AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Alex May

MATH300 · MATH335 · MATH400 · STAT300 · MATH372 · MATH120 · MATH370 · CALC400 · TRIG335 · MATH401 · MATH100 · STATS300 · 132 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will do the homework and can handle a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest HeavyClear LecturesHomework EssentialHilariousNo Calculators
  • and caring help if you put in work.
  • and exams; but essential for an A.
  • Pacing can feel fast and some courses ban calculators, which hurts students who struggle with testing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is and quizzes, but and there is little leniency for weak testers.

Online reviews stress homework-to-A path; and no-calculator pain.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

and calculus that many find challenging.

Both formats report moderate-to-hard material; in-person calculus and precalc feel tougher.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skip-class tags appear frequently, though a few sections list it as optional.

Online and in-person both lean mandatory for success, with .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Most students who work hard recommend him strongly despite a vocal minority who found him too fast or too test-heavy.

; in-person has the bulk of glowing recommendations.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Clear criteria and homework-aligned quizzes help, but and little dropping of .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize few graded categories and .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

yet massive and necessary, plus weekly quizzes, so the real workload is moderate to heavy.

Format shift

Online and when not collected.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

, and caring, while critics cite speed and hard-to-follow pacing.

Format shift

Online students highlight organization; in-person praise is stronger but more polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

80/100

Most of the , and a as practice.

Format shift

Consistent across online and in-person comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students call him one of the , but warn about fast lectures, hard exams, and no-calculator rules.

Main concern

and sometimes unhelpful study guides.

What students said

“Professor May is by far the .”
MATH400
“Beware no calculators and .”
MATH370
“If you do the C.”
MATH400

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and chill if you attend and and exam expectations.

Main concern

Attendance and ; .

What students said

“If you do all your homework assigned, even though quizzes.”
MATH400
“ and .”
MATH372
“If you do all HW and review all concepts every day, you should be fine to get an A, at least a B.”
MATH370

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and ; but can include curveballs and ban calculators.

Weekly QuizzesHomework-Based TestsNo CalculatorsPractice ExamsTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and exams that feel harder than study guides for some.

No CalculatorsWeekly QuizzesHard ExamsStudy Guides Mixed
“Beware no calculators and .”
MATH370
“Entire grade based on 3 exams plus the final, and 10% from a .”
MATH400

Online

Online students say quizzes and and .

Homework AlignedPractice ExamsClear Expectations
“he makes it quite clear what will be on the exams and what won't, and ”
MATH400
“you will not be surprised by any problems in test, quiz and exam”
MATH370

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor May is by far the . He makes the lecture and the material as easy to understand as possible”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in-person), highlighting teaching strengths and test-heavy risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“Professor May is by far the .”

📊 Test-Heavy Reality

48/100

“Entire grade based on 3 exams plus the final, and 10% from a .”

👍

58/100

“If you do all your homework assigned, even though quizzes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is engaging, always ready to answer any questions
  • his motto in class is MATH IS FUN
  • Lectures too fast to follow, literally as fast as he can write.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Do ALL the and you wont be surprised, but .
  • If you do the C.
  • NO CALCULATORS.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is awesome.
  • he's a funny guy too
  • hands down one of the greatest math professors on this campus.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

132

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many courses and years, with rich detail and consistent core themes, support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 574
4 out of 522
3 out of 59
2 out of 511
1 out of 516

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 8

B range

11

B+ 2 · B 9

C range

5

C 5

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1