AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Mark Harbison

MATH28 · STAT300 · ALGEBRA · MATH34 · MATH120 · MATH100 · STATS300 · 143 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
82.35%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take him if you will attend, do all homework, and use ; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra credit heavyNotes on testsCaring but polarizingLots of homeworkSkip class fail
  • , and use office hours or phone help to pass
  • and homework; notes or cheat sheets are often allowed
  • Opinions split hard between caring funny mentor and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many As come from full homework, attendance, , dropped low scores, and .

Online praise is limited to two MATH100 reviews; nearly all grade-cost evidence is in person.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Stats and algebra content is standard difficulty; he can make it clearer for some and faster or murkier for others.

In-person STAT300 drives most difficulty comments; online sample is too small to compare.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

Both online and as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

and and funny, but a loud minority says stay away.

; in-person opinions are mixed but still lean positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

56/100

, curves, and and no-partial-credit complaints are common.

Format shift

Harsh-grading complaints are almost all from in-person STAT300.

Workload

Moderate

40/100

Lots of ; work is doable if you stay current but not light.

Format shift

sections.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Many students call lectures funny, real-world, and supportive, while and unorganized.

Format shift

Online reviews are uniformly positive; in-person quality is polarized.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and tests that mirror the homework and book.

Format shift

Assessment details and math courses.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person STAT and math students either love his humor, , and , and disorganization.

Main concern

as required and .

What students said

“Notes allowed in Q, T & F.”
STAT300
“He offers a lot of just for participating which really boosted my grade”
STAT300
“He is the worst professor ever! . ”
STAT300

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Two online MATH100 reviews , and solid lectures.

Main concern

Very small online sample so the glowing tone may not generalize.

What students said

“Absolutely loved this class. This professor cares about his students.”
MATH100
“He is an amazing math professor. Wish I could take for math 120.”
MATH100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and often allow notes or cheat sheets.

Notes allowedCheat sheetsTests like homeworkDrop lowest test

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and closely follow homework and his book.

Notes allowedCheat sheetsTests like homeworkDrop lowest test
“Notes allowed in Q, T & F.”
STAT300
“Get to make cheat sheets for exams/quiz.”
STAT300
“ wrote his own book so they're easy to study for.”
STAT300

Online

Online reviews .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you come to class, do ! His quizzes and exams are based homework.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting teaching, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“ and tells you exactly what is on the tests.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

76/100

“I think a lot of students believe he is the best math teacher in Sacramento City College.”

📝 Homework And Exams

62/100

“ . . If you are able to earn As you will be able to do it with Harbison!”

⚠️

56/100

“ and lots of homework thats only worth 10% of grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's funny. Inspirational. Offers office hours.
  • and
  • Harbison is like if a sitcom dad taught math class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • easy class if you do he work!
  • ! Goes thru material like if his students knew it already
  • He drops the lowest test out of 4 and quiz out of 4.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support And

  • He gave his phone number out to students and always picked up
  • The review below me is wrong about , there's tons of it.
  • he never lost patience with me and .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

143

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning many years , and polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 554
4 out of 530
3 out of 521
2 out of 519
1 out of 519

Course coverage

STAT30026 reviews
MATH1007 reviews
MATH1205 reviews
MATH345 reviews
STATS3004 reviews
Show 3 more courses
3001 review
ALGEBRA1 review
MATH281 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 2

B range

12

B+ 4 · B 8

C range

4

C 2 · C- 2

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4