AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Bruce Yoshiwara

MATH261 · MATH21 · MATH240 · MATH0490 · MATH260263 · TRIG240 · MATH115 · CALCII · CALC1 · CAL261 · CALC3 · CALC262 · MATH215 · CHEM261 · CALCIII · MATH238 · MATH0493 · MATH260 · MATH125 · MATH · MATH263 · CAL262 · MATH262 · MATH270 · 79 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
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Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless you already excel in math and want a brutal, concept-heavy challenge.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely Fast PacedCondescending AttitudeBrilliant but HarshHard TestsSelf-Study Required
  • Many students call him brilliant yet poor at explaining at community-college pace.
  • Classes are very hard, fast, conceptual, and unforgiving without strong prior math.
  • A minority who work extremely hard praise deep learning and occasional retests.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

High difficulty and and strong prior math, not light effort.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Students repeatedly , and material taught as if already obvious.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

class with no late work, so showing up on time matters.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Many reviews say stay away or strong math students.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

; some mention retests that average scores.

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Frequent homework, group work, and .

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Widely seen as extremely smart but , and disrespectful toward questions.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and finals drive outcomes, with and limited exam time.

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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

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person calc and related math courses feel extremely fast and conceptual; many report feeling lost, while a smaller group of strong students say hard work yields real learning.

Main concern

Condescending , and high drop risk for average students.

What students said

“Stay away from this teacher!!!”
MATH238
“He spends more time telling you about the history of math than how to actually DO the math.”
MATH262
“If you don't have a strong math background or previous knowledge, your screwed.”
MATH261

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.

heavy justification and limited time.

Hard multi-step testsJustify every answerShort timed testsSome retests averaged

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as hard, picky, and time-pressured; some allow retests averaged into the score.

Hard testsJustify answersRetest option for some classesNo late makeups often
“Not enough time given on tests since you must write a lot to justify answers.”
MATH260263
“his tests are only 5 questions so if you don't know the material your most likely going to do bad.”
MATH238
“ and averages the score.”
MATH261

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Stay away from this teacher!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting pace, difficulty, and tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“ and his tests are only 5 questions”

⚡ Pace and Clarity

20/100

“Bruce is extremely intelligent but he blasts through the material as if it were obvious and simple”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

32/100

“TRUST ME STAY AWAY FROM THIS CLASS.”

📚

25/100

“the only way to pass is to know everything before the class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • blasts through the material as if it were obvious
  • and given in a manner as if it was obvious
  • He spends more time telling you about the history of math than how to actually DO the math.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Probably one of the hardest math classes I've ever taken
  • !!! beware.
  • got a B, but with hard work.

Theme 3

😠 About Attitude

  • you will be laughed at for wrong answers
  • he laughs at you when you ask a question he thinks is stupid
  • stern, unapproachable, and extremely rude.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

79

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show a consistent hard/polarizing pattern despite bimodal quality ratings.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 57
3 out of 58
2 out of 513
1 out of 530

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

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