AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Reuben Spake

MATH · ALGRE104 · MATH104 · PREALGEGRA · MATH103 · ALGEBRA · MATH108 · MATH2 · MATH102 · STATSMATH · ALG4CALC · MATH310 · ALG2 · TRIG53 · MATH11 · ALG · CALC30 · MATH107 · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating
97/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
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Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Take Spake for any math class you can; he turns hard material into an understandable, high-grade experience.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyBest Math Teacher EverCrystal Clear LecturesEasy A With EffortDaily Quizzes For PointsPatient With Math Anxiety
  • Students overwhelmingly call him the best math professor they have ever had.
  • He , and grades fairly based on effort.
  • Even students who hate math report easy As when they attend and study notes.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Students who struggled with math still report As because , and sometimes lets you fix mistakes.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Content is still real math, but and shortcuts make concepts feel easy and digestible.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

and peer warnings to never miss class make attendance strongly expected for the grade.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Near-universal praise frames him as the best math teacher at the college and a life-changing instructor.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

86/100

Fair, effort-based grading with exam review and .

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Workload

Light

82/100

; main load is daily easy quizzes and studying notes for predictable tests.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

, and repeated practice make even math-anxious students feel successful.

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Daily mini-quizzes plus several exams and a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

it, with daily mini-quizzes, optional homework, and exam review that makes tests feel predictable.

Main concern

Daily quizzes make skipping class costly even though the .

What students said

“Easiest A ever. He is a really nice teacher and wants his students .”
MATH104
“ and before the following class so that you'd understand it for the exam.”
MATH11
“YOU HAVE TO GO TO CLASS... ... but again don't sweat that he teaches GREAT!”
ALG2

Remote format

Online

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Low confidence

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Exam style

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, and some sessions even allow fixing wrong answers mid-exam.

Exam Review DaysNote-Based TestsLowest Exam DroppedIn-Class Fix Opportunities

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are heavily reviewed in class, based on notes, and .

Exam ReviewNote-Based TestsLowest Score DroppedIn-Class Corrections
“if you went to him, he'd tell you if you got it wrong and let you try again until you got in right! (except on the final)”
MATH103
“4 Exams and 1 final... the lowest score dropped.”
ALG2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“SPAKE WAS THE BEST MATH TEACHER I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE!! I REALLY FEEL LIKE I UNDERSTAND ALL THE BASICS”

Voice snapshots generated from 36 in-person reviews, , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“He is the best professor at SOLANO COMMUNITY COLLEGE. He belongs at Standford or Berkely University”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“ . Spake if you can, you will be very privelaged. ... !”

📈 Easy A Path

88/100

“Easiest A ever. ... Even if you suck at math you have a really high possibility of passing.”

📚 Workload Lightness

82/100

“ of each class. I have the book and have yet to touch it”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He goes over the material many times so one can understand.
  • He makes the hard classes easy because he go overs the material several times
  • and teaches only what you need to know.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easiest A ever.
  • I ended up getting an A. !
  • if you study. Didn't need the book.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and delivers high quality teaching.
  • Very nice teacher. He made math easier
  • I was never nervous about asking a question.

Data context

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Analysis sample

36

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

36 detailed, highly consistent reviews across many courses and years strongly support the positive pattern, though most are from 2004-2010.

Inside 36 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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