Brian Shay

MATH280 · MATH160 · CALCII · MATH180CALC1 · CALC2 · MATH180 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 74/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
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Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if you will study hard; lectures help a lot but .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough But Fair ExamsGenerous CurvesClear Summer LecturesHelpful and FunnyCalc Workload Heavy

and lively, especially in summer Calc sections
Exams are hard, but and
many praise him, a few warn against the pace and test difficulty

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Curves and homework points help, but A.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Calc content and material.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

, but being in lecture is where examples and clarity pay off.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most students recommend him for and and a few harsh warnings.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and final-replace-lowest-exam policies boost grades.

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person comments.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

and students report needing roughly an hour per section to aim for an A.

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

; a minority call him strict, fast, or boring.

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person comments.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Homework and matter, but hard exams and .

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Calc and , and helpful curves.

Main concern

when lectures feel easy, so under-studying is risky.

What students said

“Tough teacher...but ! of examples.”
MATH280

“ ...there's always one or two tough ones, otherwise just like the HW and lecture. .”
MATH180

“ . he's very strict and he teach very fast,, his test is very hard even for gettin a B”
MATH280

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are tough and sometimes block a B, but curves and a .

Tough ExamsGenerous CurvesFinal Can Replace Lowest ExamHomework PointsExtra Credit on Assignments

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

yet curved, often resembling homework plus a couple of stretch problems.

Tough ExamsGenerous CurvesFinal Replace Lowest Exam

“ ...there's always one or two tough ones, otherwise just like the HW and lecture. .”
MATH180

“ . He is very helpful and ”
MATH280

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Tough teacher...but ! I usually go to UC and he is WAY better than any math professor I had there.”
Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person reviews, balancing praise for lectures with . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“His lectures are , and easy to follow.”

⚖️

52/100

“Very helpful...difficult exams though, but .”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“Shay is THE MAN. .”

⚠️ Pace Warning

35/100

“ . he's very strict and he teach very fast,, his test is very hard even for gettin a B”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

lectures are , and easy to follow
Funny as hell
. He makes many mistakes

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

. if better
and

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Very helpful and knowledgable
he actually learned my name
quite fair

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

10 reviews with mixed but detailed comments; all are older (2003–2009) and sample size is moderate.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 53

3 out of 51

2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH2805 reviews

CALC21 review

CALCII1 review

MATH1601 review

MATH1801 review

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MATH180CALC11 review

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Brian Shay

x x x x if you will study hard; lectures help a lot but x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

WorthIt

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🎯 Teaching Quality

⚖️ x x x x

👍 Recommendation Split

⚠️ Pace Warning

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

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if you will study hard; lectures help a lot but .

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