Michael Maxwell

MATH120 · MATH200 · STATS200 · STAT200 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 55.56%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you will attend every lecture and study hard; skip if you want a soft, hand-holding math class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavySkip Class You Fall BehindTough GraderFast PacedNot Approachable

Show up and .
and paid platform access are expected.
Personality can feel harsh or agitated when students struggle.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some get A with attendance and practice, but many say you must study hard and .

Almost all ; the one online review reported an A with solid effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Stats and math content feel hard with fast lectures and multi-chapter tests.

Difficulty comments are overwhelmingly from in-person classes.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

48/100

; fans love structure and clarity, critics hate tone and self-teaching.

Single online review was positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

; and hard scantron tests.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Online HW, book HW, weekly quizzes, and lots of .

Format shift

Workload complaints .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Clear prepared lectures for attentive students; .

Format shift

Online experience was moderately positive; in-person is highly mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of , and .

Format shift

Assessment details come mainly from in-person comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and fair tests; others call him rude, fast, and unhelpful with .

Main concern

, and some find him unapproachable or agitated.

What students said

“If you show up to class and PAY ATTENTION, you can EASILY get an A.”
MATH200

“ unless you're good at math and are ok with taking a rude professor.”
STAT200

“I learned on my own but trust me I worked hard for my A”
MATH200

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One online MATH200 student found his custom notes and , and earned an A.

Main concern

Not the most approachable; you still must attend and put in work.

What students said

“not the most approachable teacher, might come across as harsh... but the .”
MATH200

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and exams track class examples for some; , and multi-chapter.

Weekly quizzesScantron testsFormula sheets3x5 notecardTests harder than quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, formula sheets, and optional notecards with penalties for some.

Quizzes every week or twoHarder testsScantronsFormula sheet3x5 notecard

“ and they are on scantrons.”
MATH200

“He even gives you a sheet of formulas and allows a .”
MATH200

“ gives every week or two so study those.”
MATH200

Online

Online review .

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you show up to class and PAY ATTENTION, you can EASILY get an A. If you don't understand, STOP AND ASK QUESTIONS!”
Voice snapshots generated from 24 , and tone. Credibility rating: High.

👨‍🏫 Teaching Clarity Split

55/100

“ . I have missed a couple of days and was able to not fall behind. !!!”

⚠️ Rude or Unapproachable

40/100

“TERRIBLE . unless you're good at math and are ok with taking a rude professor.”

📚 Show Up or Fail

35/100

“Hard class. Should be there to get notes. HW online, but have to pay to access the website”

💪 Work Hard for the A

38/100

“I learned on my own but trust me I worked hard for my A”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Fast paced lectures but very thorough.
note taking.
rather than have us read the textbook, he made his own notes for us.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you want a A, study hard.
and he doesn't prepare you properly to take them.
He isn't a easy A, but you have to be dedicated.

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

he will be completely moody and every time someone will ask for help he will get all upset
He is not an approachable teacher.
Great communication, ALWAYS in his posted office hours.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

24 reviews spanning about a decade with detailed mixed opinions and and pace.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 56

3 out of 57

2 out of 53

1 out of 54

Course coverage

MATH20018 reviews

MATH1202 reviews

STAT2002 reviews

2001 review

STATS2001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A 4 · A- 1

B range

No reported values

C range

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D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Michael Maxwell

x x x if you will attend every lecture and study hard; skip if you want a soft, hand-holding math class.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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👨‍🏫 Teaching Clarity Split

⚠️ Rude or Unapproachable

📚 Show Up or Fail

💪 Work Hard for the A

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Personality

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will attend every lecture and study hard; skip if you want a soft, hand-holding math class.