AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Wayne Lam

MATH01A · MATHM03 · MATH014 · MATHMO5 · STATS7251 · MATHM07 · STATSM15 · MATH11 · MATHM15 · STATSM015 · STATSM05 · MATHM16 · MATHMO3 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
20/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

unless you can teach yourself and are willing to tolerate a hostile classroom for grade-recovery policies.

Best fit · Self Taught ProRude to studentsInsults in classHard testsGrade recovery optionsSelf-study required
  • yelling, laughing at questions, and calling students stupid.
  • A minority report easy grades if and .
  • Overall experience value is poor because hostility outweighs any grade safety nets.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Makeups, dropped tests, and , but only if you self-teach and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

and say you learn little in lecture, so content and pacing feel punishing.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

reviews.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

The vast majority urge others to stay away because of insults and unhelpful teaching.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

, and sometimes replaces a low course grade with a , but the scale confuses students.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

50/100

, and several exams appear; intensity varies by section and student independence.

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Teaching experience

Awful

16/100

Most reviews describe rude, unhelpful lectures where questions are mocked instead of answered.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple tests, dropped lowest score, practice tests, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math and stats classes are widely described as hostile, with insults and poor help, though a few self-directed students earned As.

Main concern

He insults and belittles students who ask questions, making learning emotionally unsafe.

What students said

“he yells at student in front of the class for asking questions”
STATSM015
“CALLED ME STUPID AND LAUGHS CLASS QUESTIONS”
MATHM16
“I'm horrible at math too and I got an A in his class.”
MATHM15

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

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Exams drive the grade; , but tests are often called very hard.

Multiple testsLowest test droppedOptional final if strong test gradesHard exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and an optional final if test grades are strong.

Multiple testsLowest test droppedOptional finalHard exams
“If you do well on his tests then you don't have to do the final!”
MATHM15
“4 tests, lowest test score dropped.”
MATHMO3

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 13 , and rare self-study success. Credibility rating: High.

😡 Classroom Climate

10/100

“he yells at student in front of the class for asking questions”

🎯 Teaching Quality

16/100

“his teaching style doesn't teach you anything”

🧮 Grade Safety Nets

68/100

“If you do well on his tests then you don't have to do the final!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he yells at student in front of the class for asking questions
  • he insults his students, and laughs at them, in front of the class
  • He called someone stupid in front of the whole class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I got an A in his class.
  • Lots of chances to pass.
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Theme 3

🚫 About Recommendation

  • STAY AWAY!!!!
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Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen in-person reviews across several years show highly consistent complaints about rudeness, with a smaller but .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 56
1 out of 55

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