AI Rate Professor

Mathematics Science

Brian Purcell

MATH14 · MATH02 · MATH30 · MATH020 · MATH011 · MATH002 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
76.92%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you will show up every day, keep up with homework and quizzes, and use his help when stuck.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear instructionAttendance strictWeekly quizzesOpen notes testsLots of homework
  • and real care that they understand the material.
  • and quizzes are frequent, so skipping is costly.
  • Workload is steady but open notes and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

You can earn solid grades with and quiz prep, but an A still takes steady work.

All evidence is in person.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is standard college math difficulty; clarity helps, but volume of quizzes and content keeps pressure up.

All course-difficulty comments are in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory and critical to passing.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

Most students recommend him for clarity and support, with a .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Clear criteria and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

36/100

Weekly quizzes and sets are short.

Format shift

Workload intensity is reported only in person.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Students mostly find lectures clear and supportive, though some note frequent board mistakes.

Format shift

Teaching quality evidence is all in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Quizzes and tests dominate outcomes more than long projects, with .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person experience is mostly positive for engaged students, with and quiz cadence as the main friction.

Main concern

, and zero flexibility on attendance can sink weaker or busy students.

What students said

“Possibly the . A lot of content is covered but he makes learning everything manageable.”
MATH011
“Although, ! Just show up to class & do the work, you'll pass.”
MATH011
“All quiz's and and makes it easier. Open notes on all tests.”
MATH30

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.

Frequent quizzes and , and mostly multiple-choice formats.

Open notesMultiple choice quizzesFormula sheetPop quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are regular but student-friendly with open notes and multiple choice.

Open notesMultiple choicePop quizzes
“All quiz's and and makes it easier. Open notes on all tests.”
MATH30
“There was literally a and if you don't pass the class.”
MATH011

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Purcell is great. He is very thorough in , and will help anyone who asks for help.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews, , and quiz-heavy assessment. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“ and really ensures everyone understands material being covered.”

📅

18/100

“Just be there bc attnedance does count.”

📝

78/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Mr.
  • He takes the time to get to know you & makes sure you actually understand the work
  • Always making mistakes during lecture and he will waste time to fix his mistakes.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Just show up to class & do the work, you'll pass
  • if you don't pass the class
  • I got a B with his help.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • always answers questions
  • He's always at his office hour and Math lab
  • will help anyone who asks for help.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

13 fairly detailed reviews with coherent themes give solid confidence despite a moderate sample size.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

5

B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values