AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Tom Grube

M51 · MATH11STATS · MATH51 · MATH11 · STATSMATH11 · MATH011 · STATS11 · STATS · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
39.39%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Prefer another math professor unless you only need a and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProLate or no gradingCaring in personUnorganized onlineLecture vs homework mismatchMath self-study required
  • Biggest recurring issue is grades posted very late or not until after the term
  • In-person fans praise care and clarity; online students often report noisy old videos and chaos
  • You can still pass, but tracking progress and learning from lectures is unreliable for many

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Some earn As with effort and , but late feedback and .

Online A grades often come with complaints about not knowing status; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Average difficulty is elevated; stats/trig require steady work and outside help for many.

Online feels harder due to poor materials; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

; many say show up or use lab help, but .

Online ; in-person more often rewards presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

40/100

Take-again rate is low overall; and avoid-entirely notes.

; online reviews are mostly negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

Some say fair or even generous outcomes, but and .

Format shift

; in-person less extreme but still late.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Homework and worksheets are regular; not always overwhelming, but .

Format shift

Online reports lots of homework and group worksheets; .

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

In person he can be caring and clear; online teaching quality is frequently called a waste of time.

Format shift

.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams and a limited set of graded items drive the grade; .

Format shift

Both formats stress exams; online also piles ungraded or late-graded assignments.

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

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and effective if you show up; others cite and late grades.

Main concern

Grade opacity and uneven lecture clarity; .

What students said

“Professor Grube really cares about his students. He has a passion for teaching and it shows.”
MATH51
“ so you have a lot of time to do them.”
MATH51
“This professor did not grade at all through out the semester”
MATH011

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online is widely criticized for ungraded work until semester end, old noisy lecture videos, and weak alignment with homework.

Main concern

No grade visibility mid-term and lectures that do not prepare for assignments.

What students said

“He never responded to any emails and never graded any work. I didn't know my final grade until after the semester was over.”
MATH011
“Nothing was ever graded in and the end of the semester.”
MATH011
“absolutely nothing is learning if you are taking the asynchronous online class.”
MATH51

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

hard tests; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Take-home exams in some termsLong timed exams historicallyWorksheets feed examsLate grade posting

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; older reports mention long exams with not enough time.

Take-home exams sometimesFlexible test time sometimesLong exams historicallyWorksheet-based problems
“ so you have a lot of time to do them.”
MATH51
“ and as long as we needed.”
MATH51

Online

Online exams and work are often graded very late; lectures are old recordings that students .

Late gradingPre-recorded lecturesHomework mismatchAsynchronous work
“He didn't grade the last 3 of 4 exams until after the last day.”
MATH011
“These lectures were pre recorded 2 years ago. These lectures were very hard to understand due to the background noise of students.”
MATH011

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This professor doesn't grade anything till after the semester ends so it's difficult to know how well you're doing in the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting late grading and format split. Credibility rating: High.

⏱️

25/100

“I didn't know any of my grades throughout the semester at all until 2weeks after the class had ended.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“Professor Grube really cares about his students. He has a passion for teaching and it shows.”

👎 Online Experience

30/100

“I do not recommend picking Professor Grube AT ALL. Unless you would like to spend an entire guessing your ”

👍 Recommendation

40/100

“If you want to actually learn, not this prof”

Theme 1

📝

  • He never graded any work.
  • Nothing was ever graded in CANVAS
  • you won't know your grade until the end of the year

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's very knowledgeable and kind.
  • lectures were a complete waste of time

Theme 3

💻 About Online vs In Person

  • .
  • outstanding professor for my first college math class
  • asynchronous online class... waste of my time

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

56

Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many and a sharp online vs in-person quality gap.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 56
3 out of 53
2 out of 511
1 out of 516

Course coverage

MATH01121 reviews
MATH5114 reviews
MATH117 reviews
MATH11STATS3 reviews
M512 reviews
Show 3 more courses
STATS1 review
STATS111 review
STATSMATH111 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

11

B+ 3 · B 7 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1