AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Mike Higgins

MATH280 · MATH180 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
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Difficulty
5.0

The decision

Take only if you want a tough math class with and and group exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard TestsClear LecturesGroup TestingSelf-Study HeavyCurves Grades
  • but .
  • one strong praise for .
  • Group testing means your grade can depend on partners.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Tests are hard and group-graded; a but an A still takes real work.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Both reviews rate difficulty at 5 and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

One student calls him excellent and fair; another wishes they chose a different instructor.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

Grades on a but does not erase exam difficulty.

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

and self-study rather than endless busywork.

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

; another says he relies on Kahn videos and individual effort.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

and group testing dominate the grade experience in comments.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and mixed views on how much he actually teaches versus assigning self-study.

Main concern

and group testing can hurt if you pick weak partners or need heavy instruction.

What students said

“ , and grades on a curve.”
MATH280
“ but you will always be prepared for them.”
MATH180

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.

applied.

Hard TestsGroup TestingCurved Grades

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a curve.

Hard TestsGroup TestingCurve
“Wants you to form groups during testing which sounds cool but you are graded as a group”
MATH280
“ but you will always be prepared for them.”
MATH180

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Higgins is an excellent and fair math teacher who really knows what he is teaching.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching split and . Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“ and thorough lectures and you will never have to rely on your book for understanding.”

📝

32/100

“ , and grades on a curve.”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“I wish I chose a different instructor”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He relies heavily on individual effort instead of actually instructing.
  • and thorough lectures
  • Relies on Kahn videos for instruction

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , and grades on a curve.
  • but you will always be prepared for them.
  • you are graded as a group, so

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only 2 old reviews (2007-2012) with conflicting tone and no grades or .

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH1801 review
MATH2801 review

Reported outcomes

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