AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Zak Hannan

ASTR010 · MATH40 · MATH20 · MATH011 · MATH040 · MATH21 · STAT11 · MATH11 · PHYS007 · PHYS004 · MATH370 · MATH020 · PHYS2 · MATH021 · PHYS06 · PHYS6 · MAT330 · PHYS006 · STATS011 · MATH330 · 72 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can self-study hard STEM material and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerFlipped classroom YouTubeHard tests with curvesKnowledgeable but unevenGroup worksheets and labsTest-heavy grading
  • Many praise deep knowledge, lecture videos, and ; others say he talks without teaching and tests are brutal.
  • watch YouTube, , and hard individual exams.
  • yet sometimes called purposeless, and organization or grade posting can lag.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Curves and partial credit help, but around 50%, so an A needs heavy self-study.

; online also reports tough grading.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics and calc content plus flipped pace make the material intellectually demanding for most students.

Difficulty ratings cluster high across formats.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and labs even when lectures are on YouTube and some call presence purposeless.

In-person often mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

About two-thirds would take again; strong STEM self-learners love him while .

In-person opinions dominate; online is mixed on two samples.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

and partial credit that rescue low raw averages.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Reasonable HW for some, lots of group work and myOpenMath for others; tests drive the real grind.

Format shift

Online calc notes a ton of group discussion boards.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

and does-not-teach complaints about messy or shallow live instruction.

Format shift

; older and some math reviews are harsher.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

; and classwork is secondary to midterms and finals.

Format shift

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person physics and math students describe a flipped, test-heavy style with clear videos for some and .

Main concern

and sometimes weak live teaching or .

What students said

“Probably the . .”
PHYS006
“ but purposeless. He didn't prepare us for .”
MATH021
“ but he gives plenty of partial credit and curves.”
PHYS004

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one A with heavy group discussions and Professor Leonard as .

Main concern

Heavy group work and .

What students said

“Definitely watch "Professor Leonard" on youtube because he covers the EXACT same materials”
MATH021
“Tough grader, wants specific steps done when doing a problems”
MATH21

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and form most of the grade.

Hard midtermsFair curvePartial creditUnfamiliar exam questionsTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report brutal tests, ~50% midterm averages, partial credit, and .

Hard testsFair curvePartial creditFlipped class prep
“Difficult Classwork and Midterms (50% averages).”
PHYS006
“ but he gives plenty of partial credit and curves.”
PHYS004
“He liked to add questions that were not what we had seen before”
MATH021

Online

Online reviews mention tough grading and specific required steps .

Tough graderSpecific solution steps required
“Tough grader, wants specific steps done when doing a problems”
MATH21

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Probably the . . Imo, the best professor I've had in college.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting , and polarized recommendations. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He doesn't "teach"; he just talks, and most people in the class barely understand anything.”

📝

38/100

“Last 2 tests were brutal but he gives a .”

👍 Recommendation Split

56/100

“Overall he is still a great professor and if he is not doing an asynchronous hybrid course.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The and concise and most of the class is group work
  • He in class; you watch his YT videos
  • A great math teacher with , but why.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • exist.
  • There's always a . You have to put in work!
  • This class is not for the weak.

Theme 3

🧮 About Flipped Format

  • Course is "flipped", learning is done through his YT channel.
  • Definitely watch "Professor Leonard" on youtube
  • but purposeless.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

72

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years and courses provide a large, detailed, and consistently mixed picture of a hard STEM instructor.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 514
3 out of 516
2 out of 513
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

9

B+ 1 · B 8

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Audit/No_Grade 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 2