AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Edouard Tchertchian

M261 · CALC3 · MATH263 · MATH125 · MATH261 · CALC1 · MATH227 · MATH134 · 63 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
75.51%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want a fair, funny, office-hours-friendly professor; for calc, only if you can handle tough love and steady study.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough love mathHilarious lecturesHelpful office hoursStats easy A pathCan be abrasive
  • Strong in stats with , and a
  • caring and funny for some, rude or impatient for others
  • Calc and , and note study

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Stats can be an easy A with homework and study tips, but calc requires real work and grades are not free.

Online calc still required hard work despite open-note quizzes; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

and clearly taught, while calculus and higher courses are lecture-heavy and conceptually demanding.

In-person reviews dominate and show a .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

34/100

as mandatory, and lectures map directly onto quizzes and exams.

Both formats generally expect presence; as required.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

About three-quarters would take him again, mainly for and office-hour support, tempered by rudeness complaints.

Online reviews are mostly positive; in-person is more polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

56/100

Exams track homework and notes for many students, with some , but others call him a .

Format shift

Online open-note quizzes felt fairer; .

Workload

Moderate

54/100

Expect ; not featherlight, especially in calc.

Format shift

Stats often has 3 exams and a project; calc adds more quizzes and .

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

, and , while a vocal minority say he is rude, rushed, or unhelpful.

Format shift

Online praise emphasizes support during remote learning; in-person includes both math-god and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Grade , and sometimes a final project rather than papers.

Format shift

Stats often replaces the ; calc keeps quiz and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

as clear and fair; calc is mixed with praise for office hours and complaints about mood swings or .

Main concern

Personality clashes, delayed grade posting, and occasional claims that lectures or .

What students said

“If you need to take a stats class, do it with Professor Tchertchian! He makes learning enjoyable and is funny with his lectures.”
MATH227
“ if you want an easy A.”
MATH227
“Just overall bad professor, trust me if you're serious because he doesn't care about yours.”
MATH261

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Pandemic-era online calc sections were supportive overall, with open-note quizzes and lots of after-class help.

Main concern

and the online environment amplified impatience for a few students.

What students said

“An . He spent every single day answering questions after class.”
MATH261
“He gave 6 quizzes, all open notes and open book to make it fair so nobody is secretly cheating.”
MATH261
“The but he has no problem helping students when they need it.”
MATH261

Exam style

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and notes, with stats often using a and some online open-note quizzes.

Homework-Similar ExamsFinal Project in StatsOpen Notes Online QuizzesProctored Final Sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

plus homework; stats often ends with a project, and one higher course mentioned a stranger-proctored final.

3 Exams Plus ProjectHomework-Based TestsProctored Final
“ THOUGH! Having a , and he helped me plenty.”
MATH227
“He gave us three tests and a final. a stranger.”
MATH263

Online

Online calc used open-note or open-book quizzes and .

Open Notes QuizzesOpen BookLong Online Tests
“He gave 6 quizzes, all open notes and open book to make it fair so nobody is secretly cheating.”
MATH261
“ , so he adjusted grades.”
MATH261

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you need to take a stats class, do it with Professor Tchertchian! He makes learning enjoyable and is funny with his lectures.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in person), emphasizing stats success, office hours, and personality polarization. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“He made the . There were like 3 quizzes max and .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

74/100

“ !!!! My first math teacher at Pierce, but the !”

🔥 Personality Split

40/100

“He was the rudest professor I ever met. He was really funny in the beginning, but he lacks patience.”

📚 Office Hours Strength

85/100

“He'll sit there with you and answer whatever question you have. !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He goes through formulas and concepts step by step and is always willing to help
  • Lectures are good. The
  • He's a math god!!!!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you want an easy A
  • Studying notes + hw will get you a strong grade
  • Calculus is hard! That

Theme 3

😤 About Tough Love

  • People hate on him because he does not put up with bs
  • He's abrasive and rude, but much more chill in office hours
  • ! .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

63

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many years and course levels with detailed, recurring themes despite polarized personality opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 538
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3 out of 55
2 out of 57
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

31

A+ 2 · A 28 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5