David Soto

MATH240 · APT261 · CALC261 · MATH263 · 227STATS · STATS227 · MATH127 · CALC262 · MATH261 · CALC1 · MAT263 · STATS101 · MATH262 · MATH227 · MATH260 · MATH228A · M227 · 144 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 74/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 74.49%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if you will attend and study the guides; be ready for a harder ride in Calculus.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious and caringTest-heavy with matching study guidesDaily quizzes for attendanceCurves and partial-credit leniencyStats easier than Calc

Students praise humor, care, and .
Calc courses feel tougher with daily quizzes and ; Stats is widely called an easy A.
Attendance and showing up matter, but and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Stats and lower math often yield easy As with study guides and curves, but Calc demands hard work and .

Online Stats reviews lean easier; and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content difficulty varies widely by course, with Stats feeling approachable and Calculus often described as fast or hard for the sake of being hard.

Online comments skew toward manageable Stats content; in-person Calc comments report higher intellectual challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

Most reviews say attendance is mandatory early on or .

Evidence is mostly in-person; pressure.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

About three-quarters would take him again, driven by humor, care, and .

Recommendation is stronger in or a few weak online terms.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Many report 5% curves, study-guide-matching tests, and lowest-test replace, but and strict partial credit are common in Calc.

Format shift

Online reviews rarely stress harsh grading; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Workload and daily quizzes in Calc.

Format shift

Online HW volume is often called reasonable to heavy; .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students repeatedly call him funny, caring, and , though some say lectures ramble or assume prior knowledge.

Format shift

Positive lecture praise appears in both formats; offline rants and on-topic complaints are mainly in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades are commonly driven by 4-5 tests plus a as attendance and limited collected homework.

Format shift

Online sections still emphasize quizzes and exams; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Stats and precalc often love his humor and easy tests; Calc students warn , and self-teaching.

Main concern

Calc , and graded strictly on few high-stakes tests.

What students said

“Prof. Soto is the !”
M227

“Don't take his calculus course. and they are what he gives you instead of homework.”
CALC1

“Great funny teacher! ... and exactly the same q's as the study guide he gives.”
MATH240

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students mostly , and solid support, with a few noting monotone delivery or heavy online HW.

Main concern

A minority found online lectures monotone and .

What students said

“This class made me enjoy learning math again. Professor Soto is a master at his job.”
MATH261

“He is the easiest math teacher I have ever taken considering it was online.”
MATH227

“These reviews are cap becasue he was completely different online (fall 2020).”
MATH127

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and study guides, with curves and some take-home pieces, but and harshly graded.

Study guides match testsMultiple choice examsLowest test replaced by finalDaily quizzesOccasional take-home half final

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and class examples, with frequent daily quizzes and occasional harsh free-response grading.

Study guides equal testsDaily pop quizzesMultiple choice testsHarsh partial credit

“ and exactly the same q's as the study guide he gives.”
MATH240

“his tests are simple easy questions... but he is a very harsh grader and .”
MATH263

Online

Online exams are often described as easy or open-time with ; proctoring tools are not clearly proven in reviews.

Easy online testsLong exam windowsHomework harder than exams

“ and you have 3 hours to complete them.”
MATH227

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MATH228A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Amazing professor; cannot say enough good things about him. Cares so much & gives you every opportunity to succeed.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and course-level difficulty splits. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Calculus is a challenging subject but and understandable. Lectures are funny, and he tells stories when he sees that people are bored with math.”

👍

74/100

“Prof. Soto is the best teacher to take Stats with! I took his class Fall 2023. so easily.”

📝

70/100

“Provides study guides very similar to the tests given, so studying is straightforward if willing to put in time.”

⚠️ Calc Caution

35/100

“Hardly teaches the subject and mainly relies on you to already know a majority of the content. Claims an average student should get a D in his class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Great funny teacher!
He's super funny I respected him a lot, he wants you to learn.
Lectures are good, but .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Show up, DO THE .
.
Will curve your grade by 5%!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Went to his office hours many times, and he not only helped me in math, but also in life.
Very lenient as long as you talk to him.
Never makes you feel badly for asking any question.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews span many years and courses with consistent themes on humor, study guides, and Calc vs Stats difficulty.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 20 · A- 1

B range

B+ 3 · B 9

C range

C 3

D range

D+ 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1

David Soto

x x x x x x x if you will attend and study the guides; be ready for a harder ride in Calculus.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 x x x

📝 x x

⚠️ Calc Caution

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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if you will attend and study the guides; be ready for a harder ride in Calculus.

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