AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Guillermo Castilla

CAL71 · MATH11A · PHYS4B · MATH14 · MATH21 · MATH78 · PHYSICS4B · PHYS2B · MATH014 · MAT13 · MATH71 · PHYS4A · MATH13 · MATH11 · PHYS4C · MATH22 · CALC71 · MATH72 · 62 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
35.48%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Avoid if ; only consider if and just want a passable grade path.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear LecturesSelf Study RequiredExtra CreditOptional AttendanceHard Tests
  • Recent physics students .
  • Grading can be , and , so grades may outpace learning.
  • Attendance is and outside videos.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

, and that cushion grades; others report brutal tests.

Nearly all grade evidence is in person; the one .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Physics content plus weak lecture and .

; online math was lighter.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

as not mandatory, though skipping still risks falling behind.

In-person physics usually optional; older .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Would-take-again near one-third and many .

; single online review was positive but sparse.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

54/100

Curves, partial credit, multi-try quizzes, and , but tough-grader tags also show up.

Format shift

and ; online math noted clear criteria.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

and quizzes are regular; some call HW optional, others report heavy WebAssign or book work.

Format shift

In-person load varies by term; online math emphasized mandatory WebAssign.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Common themes are boring, messy, error-prone, or and poor preparation for later physics.

Format shift

; older math and one online review are more positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and homework alignment more than projects or labs.

Format shift

; online math used WebAssign plus straightforward tests.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics and and repeated claims that he cannot teach clearly.

Main concern

Confusing lectures and hard or grades.

What students said

“You will not understand a single thing he says and he is bad at explaining.”
PHYS4C
“Run because this man cannot teach and has told students he doesn't like teaching.”
PHYS4A
“easy A, ”
PHYS4A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One older online math section reports straightforward tests and .

Main concern

Only one online review exists, so online quality is not well established.

What students said

“Lecture was only once a week for this class so a lot of self-studying.”
MATH78
“Tests and .”
MATH78

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and practice tests, sometimes split conceptual in class and .

Practice ExamsMulti-Try QuizzesExtra CreditMixed MC and Free ResponseSome Take-Home Parts

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

to very hard tests some call the hardest ever.

Practice ExamsCurve PossibleExtra Credit After MidtermsTake-Home Problem Portions
“exams are based on , and homework”
PHYS4A
“ seen.”
PHYS4C

Online

Online math quizzes and tests described as straightforward with .

WebAssignStraightforward TestsWeekly Lecture Plus Self-Study
“Tests and .”
MATH78

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“he is terrible but other professors in my college are worse than him so as I don't need to lear physics and still get grade A”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in person), contrasting weak lecture clarity with ; credibility rating: High.

🚨 Teaching Quality Concerns

34/100

“Run because this man cannot teach and has told students he doesn't like teaching.”

📖

30/100

“must read the book to understand”

🎁 Curve and

54/100

“if you did somewhat poorly on the !”

👎 Low Recommendation

34/100

“ . You will not understand a single thing he says”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are long and excruciating where the professor often makes mistakes
  • Professor is crazy smart but sucks at teaching

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • on quizzes
  • Easy to get an A if you study and learn the material
  • seen
  • Ruin my GPA

Theme 3

📝 About Workload and Structure

  • , but do all the homework
  • online hw has multiple tries
  • Watch Michael Van Biezen's lectures before starting this class
  • no labs

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

62

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with and weak-lecture themes, though and newer physics anger both appear.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 515
3 out of 51
2 out of 511
1 out of 520

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 5

B range

12

B+ 4 · B 6 · B- 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1