasize punitive zeros; a rare online note mentions partial credit on exams.

Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Students cite 10-20 hour weeks, massive Alta sets, and multi-section quizzes without notes.

Format shift

Online Alta load is especially extreme; .

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most students say teaching is unclear, unsupportive, or absent, despite a few strong lecture praises.

Format shift

; online is largely described as self-taught.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Exams and procedure-strict quizzes carry huge weight, while .

Format shift

Online mentions Respondus and hand-on-paper rules; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and structure, with a small minority calling lectures clear and caring.

Main concern

Punitive grading procedures and .

What students said

“ . Even if you're good at math, his testing and .”
MATH072
“Very Caring. Amazing lectures for .”
MATH071
“Hands out 0's for missing parts. Expects us to memorize 20-25 HW sections for .”
MATH072

Remote format

Online

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

huge Alta homework, Respondus rules, zeros for minor procedure issues, and little teaching support.

Main concern

Zero-tolerance procedures and the grade.

What students said

“ . He does not care and expects you to complete a ton of ALTA assignments (sometimes > 10 with roughly 100+ questions).”
MATH072
“ to be shown while .”
MATH072
“Doesn't provide any actual guidance or lecture videos like other online classes.”
MATH071

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are tightly proctored and unforgiving, with procedure mistakes often becoming zeros.

RespondusShow Hands On CameraNo Notes On QuizzesZero Tolerance Procedures

Assessment risk

Strict

16/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests demand memorizing large homework ranges with no cheat sheet and zero tolerance for missing steps.

No Cheat SheetMemorize Many HW SectionsZeros For Missing Work
“Expects us to memorize 20-25 HW sections for .”
MATH072
“Does not care and hands out 0 for the entire week (0/1000) points if you don't show work to even a single question.”
MATH072

Online

Online tests use Respondus-style proctoring, hand visibility rules, and harsh cheating accusations.

RespondusHand On CameraProctorial Phone ChecksZeros For Procedure Errors
“ to be shown while .”
MATH072
“Gave me a 0 on my final exam based of a "guess" I used my phone.”
MATH072

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if he is the only professor available on earth.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and rare positive outliers. Credibility rating: High.

🚫

12/100

“ . Even if you're good at math, his testing and .”

📚

10/100

“Expect 10-20hr/wk of HW.”

❌ Zero Tolerance

12/100

“He will give people zeros like it's Halloween candy.”

🧑‍🏫 Rare Positive Lecture

18/100

“Very Caring. Amazing lectures for .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • No office hours either by the way, he just throws a textbook at you and expects you to learn from it.
  • Thoroughly enjoyed this class and professor.
  • The lecturer often seemed unprepared and regularly made errors during lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • hands out zeros for fun
  • If you can understand the HW, then you should be able .
  • 70% grade based on exams(30% midterm,40%final) and only 25% on assignments.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Policies

  • Treats an online course like it's an in-person one.
  • 0 notes allowed on quizzes but expects students to memorize about 10-20 sections of HW.
  • Seemed nice but grew hostile when asked abt 0s.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

69

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent, highly consistent negative reviews with detailed procedure and workload examples support a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 561

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

49 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 2 · A 8 · A- 4

B range

14

B+ 5 · B 5 · B- 4

C range

6

C+ 3 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

12

Drop/Withdrawal 9 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1