AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Scott Maccarone

CALC3 · MATH263 · STATWAY227 · MATH228B · MATH261 · STATWAY228A · CALC1 · CALC2 · MATH238 · MATH228 · MATH262 · MATH227 · MATH125 · MATH228A · 71 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
38.64%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you are strong in math and ready for a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerFast LecturesTest HeavyNo CurveTough GraderPolarizing Math
  • Lectures move very fast and many students .
  • No curve or ; exams and .
  • Strong students who practice hard sometimes thrive, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As require constant practice; no curve or and many report low class averages.

; one online A+ review is an outlier.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Calculus and stats content is dense and delivered at a pace many call too fast.

Almost all difficulty evidence is in person; the single online review rates moderate difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping makes you fall behind quickly.

; online evidence is limited.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

and many students say stay away unless you already excel at math.

In-person opinions are split but lean negative; one online review is positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

No curve, no , and tests often described as .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Online homework, weekly quizzes, and .

Format shift

In-person evidence drives this; online has little workload detail.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

and energetic; many call them rushed, sarcastic, and discouraging.

Format shift

In-person reviews are highly polarized; one online review is favorable.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Multiple midterms, frequent quizzes, and ; .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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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

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person he is energetic for some and harsh or rushed for many, with and frequent quizzes.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“Extremely difficult. 50% class averages, only 19 students took the final because the rest dropped.”
MATH227
“He goes fast, belittles students, gets annoyed if you ask questions”
MATH228B
“ and accepted all questions. Maccarone also gives students excellent notes”
MATH238

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One online review is positive and says he is not mean and pays attention to students.

Main concern

Single review is too thin to judge online rigor or .

What students said

“I think he is the Because he is not mean at all And attention to everyone”
MATH125

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent closed-style in-class tests and .

Test HeavyWeekly QuizzesNo CurveNo Extra CreditHard Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessments are frequent, hard, and often mismatched with homework in student reports.

Weekly Quiz or TestNo CurveNo Extra CreditTests Unlike Review
“no . But and approachable.”
MATH227
“Does not prepare you at all for his test”
MATH227
“ and quizzes.”
MATH261

Online

The single online .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in person), balancing polarized math-experience themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“He lectures really fast, its really hard to keep up and understand the subject.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

36/100

“ !”

⚖️

24/100

“ . Teaches from the textbook so a lot of the homework problems you have to figure out yourself.”

🔥 Difficulty Level

24/100

“HARDEST CLASS EVER! , and no .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He talks fast during the lecture so you need to catch up while he is writing on the board.
  • He is very energetic and nice.
  • Makes students feel discouraged to ask questions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but kinda hard
  • Many students dropped the class before finals.
  • Most of assigned homework.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • Prof. Maccarone was sassy like no other.
  • Beware of his sarcasm.
  • Stay away from this guy espically if math is not your strong suit.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

71

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews with and a long time span support a high-confidence mixed verdict.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 510
3 out of 510
2 out of 59
1 out of 516

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 8

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 5

C range

8

C+ 2 · C 6

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 6