AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jacob Veiga

MATH240 · CALCCALC · MATH261 · CALC2 · MATH262 · MATH227 · MATH134 · 113 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
65.88%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will attend daily and keep up with quizzes and packets; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardDaily QuizzesCaring MathheadClass PacketsPolarizing ClarityStay Consistent
  • Many students love his energy, class packets, and support; a .
  • and consistency, which boosts grades for prepared students.
  • Manageable if you keep up; winter/summer intensives and Calc sequences get the strongest praise.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

As are common with steady quiz and , but exams and pace punish cramming or weak algebra.

Online reviews lean easier to pass; in-person winter and regular calc are more mixed.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Calc content is real work; class packets help, but pace and Taylor series or intensives can feel hard.

In-person calc complaints about rush are .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Daily quizzes in the first minutes effectively require attendance even when policy varies.

; in-person comments are more explicit about no makeups.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and solid structure despite a .

Online reviews are mostly positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Often described as reasonable with partial credit and , though some call exams strict and uncurved.

Format shift

In-person students disagree more on leniency than online reviewers.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Daily quizzes, packets, and dump.

Format shift

Both formats report daily quizzes; intensives feel heavier in person.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Strong energy, packets, and office-hour help for many; others need YouTube because .

Format shift

; in-person quality is more polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

66/100

Daily quizzes plus midterms and and packets supporting the .

Format shift

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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

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

many call him one of and finals can feel rushed.

Main concern

Daily quizzes and uneven lecture clarity make self-study essential, especially late-semester topics.

What students said

“One of the ”
MATH262
“Had to learn everything myself, my classmates and I had to watch YouTube.”
MATH261
“Jacob is my guy. You can tell he enjoys calculus and teaching it”
CALCCALC

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online stats and but , and strong support.

Main concern

Daily quizzes and .

What students said

“Professor Veiga's lectures and will assist students in anyway possible.”
MATH227
“I failed the first time and the second time felt like a stroll!”
261
“There are and a . He always reviews the material before an exam.”
MATH261

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes every class and standard exams; some sections allow open notes while others feel hard and poorly previewed.

Daily QuizzesPractice ExamsSome Open NoteTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but some finals feel rushed and harder than homework.

Practice Exams MatchOpen Note SometimesHard Finals PossibleDaily Quizzes
“Tests and go on your phone or tablet).”
MATH261
“Rushed through the Taylor Series and .”
MATH262

Online

Online students report regular quizzes and tests with review before exams and relatively fair outcomes.

Daily QuizzesWeekly TestsExam Review
“There are and a . He always reviews the material before an exam.”
MATH261
“ so it works out.”
261

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you stay on top of homework and quizzes and study, you'll do well. study guide and packets”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, and clarity complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🧮 Strong Math Teaching

74/100

“One thing that is for sure about Veiga is that the guy is a true mathhead. He loves to give students a deep dive into the why and the how.”

📅

22/100

“This class has daily quizzes during the first 10 minutes of class. They can't be made up, so ”

❤️ Caring Support

80/100

“He is such a caring teacher and he values each question any student has.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are pretty understandable
  • Explanations are a bit
  • He creates his own class packets for every section

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • His class is very manageable!
  • class average for tests was around 50%
  • If and pay attention, guaranteed pass

Theme 3

⚠️ About Polarizing Experiences

  • One of the
  • STAY AWAY. This man is a monotone robot
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

113

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with rich detail, recent dates, and both formats produce a stable though polarized profile.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 559
4 out of 518
3 out of 57
2 out of 514
1 out of 516

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

28

A+ 5 · A 21 · A- 2

B range

12

B+ 2 · B 9 · B- 1

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

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