Brendan Purdy

MATHM25A · M07 · MATH15 · MATH15H · CALC25B · MATHM21 · MATH25A · CACLCM25C · STATSM15 · M903 · CALCULUS · MATHM15H · M25A · STATS · M12 · M15 · CALC25A · M15H · CALC20A · M1530272 · M31 · MATHM15 · MATHM15STATS · 203 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 44%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if you already know the material or and practice exams; otherwise many students prefer another math professor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHilarious but unevenTest heavyFlipped self-teachStats coding heavyHarsh grader

and fair with practice exams; many say lectures are dry, off-topic, or textbook reads.
Calc and stats are often test-heavy with tough grading; and .
Online stats adds R/programming calculator work and, in .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Many report As when they study practice tests and complete work, but and As far from free.

Online stats can pad grades with homework; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Calc and stats content is hard, often accelerated, with tests harder than in-class examples.

Both formats rate difficulty high; summer and honors sections feel especially dense.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Many sections mark attendance not required because materials are online, though .

; some in-person sections still mark mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

Would-take-again near 44% matches a polarized split between easy-A fans and .

Online stats and refresher classes get more praise mixed with drops; calc in person is more polarized.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

; curves and lowest-test replacement help but .

Format shift

Online and ; some stats homework grading is easier.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Weekly homework, coding labs, and .

Format shift

Online M15 is homework-heavy; some calc sections are graded mainly on exams.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Average quality about 3.0 with many 1s and 5s; humor helps but clarity and engagement are inconsistent.

Format shift

Online structured stats courses sometimes .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Most courses are test-heavy; homework and projects can cushion grades in stats more than calc.

Format shift

; online stats mixes homework, projects, and exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person calc students split on fairness versus dry lectures; strong students who use old tests succeed, others feel abandoned by flipped teaching.

Main concern

and lectures that .

What students said

“He's one of the . Calc 3 is hard, but .”
CACLCM25C

“Professor Purdy is very smart, but he is not a great teacher. His lectures were very dry and boring.”
CALC25A

“He's very fair about exams, he tells you exactly what's going to be on it and its extremely accurate.”
CALC25B

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online stats and calc often feel homework-heavy with monotone lectures; some praise structured attempts and and drop.

Main concern

, and limited communication for online sections.

What students said

“Dr Purdy was the best choice for a stats professor for me. He put a lot of time into making his online courses and .”
M15

“ . Not responsive to email.”
MATHM15

“Statistics is a hard class as is, but this professor only makes it harder. If youre taking this class online be ready for monotone lectures and .”
M15

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; practice tests often mirror real tests when provided, with .

Test heavyPractice exams similarFinal replaces lowest testOnline proctoring reported

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

practice problems when students prepare; some report mismatch and .

Old tests postedPractice examsFinal replaces low testTough grader

“He posts old tests, and the /wording.”
CACLCM25C

“the practice problems during lectures are nothing compared to what is on the tests”
CALC25B

Online

Online exams can use intense proctoring software tracking eyes and screen; .

Proctoring softwareTest heavyHomework mismatch

“ .”
MATHM15

“ measures eye movement, records screen, etc.”
MATH15

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“If you already know the material, and the course is a formality, then this professor is perfect. If you need to learn the material, you'll be better off with any other option.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (23 online, 27 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Consistency

45/100

“His lectures and notes seem to be straight copied paragraphs from the textbook”

👍 Recommendation Rate

44/100

“He's one of the . Calc 3 is hard, but .”

😂 Humor vs Clarity

50/100

“Although this teacher is pretty funny at times, he does not teach enough at all.”

⚖️

48/100

“He's very fair about exams, he tells you exactly what's going to be on it and its extremely accurate.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures were very dry and boring
Lectures are soulless, the and dont match the study guides

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

He made it easy to get an A
and
You can fail the tests and still get a B if you do the homework.

Theme 3

💻 About Online & Coding

The class was labeled as basic stats, but it's entirely R coding.
There is a programming calculator he makes you use that made me cry every week

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across calc and stats from 2020-2026 with , and self-teaching.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 556

4 out of 538

3 out of 523

2 out of 525

1 out of 561

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 7 · A 16 · A- 2

B range

B+ 1 · B 5 · B- 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 4

Brendan Purdy

x x x if you already know the material or x x x x and practice exams; otherwise many students prefer another math professor.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Optional

Depends

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 Consistency

👍 Recommendation Rate

😂 Humor vs Clarity

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 About Online & Coding

See exactly what the AI read.

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

if you already know the material or and practice exams; otherwise many students prefer another math professor.

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