AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Bobby August

MATH40 · MATH40DE1 · MATH40STAT · STAT44 · MATH55 · STATISTICS · STATS40 · STATS · 243 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
64.46%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take August only if you and will use his lectures and consistently.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing StatsProctored ExamsExtra Credit SaverPrecision GradingLecture Videos
  • and help many students pass stats
  • , and graded with zero tolerance for tiny errors
  • Student opinions split sharply between life-saver and avoid-at-all-costs

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Homework and help, but and weight make an A require strong test performance.

Online complaints about proctoring and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Stats content is manageable with his lectures, but weekly volume and .

Both formats call material doable if you keep up; online adds more busywork stress.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

62/100

Many sections post lectures online and as .

; online is largely asynchronous with optional Zoom.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

About two-thirds would take him again, but a large angry .

In-person and recent positive online reviews clash with .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

and occasional rounding help, but numeric errors.

Format shift

Strict precision grading appears in both formats, especially online and recent terms.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

, and discussion boards add up on top of major exams.

Format shift

Online sections describe heavier weekly .

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Lecture clarity and caring help are real strengths, undercut by fairness and .

Format shift

In-person personality praise is stronger; online is more split between great lectures and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Four major exams and discussions.

Format shift

Online and proctoring.

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

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students more often praise personality, help, and grade rounding, though .

Main concern

Exams remain very hard and .

What students said

“Bobby was by far the .”
MATH40
“Being able to go back and rewatch lectures as many times as needed really helped me fully understand the topics”
STATISTICS
“You must give the exact rounded answer even if you are off by 0.0001 you will lost credit for the entire question on the test”
MATH40

Remote format

Online

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online stats is organized with short lecture videos and lots of weekly work, but proctored or .

Main concern

Proctored exams, no partial credit, and .

What students said

“ if you're not comfortable with .”
MATH40
“if you're off by 0.0001 you will get marked 5 points off.”
MATH40
“ . Make sure to do all the labs, quizzes, hw, etc. and extra credits.”
MATH40

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are strict, often proctored and timed, with and limited partial credit.

Proctored ExamsNo Partial CreditTimed ExamsPractice Exams DifferOptional Final

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and precision-graded, though some students report clearer help and grade rounding.

Hard ExamsPrecision GradingLecture-Aligned Practice
“if you are off by even 0.0001 you get the . You can't go back and answer questions in the exams.”
MATH40
“ and make up a large majority of your grade.”
MATH40

Online

Online students report proctored exams, little partial credit, tight timing, and .

Proctored ExamsNo Partial CreditTime PressurePractice Exam Mismatch
“ if you're not comfortable with .”
MATH40
“The and create unnecessary stress that negatively affects performance.”
STAT44
“the sprinting to finish on time.”
STATS40

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor August is the . He helped me so much this semester.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with strong online and in-person contrast. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“His lectures are easy to follow and you can always rewatch them.”

📝

28/100

“if you're off by 0.0001 you will get marked 5 points off.”

📦 Workload Load

34/100

“There is also a heavy amount of homework, and it ends up feeling like a waste of time since most of your grade is based on the exams.”

👍 Split Recommendations

58/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The lectures are pretty short and show all the material you need
  • He teaches exactly what we need to know without ever going off-topic.
  • His online lectures were available 24/7 which was nice to refer back to.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • , but Prof. August is great
  • He doesn't allow for .
  • I didn't do well on the exams and still got an A.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Frustrations

  • I'd avoid him for online stats.
  • actual exam

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

243

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent mixed reviews with and workload comments give a reliable but polarized picture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5162
4 out of 529
3 out of 518
2 out of 512
1 out of 523

Course coverage

MATH4032 reviews
STATISTICS5 reviews
STATS404 reviews
MATH40STAT3 reviews
STATS3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 1 · A 14 · A- 4

B range

13

B+ 4 · B 9

C range

9

C 7 · C- 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2