AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Tom Reuterdahl

MATH · MATHMATH · MATH275DIFFEQ · LINEARALGEBRA · TRIG · MATH130 · MATH111 · MATH275 · MATH270 · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you can learn advanced math from the book on your own and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Teach HeavyPowerPoint ReaderTest HeavyHarsh GraderPolarizing
  • Many students say he barely teaches and mainly .
  • Exams and ; A grades are hard and partial credit is often limited.
  • Independent learners who already know prerequisites sometimes do fine and even praise him.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students call As , and partial credit limited even when B or C is reachable.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Upper math content plus weak lecture support and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

Many reviews mark attendance mandatory even when lectures are short or leave early.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

; independent students sometimes like him, but .

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

, and hard finals repeatedly appear.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Homework volume varies, but low homework weight and busywork.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Dominant theme is PowerPoint reading and self-teaching, though a .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Students , and low homework impact on the course grade.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Large in-person sample is split but leans negative: frequent complaints about PowerPoint-only lectures, self-teaching, and .

Main concern

Weak lecture support for linear algebra and differential equations when students need strong foundations.

What students said

“If you can not teach Math to .”
MATH270
“Tom is TERRIBLE. Does not teach (often lets class out 45 min early), teaches theorems incorrectly”
MATH270
“Hard A, easy B/C.”
MATH275

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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Exams are high stakes and often described as difficult with and limited partial credit.

Test HeavyHard ExamsLittle Partial CreditNotecard SometimesNo Curve Reported

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some allow a notecard, but many call exams hard with little partial credit and .

Test HeavyHard ExamsLittle Partial CreditNotecard Sometimes
“If .”
MATH270
“The avrg was around 65% and ! He makes arithmetic mistakes on a daily basis and admits it, yet will not give prtl crdt if u make a .”
MATH275
“He gives you a notecard for the tests.”
MATH270

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you can not teach Math to . All he does is sit in his chair and doesn't move for the rest of the time.”

Voice snapshots generated from 39 reviews, , and a polarized minority of fans. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“ . HIS FORM OF TEACHING IS THE USE OF POWERPOINT SLIDES!!!”

🧪

32/100

“If . I learnt nothing in his class”

⚖️

24/100

“Watch out !!! It is not easy to get an A in his class. .”

📚

40/100

“The class seems to be a , unless you make your own groups.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • All he does is sit in his chair and doesn't move
  • He just reads his powerpoints for hours
  • he doesn't teach

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Hard A, easy B/C.
  • If

Theme 3

🧠 For Independent Learners

  • class was highly dependent on your ability to independently learn from the text
  • He's a pretty cool guy
  • fantastic teacher. don't take math 275 if you're an idiot

Data context

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Analysis sample

39

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-nine reviews over many years show a stable , and uneven teaching quality.

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 58
1 out of 513

Course coverage

MATH27521 reviews
MATH2707 reviews
MATH275DIFFEQ4 reviews
TRIG2 reviews
LINEARALGEBRA1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1