AI Rate Professor

Engineering & Math

Bruce Mayer

MATHMATH · ELEMALGE · MATH65 · ENG45 · ENGR25 · MATH1 · ENGR10 · MATH65B · MATH55A · MATH15 · ENGR45 · MATH55 · ENGR11 · MTH65 · ENGR43 · ENGR36 · MTH15 · MTH55 · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating
45/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want rigorous preparation and , and PowerPoint lectures.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerVery hard examsPowerPoint-heavy lecturesHeavy homeworkKnowledgeable but polarizingSelf-study required
  • Students agree he is knowledgeable and professional, but many find his teaching dry or unclear.
  • The workload and as very difficult, especially in math and engineering courses.
  • and handle tough standards.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible, but students , and a need to work fast and study deeply.

The lone online review also reports serious time demands, while in-person reviews give much broader evidence of and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The material and exams are often challenging, with many comments saying lectures move through dense PowerPoints and require self-teaching.

Online evidence says the material was easy but made hard, while as genuinely demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as mandatory, but students often say showing up and paying attention are needed to do well.

Attendance evidence is mostly from in-person reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Students recommend him for serious engineering preparation but warn that his teaching style and .

The online review is negative, while and strong warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Many students call exams extremely hard and one , though some engineering students describe his grading as fair.

Format shift

Strict grading concerns come almost entirely from in-person reviews; the online review .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students frequently mention tons of , and long study hours.

Format shift

Both the single online review and .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

He is widely seen as knowledgeable and organized, but many students say PowerPoint-heavy lectures are boring, unclear, or require self-teaching.

Format shift

The online review is very negative, while but much richer.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Reviews , and homework used for preparation.

Format shift

In-person reviews provide most assessment detail, while the online review .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are polarized, praising his knowledge and professionalism while , and PowerPoint-heavy teaching.

Main concern

Many students say success requires major independent study and strong tolerance for .

What students said

“ .”
ENGR43
“You basically have to teach yourself the material 90% of the time.”
MATH55A
“The time you put in, pays off.”
ENGR45

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review is strongly negative and says the class felt unnecessarily hard despite easy material.

Main concern

The review says lectures were boring PowerPoint presentations and the workload was serious for a two-unit class.

What students said

“The material is easy but he makes the class unnecessarily hard.”
ENGR11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because many students describe tests, midterms, and finals as extremely hard, even when some courses allow notes.

Hard TestsTough MidtermsTough FinalsPractice ExamsCheat Sheet Allowed In Some Engineering Courses

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals, practice exams, and occasional allowed note sheets.

Hard TestsTough MidtermsTough FinalsPractice ExamsCheat Sheet Allowed In Some Engineering Courses
“ .”
ENGR43
“ ”
ENGR25
“allows 1 page of notes”
ENGR43

Online

The online review does not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, quiz format, midterm format, or .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mr. Mayer is a nice guy, and a very knowledgeable Engineer, but not that great of a teacher.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“He is very educated and has the degrees to back it up, but has no business teaching a classroom of students!”

📚 Workload Pressure

24/100

“Be expected because he assigns a ton.”

🧪

28/100

“Even with and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are boring, so the .
  • All of his .
  • and helpful.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • To earn a good grade, you do have to pay attention in class and listen to his lectures.
  • If you are lazy, just want an easy A, ENG43 not for you.
  • .

Theme 3

❤️ About Professionalism

  • , and approachable.
  • Great instructor, lays out the reality of how difficult engineering school can be and .
  • , and .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

57

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years provide detailed and consistent evidence of a polarizing but rigorous teaching style.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 510
3 out of 56
2 out of 59
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B 1

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2