AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Stephen Fredricks

Courses not reported · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

unless you can fully teach yourself and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught onlineNo email repliesHomework-heavyFew or missing examsChaotic course setup
  • Most recent online reviews say he does not teach or answer email and leaves students to self-learn.
  • Homework volume is high; structure and .
  • A minority praise him for independent workers, late passes, and low test pressure.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some students still earn As through homework, but chaos and .

Online grades can be high for self-starters; the testing.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Material is not inherently impossible, but absent teaching and .

Online difficulty scores are high due to self-teaching; the .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews disagree on whether attendance is required, especially across online sections.

Online answers split yes and no; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and most online comments urge students to pick anyone else.

; the one in-person review strongly recommends him.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

Grades can still land as A or B for independent workers, but organization failures .

Format shift

; evidence on strictness is limited.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of homework and navigation friction dominate the experience.

Format shift

Both online majority and the .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Dominant theme is that he does not teach online, skips resources, and fails to answer email.

Format shift

Online reviews are largely awful; the .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Homework drives the course; multiple comments.

Format shift

Online reports missing midterms or finals; .

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

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The , few tests, and video solutions for every problem.

Main concern

, so confidence is low.

What students said

“gives alot of ! for the people that are saying he is bad he diff isnt.”
48402

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students mostly report no , and a poorly navigated course that .

Main concern

No reliable instructor contact and missing or last-minute assessments create high stress.

What students said

“There are , no office hours, , and no way to contact him”
96986
“He NEVER responds to emails. .”
95638
“Quite literally had to .”
48402

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

some sections barely test, others promise exams that never appear or arrive late.

Homework-centeredMissing or late examsFew testsSelf-paced assessment chaos

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The because he does not want exams to determine the grade.

Barely any testsHomework passesVideo solutions
“cares about students mental health and and barely has any!”
48402

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove proctoring; they instead report missing exams, no quizzes, or poorly timed finals.

Missing examsNo quizzes in some sectionsHomework flags only
“my class was lost because he never posted a .”
95638
“ , and no way to contact him, as .”
96986

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Please save yourself the stress and !”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting online self-teaching pain and sparse positive outliers. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“He doesn't actually teach. Some outside videos are provided but they're often vague or .”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

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📧 Communication Failure

20/100

“Doesn't answer any emails if you have questions.”

🧑‍💻 Independent Learner Fit

58/100

“this is a great course for those who can work independently and get work done on time.”

Theme 1

⚠️ About Online Structure

  • There are , no office hours,
  • Annoying to navigate his course.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You need to be an independent, self-learning student to pass the class.
  • I got an A, but
  • Quite literally had to .

Theme 3

👍 Minority Praise

  • Great professor, those who complain about not getting help don't realize that this is an ONLINE class.
  • AWSOME TEACHER! !

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only seven reviews, mostly recent online, with strong negative consistency but .

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 55

Course coverage

484023 reviews
956382 reviews
969861 review
980041 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Audit/No Grade 1 · Not sure yet 1