AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Lance Gordon

STATS160 · MATH160 · MATH088 · MATH2336 · MATH103 · STATS170 · MATH170 · MATH90 · MATH120 · MAT160 · MATH110 · STAT160 · MATH119 · ELEMENTARYALGE · MATHSECT · 74 lifetime ratings

AI rating
20/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you are strong in math, can tolerate a blunt style, and want to learn through his unusual method.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerConfusing own methodHarsh personalityHeavy homeworkStrict gradingPolarizing teacher
  • Most reviews say his personal teaching method is and does not match the book or tutoring help.
  • , and difficult exams.
  • A minority strongly liked his problem-solving approach and and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Getting an A seems possible only with , and adapting to his strict method, not through low effort.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Basic math content is made harder , and mismatch with the textbook.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

as necessary, and students say skipping class makes passing unlikely.

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Most students warn against him because , and hard to use for exams.

because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Reviews , and harsh show-your-work expectations despite some curves or .

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students often mention lots of homework, multiple books or websites, projects, and .

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Many students describe him as confusing, unprepared, rude, and hard to approach, though .

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades appear , and in-class tests.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are highly polarized but mostly negative, with , and heavy work.

Main concern

His own teaching method often conflicts with the book, tests, and outside tutoring help.

What students said

“ .”
MATH160
“he makes his own formulas that's are way easier.”
MATH160
“Lots of homework, and .”
MATH110

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 generally described as hard and rule-heavy, with comments about required methods and restricted calculator use.

Difficult ExamsShow Your Work RequiredNo TI CalculatorTake-Home Midterm MentionedIn-Class Final Mentioned

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, no TI calculator, and both take-home and in-class exams.

Difficult ExamsShow Your Work RequiredNo TI CalculatorTake-Home Midterm MentionedIn-Class Final Mentioned
“Do well on the homework cuz his 3 exams are very hard.”
MATH160
“Ok, first off NO TI.. only a crappy $1 calculator...”
MATH160
“ and .”
MATH160

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He teaches his own way which is so hard to understand and if you ask a question he just rephrases it with worse clarity and says I dont understand how you dont get it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom tone; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Mr. Gordon is very unorgnized. He is never prepared for class and never knows what he is going to teach us that day.”

⚖️

25/100

“Lots of homework, and . No work, no credit.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

32/100

“ . if you have no other classes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He teaches everything "his own way" which was pretty annoying if you already knew it.
  • He doesn't teach any of the formulas from the book and his lectures are reminiscent of a high school level math class.
  • one of the comes to math.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Lots of homework, and . No work, no credit.
  • , and suffer through the .
  • He gives a lot of , so if you are determined you can get an A.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Experience

  • He is a vulgar person, so if you don't like getting called out in class or rudely talked to then stay away.
  • He picks on random students during class and doesn't follow the book!
  • He is quite & does go off on tangents.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

74

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 50 in-person reviews across many years with consistent , and personality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 55
3 out of 513
2 out of 517
1 out of 531

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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