AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Richard Fine

V3190MATH115 · ALGEB114 · MATHEMATICS · MATH112 · MATH115 · MATH265 · MATH238 · MATH227 · MATH125 · U · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid unless you are a strong self-taught math student and unforgiving tests.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLots of homeworkTough graderTeach yourselfMonotone lecturesFast paced
  • Most students say you teach yourself because lectures are fast, dry, and unhelpful.
  • Workload is heavy with lots of homework and .
  • and many students drop or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Students report tough grading, trick questions, drops, and needing heavy practice just to pass.

; the single online review also reports a drop.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Material is fast-paced and homework-heavy, with many students saying content and tests feel hard.

In-person reviews dominate; online review also calls the class difficult.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and note drops for attendance or skip-and-fail pressure.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Would-take-again is about 14% and most comments urge students to choose anyone else.

Negative and the one online review.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tough grader tags, hard tests with trick questions, and frequent drops dominate the feedback.

Format shift

In-person evidence is strong; online review also tags tough grader.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

and phone-book sized notebooks leave little study time.

Format shift

Workload complaints .

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Many call lectures monotone, book-bound, unhelpful, and rude when students ask questions.

Format shift

In-person reviews drive the score; online review also says self-teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and several comments call the class test-heavy.

Format shift

; online review is also exam-sensitive.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews mostly describe boring monotone lectures, heavy homework, hard tests, and self-teaching.

Main concern

Attendance pressure, heavy homework, and tests that feel harder than class prep.

What students said

“Overall you had to teach yourself. I am a great student and struggled those around me struggled more resulting in ”
MATH227
“Absolutely THE . Dry, goes straight from the book”
MATH115
“ . but this teacher.”
MATH227

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One online review says frequent random breaks, little help, and self-teaching with a simple book.

Main concern

Not helpful when students ask for further understanding.

What students said

“Not helpful when you reach out for further understanding. Not helpful at all.”
MATH238

Exam style

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Exams are often described as hard, trick-filled, or poorly aligned with class material.

Hard testsTrick questionsTest heavyNo study guide

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report hard tests, unknown structure, trick questions, and weak alignment with lectures.

Hard testsTrick questionsNo study guideTest heavy
“There was no study guide , test were unknown about the structure or what would be on it.”
MATH227
“His tests are extremely hard with trick questions.”
MATH115
“The taught in the class.Tests are made to fail.”
MATH265

Online

Single online review does not clearly detail proctoring or open-book rules.

Self-taught exam prep
“Book is simple it would be a great class if he was more open,understanding and helpful. He's just there I was teaching myself basically.”
MATH238

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Absolutely THE . Dry, goes straight from the book, ask him to give another example - "No, we've already covered that". Not helpful, is sarcastic and horrible at teaching.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews with one online and 39 in-person, emphasizing teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Quality

24/100

“This guy can't teach. I thought i enjoyed math until I met this guy.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

15/100

“ . but this teacher.”

📚 Workload Load

12/100

“My notebook was the size of a phone book. Too much homework takes away from studying!”

📝 Exam Difficulty

28/100

“His tests are extremely hard with trick questions.”

Theme 1

😴 About Teaching Style

  • He has this horrible monotone voice
  • He only does the problems straight out of the book.
  • Overall you had to teach yourself.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • His tests are extremely hard with trick questions.
  • LOTS OF HOMEWORK
  • Do yourself a favor... !!!

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Experience

  • WAS MY FIRST CLASS AT VALLEY, AND MY WORSE EXPERINCE, MADE ME ALMOST TO QUIT COLLEGE.
  • if u wanna fail take him.
  • Spread the word.No fun and very boaring.Run...

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty reviews across many years with consistent themes of , and weak teaching.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 58
3 out of 52
2 out of 58
1 out of 520

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 5