AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

John Sayer

MATH43 · MATH35 · MATH37 · MATH65 · FINITE · MTH43 · MATH20 · FINITMATH · STAT · TRIG · MATH55 · STATISTICS · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

unless you already know the material and can handle an .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teach requiredExam-heavy gradingUnhelpful lecturesStrict paceOptional attendance
  • Most students and sends students back to the book.
  • and little safety net.
  • , but the class is risky unless students can teach themselves math.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible for strong self-taught students, but and many students find the class unforgiving.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The math content is fast-paced and often hard, and .

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

90/100

and rules are loose.

.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

because and help is limited.

and strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Some and generous moments exist, but , and unforgiving marking dominate the reviews.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students report lots of material, fast pacing, and graded.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Most comments say he reads from the book, avoids questions, and leaves students to teach themselves.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Students repeatedly say grades are mostly or .

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students mostly describe a difficult, exam-driven class where teaching help is limited and .

Main concern

, and little help with questions.

What students said

“Grades so if you do badly on the .”
MATH20
“he does not teach; he simply reads directly from the book.”
MTH43
“ . Pass the tests, pass the class.”
MATH65

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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The because and some students report too little time for exams.

Exam-Heavy GradingShort Exam TimeExtra Credit On Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews clearly , and some , but do not prove closed-book or proctoring rules.

Exam-Heavy GradingShort Exam TimeExtra Credit On Exams
“we were granted less than half a class period for ”
MATH20
“90% of the ”
MTH43
“he gives ”
MATH37

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“His class is perfect for you if you already know the math, or if you can learn in your own.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and course structure. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“he does not teach; he simply reads directly from the book.”

⚖️

28/100

“Grades so if you do badly on the .”

📚 Course Difficulty

28/100

“Mr. Sayer's course is very unforgiving. Its fast paced and unrelenting.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures do not help at all.
  • .
  • He'll make you feel stupid for asking questions or asking him to slow down.
  • he simply reads directly from the book.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • There simply wasn't enough time to answer all the questions.
  • More than half of his students dropped his class.
  • Pass the tests, pass the class.
  • Expect to work hard.

Theme 3

🚪

  • .
  • everything is left up to you, basically discipline yourself.
  • His class is perfect for you if you already know the math, or if you can learn in your own.

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five reviews across many years show a consistent pattern of and weak teaching support.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 57
1 out of 513

Course coverage

MATH354 reviews
MATH654 reviews
MATH203 reviews
MTH433 reviews
MATH372 reviews
Show 8 more courses
STATISTICS2 reviews
209581 review
FINITE1 review
FINITMATH1 review
MATH431 review
MATH551 review
STAT1 review
TRIG1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1