AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jason Thoma

MATH176 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
5.0

The decision

Avoid him for MATH176 unless you are ready for a very demanding course with .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely difficult testsHeavy workloadLecture heavyHelpful in office hoursHigh failure risk
  • Students consistently describe MATH176 as very hard with a heavy workload.
  • Tests are reported as .
  • , but the course experience is broadly negative.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

10/100

Getting an A appears very unlikely because students describe , and difficulty recovering after the midterm.

All evidence comes from in-person MATH176 reviews; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

The course content and pacing are described as very hard even for Pre-Calculus, with many students falling behind.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

The tag Skip class? You won't pass suggests attendance is effectively required to survive the course.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

, and comments warn STEM students to choose someone else.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

because students report failing, dropping, and being unable to recover after the midterm.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

Multiple reviews cite lots of , and students falling behind.

Format shift

Workload evidence is entirely in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Students say he is not terrible and , but lectures are dreadful, mistake-prone, and poorly aligned with tests.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Reviews repeatedly call the class test-heavy and .

Format shift

Assessment evidence is only from in-person MATH176 reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

with too much work and weak lecture reliability.

Main concern

Exams and workload feel much harder than the course preparation supports.

What students said

“Tests were extremely difficult for Pre-Calculus and he would put things that weren't in the .”
MATH176
“The class was just very hard a lot of students were falling behind.”
MATH176
“he puts too much work on his students and made many mistakes during lectures.”
MATH176

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

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Exams are described as very difficult and poorly aligned with and risky.

Extremely Difficult TestsTest HeavyPoor Exam AlignmentMidterm Risk

Assessment risk

Strict

15/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a damaging midterm, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, or proctoring rules.

Extremely Difficult TestsTest HeavyMidterm Risk
“Tests were extremely difficult for Pre-Calculus and he would put things that weren't in the .”
MATH176
“after the out of a D.”
MATH176

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Half of my class dropped out and most of the ones who stayed failed the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Professor Thoma is a good teacher but made the lectures really dreadful.”

⚠️

15/100

“Tests were extremely difficult for Pre-Calculus and he would put things that weren't in the .”

📚 Workload Pressure

8/100

“I did not like this professor he puts too much work on his students and made many mistakes during lectures.”

Theme 1

📉 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Half of my class dropped out and most of the ones who stayed failed the class.
  • after the out of a D.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Thoma is a good teacher but made the lectures really dreadful.
  • Make sure to go to his Office .

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • Tests were extremely difficult for Pre-Calculus and he would put things that weren't in the .
  • The class was just very hard a lot of students were falling behind.

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

, but they are detailed, recent to each other, and highly consistent.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
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3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH1763 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1