Torben Pedersen

MATH261 · CALC2 · STATS227 · MATH115 · CAL1 · CALC1 · CALCULUS1 · MATH275 · CALC3280 · MATH101 · MATH266 · MATH261262 · MATH125 · MATH260 · MATH263 · MATH245 · CALC260 · MATH262 · MATH227 · MATH270 · 105 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 22/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
Take again: 22.86%
Difficulty: 4.3

The decision

Avoid unless you are already strong in math and ; most students report GPA damage and a hostile classroom tone.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTests mismatch lecturesMassive homeworkCondescending toneSlide-only teaching

, and
while tests can be ~80% of the grade
A if already strong in math

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

, and comments that even strong students struggle to earn desired grades.

Nearly all evidence is in person; online also rejects easy A claims.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Avg difficulty ~4.3 with repeated claims of and hundreds of .

Consistent across stats and calc courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many sections list mandatory attendance even when .

; overall still low flexibility.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

23/100

Would-take-again near 23% with .

Recent MATH260 reviews are especially negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

; and class averages are often described as low.

Format shift

Online and in .

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Reports of 200-question homework, hundreds of problems weekly, and .

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

reads PowerPoint, skips working examples, ridicules questions; .

Format shift

A few older positive in-person reviews do not reverse the recent trend.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

(even ~80%), with as secondary.

Format shift

Online STATS/MATH227 also graded mainly by exams and homework.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person majority , and enormous homework.

Main concern

Disrespectful classroom dynamic plus tests unrelated to instruction.

What students said

“He is THE . ”
MATH260

“If you try asking him a .”
STATS227

“Homework and the lectures have nothing to do with the test.”
MATH260

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and and lectures do not match tests.

Main concern

Lecture material ; little help outside class.

What students said

“exams and . He does not like it when students ask questions - lectures are not related to online tests and homework.”
MATH227

“Lecture material has nothing to do with test. Participation doesn't matter since test is totally different than lecture.”
STATS227

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are widely described as extremely hard and poorly aligned with lectures or homework.

Test heavyHomework unrelated to testsNo calculators sometimesDrops lowest exam sometimesLong multi-hour exams reported

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams called unfathomably difficult, sometimes no calculators, sometimes multi-hour.

In-person hard examsNo calculators on some testsPop quizzes

“80% of .”
MATH260

“unbearable tests with no time, 200 Question homeworks due 3 days after posting”
MATH260

Online

; pre-tests help some students prepare.

Online testsPre-tests before examsDrops lowest exam

“lectures are and homework”
MATH227

“ helping me prepare for the tests.”
STATS227

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He is THE . IF HES THE LAST OPTION”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with , and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

23/100

“ !”

📚 Workload

12/100

“He gives 200 question based homework due on the day of the test.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“All he does is sit at his desk and types of examples from his book and calls them his examples.”

⚖️

18/100

“ or what is taught in class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He copies and pastes information from the
lectures are
He's pretty cool. But really, you NEED to know your stuff before coming here.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Homework and the lectures have nothing to do with the test
80% of
He loves to fail students

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

condescending tone

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

105

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with strong consistency on harshness, mismatch, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527

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3 out of 511

2 out of 516

1 out of 531

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

B+ 3 · B 5

C range

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

D+ 1 · D 2 · D- 1

F

F 2

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1

Torben Pedersen

Avoid unless you are already strong in math and x x x; most students report GPA damage and a hostile classroom tone.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

MissionImpossible

BrainBurner

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

📚 Workload

🎯 Teaching Quality

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you are already strong in math and ; most students report GPA damage and a hostile classroom tone.

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