AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Michael Avila

TMMACH · METALS · TM27 · TM30 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

if you want a respected machining instructor who inspires real skill growth, not an easy fluff class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMachining MentorHighly KnowledgeableInspirationalAccessible Outside ClassBest Teacher
  • Students call him among the and leave motivated to become machinists
  • Lectures are practical, interesting, and full of trade tricks
  • as mandatory in at least one review with

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

Difficulty ratings are low but comments focus on real skill learning rather than free grades or easy A guarantees.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

75/100

Students describe the class as interesting and approachable while still teaching substantial machining knowledge.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

as mandatory; other reviews do not contradict that expectation.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Every review is strongly positive and several call him the .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

70/100

; reviews emphasize learning and motivation over grade battles.

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Workload

Light

75/100

Difficulty ratings are low and comments stress enjoyable .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students repeatedly praise knowledge, teaching style, accessibility, and inspiration.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews highlight practical class learning and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Hands-on machining and metals classes feel engaging, practical, and .

Main concern

Older review set with little grade detail and .

What students said

“He made me want to be a machinist. Very, very knowledgeable.”
TM27
“He is the .”
METALS
“you will learn all sorts of great tricks.”
TM27

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews .

Little exam detail in reviews

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews ; praise centers on practical teaching and trade skills.

Hands-on skill focus
“He has a really great teaching style, you will learn all sorts of great tricks.”
TM27

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He made me want to be a machinist. Very, very knowledgeable. He will be missed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, highlighting expertise, inspiration, and practical skill. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“He is the . Great fun and full of knowledge.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

96/100

“One word comes to mind about this professor... BEST!”

🔧 Practical Learning

90/100

“you will learn all sorts of great tricks.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Sophisticated class and intriguing lectures.
  • Great teacher, great class.
  • He has a really great teaching style

Theme 2

📈 About Motivation & Skill

  • He made me want to be a machinist.
  • Will get you motivated into becoming a machinist!
  • I took his classes 5 semesters and learned a great deal every time.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Very, very knowledgeable.
  • Respected, Inspirational
  • ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

but are older and lack grade distribution detail.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 50
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

TM273 reviews
METALS1 review
TM301 review
TMMACH1 review

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