AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Seth Lavender

MATH40 · MAT10741 · MATH1 · CAL1 · MATH30 · MATH2 · MATH47 · CRN32932 · MATH10 · MATH5 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
60.53%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Take Lavender if you will attend, practice, and ; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest-heavy gradingOptional homeworkPatient explainerPartial credit friendMonotonous lectures
  • Many students praise clear explanations, patience, and .
  • Grade and tests, which stresses students with test anxiety.
  • , so self-discipline decides whether you keep up.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are available with strong test performance and , but so an A still costs real study time.

; the two online reviews disagree on workload and ease.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Calculus, discrete, and stats content stay demanding and pacing is solid.

Nearly all difficulty evidence comes from in-person higher-level math courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, but quizzes and lecture examples make showing up the practical way to pass.

In-person comments dominate; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

63/100

About three in and clarity while and dry lectures.

Recent in-person MATH5 and MATH10 reviews are .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

68/100

, and standards grading often soften hard exams.

Format shift

In-person recent reviews emphasize .

Workload

Moderate

56/100

, but weekly quizzes, projects, and .

Format shift

One online pandemic review called workload overwhelming; and test driven.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and support are common, though some find him timid, slow, or monotonous.

Format shift

Stronger praise in recent in-person terms; online sample is too small to override that.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

84/100

Quizzes, midterms, and finals usually dominate while .

Format shift

Consistent across most in-person math sections; .

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

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person , and fair with partial credit to boring lectures and .

Main concern

Test-heavy structure is rough if .

What students said

“Lavender is the goat.”
MATH5
“Your grade is based off of your quiz and test performance, and he doesn't grade participation/hw.”
MATH1
“Mr. SO well during lecture and ”
MATH47

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Two online MATH47 reviews split between understanding modular work and a and finals.

Main concern

Workload can spike with projects, discussions, and exams online.

What students said

“Professor is super understanding and very dedicated to making sure everyone has the support they need to get through the class.”
MATH47
“If .”
MATH47

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Expect and weighted exams; friendliness comes from partial credit and .

Weekly quizzesTest heavyPartial creditOptional homeworkTest corrections

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person classes commonly use weekly quizzes plus several midterms and a .

Weekly quizzesTest heavyPartial creditStandards gradingOpen-note quizzes
“Grade so you really need to do well on the tests”
MATH5
“ , but a .”
MATH1
“Gives 5 pt open-note quizzes almost every class”
MATH47

Online

Online MATH47 mixed modular homework with projects and a final; one student found support strong, another found the load excessive.

Weekly modulesGroup projectsFinal examOnline homework
“coursework was split up into weekly modules that were fairly straightforward to complete”
MATH47
“never had I ever taken a math class that requires group projects, long discussion assignments, and a .”
MATH47

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Honestly such a well and you can tell he genuinely cares about the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 39 reviews (2 online, 37 in person), highlighting teaching care and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“ , and he has probably the ”

👍 Recommendation

63/100

“ .”

📝

48/100

“If .”

⚖️

68/100

“he grades very nicely and offers plenty of partial credit so it turned out ok.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures can be a bit boring and slow
  • He really values all the student's understanding and wont move on until you do.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • easiest A of all time
  • If you pay attention in lecture, do the HW, easiest A of all time.

Theme 3

📝 About Assessment

  • HW isn't graded, so it's and quizzes
  • and .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

39

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-nine reviews over many years provide a large, detailed, and fairly consistent math-professor profile.

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 59
3 out of 57
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

36 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 3 · A 15 · A- 2

B range

5

B 4 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

2

D+ 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 2