AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Curtis Kifer

MATH71CALC · MA111 · MATH72 · MATH063 · MATH71 · GEOMETRY · M14 · CALCULUS · MATH63 · CALC2 · MATH13 · MATH11 · CALC72 · MATH21 · MATH7172 · MATH072 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take him if you want strong teaching and ; avoid if you need light workload or .

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear Math ExplanationsHeavy Online HomeworkWebAssign HeavyCaring but ToughPolarizing Workload
  • Many students call him one of the clearest, funniest math teachers on campus.
  • and heavy problem sets drive most complaints.
  • An A is available with serious daily practice, but lazy students and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Strong students who master WebAssign can earn As, but , and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Calc and stats content plus homework harder than lecture examples keeps intellectual difficulty high.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

; skip class and you fall behind fast.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

lovers praise clarity and and hardness.

Split .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Some report partial credit and fair midterms; others call him a .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Lots of online homework, often multi-hour sets, plus quizzes and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

, and genuine care despite organization and platform gripes.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of , and finals; weight varies by course but .

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person lectures praised as clear and energetic, paired with , and .

Main concern

WebAssign or ConnectMath for homework and .

What students said

“Kifer is passionate, well articulated, funny, and caring. Really he is the .”
MATH63
“His class would be much better, even perfect if he didn't use webassign for , but and tests.”
MATH71
“when the whole class fails the and he blames it all on us”
MATH072

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, sometimes without notecards, and are widely called hard though a few note fair partial credit.

WebAssign ExamsOnline QuizzesTest HeavyNo Notecards SometimesPartial Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests; notecards are sometimes banned and homework prep is essential.

WebAssign TestsNo NotecardsHard MidtermsOnline Quizzes
“this man doesn't let you use any notecards .”
MATH072
“Mr. Kifur uses webassign for .”
MATH71
“ but fair. lenient .”
MATH71

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You will not find a better, incredibly well articulated calculus teacher than Kifer... He cares.”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 in-person reviews capturing a strong teaching-versus-workload split; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

80/100

“Unlike my experiences with pretty much every math teacher I ever had -- I get it when he describes things!”

📚

24/100

“For the at least 3 hours to finish it.”

👎 WebAssign Frustration

30/100

“ConnectMath is an awful program! It causes me so much anxiety”

⚖️ Polarized Recommendation

52/100

“ !”

❤️ Caring Instructor

85/100

“He truly cares about his students and wants to see you succeed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His notes should become the textbook.
  • funny and make the arcane,abstract concept easy to understand

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy get A with the way he grade.
  • and .
  • if you do the HM and make sure you get 100% every time, easy points

Theme 3

💻

  • WebAssign really helped me by preparing me for his exams.
  • everything is online( , and TESTS)
  • My MathLab, I hated it.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-seven detailed reviews with stable pro-teaching and .

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530
4 out of 57
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 1 · A 12 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1