Joseph Almeida

330B · MATH203 · MATHMATH · STATS13 · MATH1 · MATH15 · MATH201 · MATH13 · MATH10 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 2.9/5
Take again: 33.33%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

Only take him if and ; do not expect engaging lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture HeavySelf-Study RequiredTextbook DependentBoring LecturesTest Corrections Available

Many students say lectures are long, dull, and so self-teaching is required
Grading can be manageable with , and math-lab
Recommendation rate is low because teaching style frustrates a large share of students

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

An A is realistic if , and self-study, but weak lectures make the effort real.

All evidence is in-person; older reviews sound easier than several later ones.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content difficulty is average; the bigger issue is delivery and self-teaching, not elite conceptual depth.

and stats courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Attendance is often mandatory or strongly expected, with .

All evidence is in-person; a .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

, and many call the class boring or poorly taught despite some easy-A pathways.

All evidence is in-person; positive older reviews are outweighed by frequent frustration.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Open notes, quiz or , and , but some still call him a tough grader.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lots of homework and lecture-heavy structure appear often; students say you need substantial outside reading.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Repeated complaints of unprepared, monotonous, hard-to-follow lectures outweigh the minority who found him helpful.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Quizzes and and lab hours as secondary boosts.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some call him fair and easy with corrections and cheat sheets, while many later reviews call lectures boring, unprepared, and .

Main concern

You may need to teach yourself from the textbook while sitting through dense lectures.

What students said

“All he does is talk all class... Expect to mostly be teaching yourself.”
MATH13

“Do the hw, read the textbook, make good cheat sheet... and you will guarantee an A.”
STATS13

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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Exams are often open-note or cheat-sheet based with are weak.

Open Notes or Cheat SheetQuiz and Test CorrectionsHomework-Based QuestionsMath Lab Extra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students frequently mention , and .

Open NotesCheat SheetTest CorrectionsHomework-Based Exams

“tests are open note, quizzes are as , and .”
MATH13

“Also you get a cheat sheet.”
STATS13

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Expect to mostly be teaching yourself.”
Voice snapshots generated from 29 In person , and exam policies. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“never answers a question, very unprepared for class, talks too much”

📚 Self-Teaching Load

34/100

“Must be self sufficient for this class.”

📝

72/100

“lets you correct your quizzes & midterms for higher grades, plus lets you use a cheat sheet.”

👎 Recommendation Risk

33/100

“ . Don't waste your time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He will talk the entire two hour class.
his class is so boring. It is very .
He lacks the ability to find metaphors or .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Professor Almeida can be an easy A.
the numbers slightly changed.
It is an easy A class. and tests.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

Bad thing is that he gave out tons of homeworks!
if you have a life!
Lots of homework.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

and recurring themes support high credibility despite split opinions.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 54

3 out of 58

2 out of 55

1 out of 55

Course coverage

MATH1316 reviews

STATS133 reviews

MATH12 reviews

MATH2032 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 6

B range

B+ 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 3

Joseph Almeida

Only take him if x x x x x x and x x; do not expect engaging lectures.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Self-Teaching Load

📝 x x

👎 Recommendation Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Only take him if and ; do not expect engaging lectures.

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