AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Steve Chow

MATH240 · MATH105 · MATH115 · ALGEBRA · MATH261 · MATH120 · CALC2 · CALC1 · MATH110 · MATH261CALC1 · MATH262 · MATH260 · CALC · 128 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
60.53%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you already love math and ; otherwise his tests and pace can wreck your GPA.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMath geniusTough grader no curveTest heavyFast lecturesYouTube blackpenredpen
  • Extremely knowledgeable with a , but classroom pacing is often too fast.
  • , and often feel harder than homework or lectures.
  • some call him the ; many .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

24/100

No curve, tough grader tags, and many Fs and and heavy practice.

Both online and ; online transfer warnings are especially strong.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

College calc moves very fast with .

Difficulty is high in both formats; online comments stress mismatch between lectures and tests.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Many sections mark attendance mandatory or say missing class means you need classmate notes to survive.

; online reviews focus more on workload and tests.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Loved by strong math students and YouTube fans, but widely avoided by students protecting GPA.

In-person has passionate fans and haters; online lean more negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

, and many low grades.

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and test prep; missing class creates a note crisis.

Format shift

Heavy load appears in both formats; summer compresses it further.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Brilliant content expert with and a great channel, but many find classroom teaching too fast or unhelpful.

Format shift

In-person is more polarized; online struggle comments dominate recent samples.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Test-heavy courses with quizzes and .

Format shift

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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

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

dedicated learners praise clear examples and YouTube support, while many , and unhelpful office hours.

Main concern

, and high drop rates for students without strong prior math.

What students said

“He's a , and has extremely difficult test with questions we don't cover in class.”
261
“ so well and really wants to help everyone in his class.”
MATH261
“He should concentrate his side-job on YouTube channel instead of teaching Calculus in the classroom.”
CALC1

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online calc and math reviews are largely , and poor responsiveness, with a few older positive outliers.

Main concern

; several students advise against transferring with this grade risk.

What students said

“Unless you want your life to be math you are not getting an A. There is and they are incredibly difficult.”
MATH262
“ . He is by far the .”
MATH260
“ .”
CALC2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

difficult, often uncurved, and frequently .

No curveHard examsTests mismatch lecturesPop quizzesFormula sheets sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, with little partial credit and no scale.

No curveDifficult finalsPop quizzesFormulas sometimes provided
“ .”
261
“Don't count on partial credit miss a simple Minus and you probably lose 70% of grade”
MATH262

Online

Online students report incredibly hard uncurved tests and warn transfer students away.

No curveVery hard testsTest-lecture mismatch
“There is and they are incredibly difficult.”
MATH262
“ .”
CALC2

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He is a math genius, and that is the problem. He expects a level of of course & timeframe”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting polarizing teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“Professor chow is the greatest math professor that I have ever taken for any math course. The way that he teaches is as clear as it can get.”

📉 Grade Risk

24/100

“If you care about . He goes over the material so fast and is not really good at explaining it.”

📺 YouTube Help

70/100

“ . In class he goes way too fast.”

⚖️

22/100

“Mr. Chow is a choosy, arbitrary, and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Detailed and engaging lectures with great examples.
  • He goes way too fast.
  • He should stick on YouTube rather than teaching at college.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • .
  • .
  • You will only do well in this class if you have prior experience in Calc 2.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is funny.
  • This guy is a genius!!!
  • i love this man

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

128

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across years and formats show a stable polarizing pattern of genius content and harsh exams.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 549
4 out of 519
3 out of 510
2 out of 512
1 out of 539

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 12 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

7

B 7

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

3

D 1 · D- 2

F

6

F 6

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 3