AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Shane Smith

MATH112 · MATH115 · GEOMETRY · MATH120 · MATH110 · TRIGONOMETRY · GEO120 · MATH228A · MAT2 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you can learn from the book and do not need strong lecture clarity.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTeaches from the bookProofs-heavyMixed clarityHelpful outside classTest heavy
  • Many say he copies the textbook and .
  • and finals or proofs trip up students.
  • , and helpful if you use office hours and the book.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Some call it an easy A with homework and attendance; many report Cs or harder finals worth about 40%.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Geometry and intermediate math feel book-standard but proofs and pace make it tougher than a free elective.

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

; others say you can miss and still pass from the book.

All evidence is in-person.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Reported take-again is moderate and and .

All evidence is in-person.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

yet tests and .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of homework and long study time appear repeatedly, especially summer terms.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Average

44/100

Patient and available for some, vague and book-bound for others, with very mixed lecture quality.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tags and comments stress tests and a .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

All reviews are in person and split between helpful dry-wit mentor and .

Main concern

, and finals that .

What students said

“I spent the whole month of July doing nothing but class and HW... and then I still got bad grades”
mat2
“After doing the and feeling comfortable with the material, his lecture ”
MATH120

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Standard closed-course math testing with heavy finals; no online proctoring details appear.

Test heavyHard finalHomework plus examsProofs

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a difficult final often around 40% with limited guidance on content.

Hard finalMidtermsTest heavy
“he will give an incredibly difficult final woth 40% that I don't think he could get an A on himself”
MATH120
“ ”
mat2

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Maybe the . After doing the homework assignments and feeling comfortable with the material, his lecture .”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person , and split recommendations. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Book-Based Teaching

44/100

“Most of class is spent copying text straight out of the book.”

🧪

40/100

“he will give an incredibly difficult final woth 40%”

👍 Helpful Side

55/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • teaches by the book
  • His teaching style is pretty boring
  • and abstract

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A!
  • I still got bad grades on everything and struggled to pass

Theme 3

💬 About Personality

  • He has a dry sense of humor
  • and inspiring math professor
  • makes stupid remarks and tries to be funny

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

28 reviews over many years show stable split opinions but many older short comments lower detail richness.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 56
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 58

Course coverage

MATH12017 reviews
GEOMETRY4 reviews
GEO1201 review
mat21 review
MATH1101 review
Show 4 more courses
MATH1121 review
MATH1151 review
MATH228A1 review
TRIGONOMETRY1 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values