AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Ben Smith

STAT227 · MATH227 · MATH125 · BA216 · CALC263 · MATH134 · MATH270 · 125 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
79.63%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Strong pick for stats if , and use office hours; expect more grind in 270.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring and patientOpen-note friendly statsLots of homeworkAccessible office hoursExtra credit and drops
  • Stats sections often feel manageable with and open notes.
  • Linear algebra and older calc reviews are tougher and more mixed.
  • He is widely seen as kind and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many As and B+s when homework and notes are done; not free, but , and lower the barrier.

Online stats often easier; linear algebra and older courses need more work.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Stats content is frequently called straightforward; linear algebra remains concept-heavy.

In-person and online stats both skew easier than MATH270.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Some , but missed classwork and participation often hit the grade.

Mixed reports in both formats; several say .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

About 80% would take again, with strong praise for patience and resources outweighing older harsh reviews.

Recent reviews recommend more than older MATH125 and calc complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Open notes, cheat sheets, dropped midterms, rounding, and appear often .

Format shift

Online and outliers.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

, and short-term courses pile up work even when concepts are clear.

Format shift

8-week sections feel especially heavy online and in person.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Most students say he breaks material down simply and helps a lot outside class, though a .

Format shift

Recent stats reviews are stronger than older lower-division complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Homework and notebooks matter, but and grade.

Format shift

Similar balance across formats with more open-book emphasis online.

Luni fit check

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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

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students highlight simple explanations, , and solid help, with older lower-level math more critical.

Main concern

A and .

What students said

“his exams and and homework”
MATH227
“When I took him everything was open book and open note, including the final.”
STAT227
“he went the extra mile for his students and gave us each a spiral-bound book of printed lecture notes”
MATH270

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online , and resources, with a few self-teach and peer-taught complaints.

Main concern

Some online terms lean on group work and self-learning with heavy notebooks.

What students said

“ , so there's no excuse for not passing his class.”
STAT227
“The whole semester was self-learning and a heavy workload with HW and JNB's.”
MATH227
“Professor , and dedicated to helping you learn.”
MATH227

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and , though linear algebra tests stay hard.

Open book/open noteCheat sheetsDrop lowest midtermHomework matches examsTrue-false heavy in linear

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests frequently allow notes or provided cheat sheets and .

Open note finalProvided cheat sheetCurve reported
“everything was open book and open note, including the final”
STAT227
“he lets the students use a cheat sheet that he will provide”
MATH270

Online

Online stats often open book with ; linear algebra online still test-heavy.

Open bookHomework-aligned quizzes
“quizzes and ”
STAT227
“ .”
MATH270

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I hate statistics but he made the class so and and homework”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“he really breaks things down to the .”

👍 Recommendation

80/100

“ . Go to office hours if you need help!!!”

📝

78/100

“he allowed cheat sheets and , and the .”

📚 Workload

42/100

“There's a bit more content then you'd think for a 3 unit class for 270 but it was fine.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • caring, funny, and accessible
  • day to help
  • Should be teaching at an ivy league rather than a community college

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Not the easiest class and definitely not a free A
  • If you just pay attention during his class you'll get an A
  • He replaces your lowest grade with the

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he cares alot about his students succeeding
  • Just wants his students to succeed
  • such an amazing soul

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

125

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with broad course coverage, recent detail-rich praise, and consistent caring-teacher theme despite older outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 556
4 out of 517
3 out of 513
2 out of 518
1 out of 522

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 5 · A 15

B range

15

B+ 8 · B 3 · B- 4

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

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