AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

NJ Olshansky

MATH263 · MATH112 · MATH269 · MATH259 · MATH266 · MATH215 · M120 · MATH120 · MATH262 · MATH265 · MATH114 · MATH275 · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
26.32%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you already have elite math skills and want a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyRude in LectureGraduate-Level ExamsSkip Class Fail
  • Most students call him a harsh, high-stakes math instructor with .
  • and many report failing or withdrawing.
  • A minority of strong math students praise his rigor and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Tough grading, rare partial credit, and elite prior skills.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Content is fast, abstract, and often harder than the assigned book, with heavy lecture and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Students and missing class can lead to being dropped or failing.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

and most detailed comments urge students to stay away.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

and high fail rates.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and heavy lecture prep dominate student reports.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

, though a minority of strong students respect his rigor.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests and assignments.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person calc and lower math are widely described as unforgiving: , and frequent reports of rudeness when students ask questions.

Main concern

High fail and and .

What students said

“ , or you will fail the class.”
MATH265
“ !!!!! stay AWAY from him.”
MATH120
“ , although based on the same material from lecture he uses questions from his own book which are graduate level questions”
MATH263

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.

materials, and central to the grade.

Test HeavyHomemade Hard ProblemsIn-Person ExamsPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as extremely difficult with material beyond the standard book.

Test HeavyGraduate-Level QuestionsPop Quizzes
“he uses questions from his own book which are graduate level questions”
MATH263
“I studied 20+ hours for the first test and received 30%.”
MATH275

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ IF YOUR MATH SUCKS!”

Voice snapshots generated from 33 , and polarization. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Risk

24/100

“stay AWAY from him. YOU WONT EVEN PASS his class because he makes it impossible.”

📝

28/100

“The first test only 3 person passed out of 36.”

⚖️

18/100

“claims to give partial credit but only if the work is 99% correct.”

👨‍🏫 Teaching Experience

32/100

“Awful Professor!!!! Doesnt know how to teach !!!”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • !!!!! stay AWAY from him.
  • 95% wont pass class
  • grades very hard

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very rude and impossible.
  • gets mad if you ask questions
  • you not allowed to ask any questions during his lecture

Theme 3

❤️ About Character (Polarized)

  • He is a good man. If you approach him, he will help you.
  • !
  • He verbally abuses and insults students.

Data context

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Analysis sample

33

Recent reviews read by the AI

33

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

33 detailed in-person reviews spanning years show consistent themes of hardness and low recommendation despite a few glowing outliers.

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 57
1 out of 512

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 3 · A- 3

B range

4

B+ 2 · B- 2

C range

1

C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 2