AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jose Alegre

PHYSICS · MATH20 · PHYSICS3A · PHYSICS2A · PHYS3A · STAT43 · MATH1 · MTH43 · MTH20 · CAL1 · STAT430 · MATH55 · PHYS2A · MTH2 · MATH43 · PHYSICS4A · PHYS4A · PRECAL · MATH2 · MTH55 · 137 lifetime ratings

AI rating
21/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

unless you are strong in math, can handle a heavy workload, and want a demanding class more than an easy grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerVery fast paceHeavy homeworkHard tests and quizzesStrict gradingPolarizing teacher
  • Many students say the class moves too fast and .
  • Homework, quizzes, tests, and .
  • A minority praise his passion, help, and fairness when students keep up and ask questions.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

26/100

Getting an A usually requires major time, strong math skills, constant homework, and .

There are no online reviews, so the Easy A .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

23/100

The courses feel difficult because lectures move fast, concepts are dense, and many students say they must teach themselves.

There are no online reviews, and in-person comments consistently describe fast pacing and difficult math or physics content.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance is effectively required because students say missing class causes failure and one .

There are no online reviews, and in-person evidence repeatedly says skipping class is not realistic.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

29/100

because the , and lecture clarity create a high-risk experience.

There are no online reviews, and in-person recommendations are strongly negative despite a smaller group of satisfied students.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students repeatedly report , and low grades even after major effort.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Many reviews mention tons of , and little time to study.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and workload complaints are frequent and intense.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

He is often described as passionate and nice, but many students say he teaches too fast and .

Format shift

a passionate helper and a confusing fast-paced instructor.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

84/100

Grades appear heavily driven by frequent quizzes, tests, midterms, finals, and as constant preparation.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and , and finals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a demanding, fast-paced math and physics instructor with , and mixed teaching clarity.

Main concern

Students often feel , and .

What students said

“He goes through 3 sections a day, there is a hard and sometimes cover material not even discussed in class.”
MATH20
“Class moves at lightning speed.”
MATH43

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.

in-person tests with limited forgiveness.

Frequent QuizzesHard TestsLong FinalStrict Partial CreditLittle Curve

Assessment risk

Strict

20/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, long finals, strict partial credit, and little or no curve.

Weekly QuizzesHard TestsLong FinalStrict Partial CreditNo Real Curve
“there is a hard and sometimes cover material not even discussed in class.”
MATH20
“ do most of it.”
MTH2
“ .”
MATH20

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want to learn tons of , but don't expect to get a high grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Great professor, but not a great teacher.”

⚠️ Workload Pressure

15/100

“He gives tons of homeworks.”

🧪

20/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is passionate to teach his material.
  • He teaches extremely fast and skips steps a lot, leaving students baffled.
  • lectures are useless.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Hard to get an A.
  • His tests and quizes are hard and the class it´s not at all an easy A, but you´ll learn!!
  • He grades super hard (No one in our class got an A)

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Gives a ton of HW which gives you no time to study.
  • 6+ hours of .
  • if you have a job or friends.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

137

Lifetime ratings

93/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews across many years provide detailed and consistent evidence of , and divided teaching opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 521
3 out of 523
2 out of 525
1 out of 537

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

5

C 3 · C- 2

D range

4

D+ 1 · D 3

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 1