AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Mike McCann

MATH · MATH88 · MATH280 · MATH176 · MATH178 · MATH281 · GEOMETRY · MATH120 · MATH116 · LINEAR · ENG170175 · MATH110 · MATH180 · MATH175 · MATH284 · MATH130 · LINEARALGEBRA · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Only take McCann if and use his outside help; many students say .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing instructorScatterbrained lecturesHelpful outside classHarder-than-practice testsEffort-based passing
  • and clarifying, many call lectures chaotic or useless.
  • Homework and outside help matter more than in-class clarity.
  • and sometimes ban calculators or notecards.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A , and outside work; several say tests are much harder than practice.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Average difficulty is elevated and , and real calc-level struggle.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but showing up and effort are repeatedly tied to passing.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

and humor; many others call him the worst teacher and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Some get points back or pass with effort and homework credit; and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students stress lots of outside learning and homework; .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Helpful one-on-one for some, but lectures often called scatterbrained, error-filled, or self-taught.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

and practice tests that may not fully match.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

dedicated students praise outside help and , while many report , board mistakes, and tests harder than practice.

Main concern

Lectures can feel scatterbrained and demotivating if you need structured in-class teaching.

What students said

“If you do the homework and pay attention to the .”
MATH280
“ !”
MATH116
“He avoides going over the harder problems and makes tons of mistakes on the board.”
MATH178

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.

Exams can be closed-resource and harder than class practice, so success depends on heavy outside prep.

Harder-than-practice testsNo calculators on some testsNo notecards on some testsHomework-linked success

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report , and bans on calculators or notecards in some courses.

Harder-than-practice testsNo calculatorsNo notecardsPractice tests
“he puts problems on the so no one knows how to do them!”
MATH130
“he doesnt allow calculators or .”
MATH178
“He gives practice tests that are almost exactly the same as the ”
MATH176

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You have to be willing to spend a lot of time OUTSIDE of class learning the material because it's hard. If you don't do the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 in-person reviews spanning many years, highlighting polarizing lecture quality and effort-based outcomes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Consistency

48/100

“This professor is extremely scatterbrained and seemed to forget what he was doing a lot.”

🤝 Outside Help

70/100

“If you need help day or night he is happy to help. He really wants you to know the subject.”

⚠️

25/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He would make a lot of mistakes while teaching us.
  • He broke down the material very well for a 6 week class.
  • coming to class is worthless - hes easily side tracked

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you do the homework and pay attention to the .
  • NO EASY A'S, BUT IF YOU PUT IN THE EFFORT AND DO WELL ON THE .
  • of the

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

  • Funny guy and can keep the class laughing
  • .
  • he's a , but doesn't prepare

Data context

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Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

35

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-five detailed in-person reviews over many years show a stable polarizing pattern with rich qualitative detail.

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 56
3 out of 53
2 out of 57
1 out of 58

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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