AI Rate Professor

Engineering

. Kawahara

ENGIN35 · ENGR35 · ENGN35 · ENG35 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
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Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Solid pick if you use his handouts and homework as your study plan and can live with messy board writing.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHandout KingEasy ExamsIllegible HandwritingBudget FriendlyHomework Mirrors Tests
  • Hands out full-semester lecture notes on day one so you rarely need to copy the board.
  • , so practice sets predict test content well.
  • Board handwriting is consistently called small, atrocious, and hard to read.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

and weekly work is manageable, so an A is realistic if you actually practice the assignments.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content difficulty is generally low to moderate with .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

, though class meets only once a week and notes are handed out.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Students like the free notes, money-saving older book, and .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

75/100

and exams track homework, though .

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Workload

Light

78/100

and easy to keep up with.

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

and friendly style offset chronic complaints about tiny or unreadable board writing.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and finals that closely mirror assignment problems.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Engineering statics-style courses with day-one , and exams that ; biggest friction is illegible board writing.

Main concern

Tiny or atrocious handwriting on the board can make live lectures frustrating.

What students said

“Hands out lecture notes during the first day. Don't waste time copying down what's written on the board”
ENGR35
“His handwriting is atrocious. It is beyond frustrating trying to figure out what he has written on the board.”
ENGN35
“The . On the final, there were problems that were exactly similar to the ones in the assignment”
ENG35

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are repeatedly described as easy and .

Homework-Similar ExamsEasy FinalExtra Credit on Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and the final is often called easy when you practice weekly sets.

Homework-Similar ExamsEasy FinalExtra Credit on Tests
“ . Practice those and you will do fine.”
ENGR35
“The . On the final, there were problems that were exactly similar to the ones in the assignment”
ENG35
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ENGIN35

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Hands out lecture notes during the first day. Don't waste time copying down what's written on the board as he uses his lecture notes to base his lecture.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews spanning 2008-2014, highlighting notes, exams, and handwriting. Credibility rating: Medium.

📝 Full-Semester Handouts

85/100

“Gives out class notes for entire semester on first day of class.”

📝 Board Writing Friction

35/100

“His handwriting is atrocious. It is beyond frustrating trying to figure out what he has written on the board.”

🧪

82/100

“ . Practice those and you will do fine.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Funny guy. Hands out lecture notes during the first day.
  • He show you an easier way to do the problems than what is shown in the book.
  • And the professor is nice and friendly.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and easy to neglect since we only met once a week.
  • The .
  • but .

Theme 3

💰 About Cost & Materials

  • Uses older version of book to save you money.
  • He uses the older edition of textbook to save you money.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed but older reviews from 2008-2014 show consistent themes with moderate sample size and no recent confirmation.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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