Larry Sturgeon

MATH · MATH004 · MATH005 · MATH108 · MATH2 · MATH102 · MATH51 · MATH30 · TRIG · CALC · MATH11 · MATH31 · MATH002 · MATH5 · MATH104 · AAAAAINTE · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.4/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you already have strong algebra skills and can self-teach through hard, test-heavy math.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHard ExamsUnclear LecturesSarcasticTest Heavy

and dominate the grade.
and he restates rather than clarifies.
, but quizzes and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting an A takes serious study because and he is a .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Students , and material that assumes strong prior algebra skills.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and he calls out students who leave early.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Zero would-take-again and most students say and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

; exams graded hard and small mistakes cost a lot.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Homework is often optional, but and .

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

, and leaves students confused; older reviews are mixed.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grade is driven by tough exams and .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person math classes with homework quizzes, and frequent complaints about unclear lectures and harsh grading.

Main concern

and he is a .

What students said

“ and exams are 50% of your grade. while lecturing.”
MATH104

“ . They're usually 10 questions... Much harder than the .”
MATH004

“Just finished,one of the hardest Math classes I have taken. He is a .”
MATH2

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

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and weighty; some quizzes allow open notebook and occasional .

Hard In-Person ExamsTest HeavySome Extra CreditOpen Notebook Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; homework quizzes can be open notebook and sometimes include .

Hard In-Person ExamsTest HeavyOpen Notebook QuizzesExtra Credit Questions

“ and exams are 50% of your grade.”
MATH104

“There are weekly tests and it is open notebook.”
MATH004

“Exams have Qs, usually 2. Offers .”
MATH004

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ and exams are 50% of your grade. while lecturing.”
Voice snapshots generated from 44 , and unclear lectures. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teaching Quality

32/100

“When you ask for clarification he just restates what he said before.”

📝

32/100

“ ... Much harder than the .”

👎 Recommendation

18/100

“ ”

⚖️

26/100

“He is a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

while lecturing.
Not good at explaining math and is rude to students.
He reads the book in lecture and teaches you as though you already know what you're doing.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you do not study for .
... Much harder than the homework.
I put a lot of work into his class and he still gave me a D.

Theme 3

😠 About Personality

he is soooo MEAN!! !!
very mean from the first day. doesn't seem to care whether u pass or fail.
He is very mean and rude.

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

44 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years with and .

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

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2 out of 514

1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

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A+ 2 · A 1

B range

B 2

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C 1

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D 1

F

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Larry Sturgeon

Avoid unless you already have strong algebra skills and can self-teach through hard, test-heavy math.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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📚 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

👎 Recommendation

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

😠 About Personality

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