AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Russell LaPuma

M122 · MATH280 · M281 · MATH175 · MATH104 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you are comfortable teaching yourself and using the textbook as the main guide.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teaching requiredCaring but unclearSlow lecturesWeak exam prepHomework dependent
  • Students often describe him as nice or knowledgeable, but .
  • Getting a strong , and textbook use.
  • No online reviews were analyzed, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

A is possible, but students say and self-study rather than easy grading.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The content is not always described as hard, but .

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do .

, but comments do not state a .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Most students hesitate because they find the and expect to teach themselves.

Recommendation and is mostly negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

35/100

, and students describe needing significant independent work to succeed.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students mention lots of homework and needing to work hard from the textbook.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Students call him caring and knowledgeable, but .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and exams, with no single assessment type clearly dominating.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and knowledgeable but , and not very helpful for learning.

Main concern

Students must self-teach because .

What students said

“You'll have to teach yourself everything anyway.”
M122
“Study out of the book by yourself in order to pass.”
MATH175
“he's TOO smart to follow sometimes.”
MATH280

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.

Reviews mention quizzes and exams, but .

Quizzes and examsNo clear study guidesTests may be easy for strong math students

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams but do not clearly prove the .

Quizzes and examsNo study guides or reviewsSome easy tests
“There are no study guides or reviews for .”
M122
“ and ”
M281

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You'll have to teach yourself everything anyway.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“He essentially has no teaching methodology.”

📚

42/100

“Study out of the book by yourself in order to pass.”

👍 Recommendation Risk

30/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures were slow and .
  • very boring, and .
  • Talked at a very slow pace and wrote notes on the board painfully slow.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades and Effort

  • If you are willing to work really hard on the homework and read the textbook, then you can be successful.
  • and
  • after almost 2 months nothing was graded.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews across many years show a consistent pattern, but the sample is small and partly old.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

MATH1752 reviews
M1221 review
M2811 review
math1041 review
MATH2801 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1