Vazken Madenlian

COLLGALGB · ALGEBM05 · BEGALGEBRA · PREALGEBRA · MATHM03 · MATHM06 · BEGALGB · COLGEALGE · MATH05 · MATHM01 · ALG01 · COLLEGEALGEBRA · M06 · MATHM05 · M05 · ELEMALGEBRA · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.3/5
Take again: 25%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material well and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to understand accentMesses up board workTough graderSelf-teach heavyMandatory attendance

Many students struggle with and board mistakes
Grading and
A minority like his humor and self-paced practice style

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Tough grading, test-heavy structure, and skill.

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Material may be standard algebra content, but delivery and pace make the course feel hard.

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Tags and comments stress that skipping class means you will not pass.

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

and many students explicitly .

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

, and little forgiveness or .

Format shift

In person only.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

; volume varies but each graded item weighs heavily.

Format shift

In person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Repeated complaints about accent, board errors, unanswered questions, and self-teaching from the book.

Format shift

In person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Few tests and dropped low test.

Format shift

In person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and a need for external tutoring or YouTube.

Main concern

Weak lecture clarity plus hard grading can sink students who need guided instruction.

What students said

“Didnt do a good job of explaining material.”
M06

“ .”
M05

“I just felt lost and frustrated after every class”
MATHM05

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.

Exams are high-stakes and demand memorization and practice, with limited leniency.

Few high-stakes examsFormula/unit circle memorizationStudy guides of similar questionsDrop lowest test sometimesNo formula sheet reported by some

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; students often need heavy outside practice.

3 exams and a final commonDrops lowest testMemorize formulasStudy guide of similar questions

“expects you to memorize like 30 or more formulas and the whole unit circle”
M06

“3 exams and a ”
MATHM06

“gives you a study guide of similar questions that will be on the exams”
31562

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ .”
Voice snapshots generated from 30 In person reviews, highlighting clarity problems and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Clarity

28/100

“Didnt do a good job of explaining material.”

📉 Recommendation Risk

25/100

“ .”

🧪

30/100

“making his class equivalent to buying a textbook and teaching yourself”

😂 Occasional Upside

45/100

“Madenlian is a funny guy, but his class can get difficult.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

mess up a lot on the board
not coherent
Lectures are usually just practice problems with little explaination

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

he failed everyone i knew in the class
grades hw hard

Theme 3

🚫 About Recommendation

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

30 reviews over many years show a consistent negative majority with detailed teaching and .

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 54

3 out of 52

2 out of 57

1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

D+ 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2

Vazken Madenlian

Avoid unless you already know the material well and x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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 Clarity

📉 Recommendation Risk

🧪 x x

😂 Occasional Upside

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🚫 About Recommendation

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you already know the material well and .

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