AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jim Tarvin

MATH · MAT176 · MATH160 · MATH176 · MATH96 · ALGEBRA · MTH110 · MATH120 · MATH110 · MATH180 · MATH175 · STATS · CALC178 · 46 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the math and only need an easy grade, not real instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnorganizedEasy GradesTeach YourselfOften LateExtra Credit
  • Many students say teaching is scattered, fast, and .
  • Grades are , and .
  • Repeated complaints about lateness, absences, and leaving students unprepared for later math.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students report Easy A outcomes , and lots of .

All evidence comes from 46 in-person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Material often feels easy when tests mirror reviews, but pacing and .

All evidence comes from 46 in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Students are expected to show up for group quizzes, yet many note he is late or misses class himself.

All evidence comes from 46 in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Despite easy grades, many students warn against him due to poor teaching and unpreparedness for later courses.

All evidence comes from 46 in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

84/100

, and practice tests that match exams make strong grades very attainable.

Format shift

All evidence comes from 46 in-person reviews.

Workload

Light

72/100

Students often , and easy tests rather than heavy daily work.

Format shift

All evidence comes from 46 in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Common themes are incoherent lectures, skipped steps, tangents, lateness, and leaving students to self-teach.

Format shift

All evidence comes from 46 in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Grades mix exams with group quizzes, practice tests, projects, and heavy .

Format shift

All evidence comes from 46 in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

group quizzes and practice tests, and frustrated learners who call him incoherent, late, and sometimes absent.

Main concern

and unprofessional attendance leave weaker math students stranded.

What students said

“If you want to teach yourself, I suggest taking this class.”
MATH180
“very easy class.Group quizzes and .”
MATH176
“Absolutely the !”
MATH120
“ , and makes a ton of mistakes.”
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 frequently easy and closely tied to practice reviews, with group quizzes and boosting grades.

Practice Tests Match ExamsGroup QuizzesExtra CreditEasy TestsRetakeable Online Final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

identical to real tests, group quizzes, and sometimes retakeable online finals.

Practice Tests Match ExamsGroup QuizzesExtra CreditEasy TestsRetakeable Online Final
“ so if you do them it's an easy "A".”
MATH176
“Also the and as many times as you want. Easy A.”
MATH176
“as for an A”
MATH180

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want to teach yourself, I suggest taking this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 46 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching gaps and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“I found Tarvin's teaching incoherent and entirely scattered.”

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

78/100

“Easy A. and barely shows up to class most of the time.”

👎 Recommendation Risk

32/100

“ .”

⏱️ Professionalism Issues

25/100

“He was an hour late on the first day and then didn't show at all after the first week.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • All Tarvin does is put examples on the board, does them while talking to himself
  • Knows math, but fails to convey it to students.
  • he goes too fast and expects you to already know concepts

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A
  • as exam.
  • he gives a lot of

Theme 3

⚠️ About Reliability

  • It was so awful he showed up to one class, then just bailed on us.
  • Had the nerve to quit four days after the beginning of a 4 week class.
  • He is late MOST of the time to class.

Theme 4

📚 About Learning Outcomes

  • The class is easy but you will learn NOTHING
  • I recieved a B+ and was left completely unprepared for calc. II.
  • if you don't want to continue with math.

Data context

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Analysis sample

46

Recent reviews read by the AI

46

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

46 reviews across many years consistently describe easy grading paired with .

Inside 46 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 56
3 out of 510
2 out of 512
1 out of 511

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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