AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Paul Lin

MATH240 · MTHAA125 · MATH0435 · MATH112 · STATS1 · MATH115 · MATH260 · NDA0435 · MATH261 · MATH262 · MATH125 · MATH228A · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
81.82%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take him if and study guides; , and curves hard workers.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilariousCaringStudy guidesCurves generouslyLots of homework
  • , and if you try.
  • - and test-heavy; do study guides and MyMathLab work.
  • A minority call him unclear, tough, or hard to understand due to accent.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many say easy A if and study guides, but and test pressure.

Online reviews stress crazy curves for effort; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Lower-level classes feel easy and fun; higher calc/trig can feel intense depending on the section.

In-person span is wide; online comments describe moderate difficulty with heavy practice.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and , though a few call it light or skippable.

; some older in-person notes say only 2 points.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

About 82% would take again and most praise humor and help, with a small harsh minority.

Both online reviews are strongly positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Frequent curves, retakes, , and .

Format shift

Online notes crazy curves for effort; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Lots of and test prep are common; doable if you stay current.

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most call him funny, caring, and ; minority cite accent issues or poor calc teaching.

Format shift

Online experience is strong; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests and and study guides.

Format shift

Both formats call out test-heavy structure with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and manageable with study guides; a few report poor teaching in higher calc/stats.

Main concern

Accent and .

What students said

“Open book open notes, even on the final!”
MATH228A
“he does not care about his students at all. Calc262 isn't even hard, he is just horrible at teaching.”
MATH262

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

know the , and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“very tough grander but at the end if he sees you working and trying to learn he curves you up in a crazy way”
MATH261
“ and he gives practice test for and you're golden!”
MATH125

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Many sections provide study guides or open notes and , though some classes feel test-heavy.

Study guidesPractice testsCurvesOpen book open notes (some sections)Test heavy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person ranges from open-book finals and pre-given .

Study guidesOpen book open notesCurvesTest heavy
“He will also give you the ! Open book open notes, even on the final!”
MATH228A
“ but he gives you a study guide for .”
MATH261

Online

Online students report practice tests, online homework, and if .

Practice testsOnline homeworkGenerous curvesTest heavy
“be prepared to max out the homework and you will get an A.”
MATH261
“ and you're golden!”
MATH125

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He got me back into math after 10 years and showed me there is no such thing as being "bad at math."”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 reviews (2 online, 40 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“He is a solid teacher, he tell you what he expect of you loud and clear.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

82/100

“I strongly suggest him.”

📈 Effort For Reward

68/100

“If you do the study guides, there's no excuse in getting lower than a B on a test.”

😂 Class Energy

85/100

“By far the funniest professor EVER!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He showed us step by step.
  • Paul is a really funny guy, he makes the class fun.
  • he is just horrible at teaching.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Open book open notes, even on the final!
  • and loads of homework.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • overall positive dude who wanted to help people
  • , and caring about his students.
  • Respect him, he's a great guy.

Data context

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Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

42 reviews spanning many years and courses, , and homework, with some negative outliers.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 511
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

MATH12511 reviews
MATH11210 reviews
MATH2404 reviews
MATH2614 reviews
MATH1152 reviews
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MATH228A2 reviews
MATH2602 reviews
NDA04352 reviews
STATS12 reviews
MATH04351 review
MATH2621 review
MTHAA1251 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1