AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Zachary Straus

MATH40 · MATH142 · MATH40V12 · MATH30 · MATH120 · MATH50 · 1STATS · MATH7 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
60.87%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you can learn from packets and videos on your own and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProFlipped classroomExam-heavy gradesPolarizing math stylePackets and study guidesRetakes with conditions
  • Reviews and confusing flipped-class structure.
  • Exams dominate the grade while at all.
  • Self-directed students who use packets, study guides, and ; others feel abandoned.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Even with and many students report Fs, Ds, or heavy struggle for average grades.

Online and ; online has more explicit fail-risk comments.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Statistics and intermediate algebra content plus dense packets and non-math majors.

Difficulty complaints appear in both formats, especially MATH40.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

taken, but flipped classwork and help sessions still reward presence.

In-person comments vary from optional to mandatory; online .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About three in five would take him again; recommendations hinge on whether the .

In-person is split; online leans more negative except one strong MATH7 review.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough grader tags, all-or-nothing answers, and and completion grading.

Format shift

Both formats report harsh exam impact; but with tedious conditions.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lecture quizzes, multi-page classwork, labs, and barely count.

Format shift

Online labs and ; in-person flipped classwork also piles up.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Some students find him patient, structured, and transfer-focused, while .

Format shift

Polarization is strongest in person; online quality is also mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Multiple reviews say exams are nearly the whole grade, sometimes around 80%, with .

Format shift

and repeatedly echoed in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some call him the lectures are outsourced and class time is confusing classwork.

Main concern

, and tedious retake rules frustrate students who need traditional lecture support.

What students said

“ puts in the gradebook.”
1STATS
“Prof. Straus was the ! The clarity and structure is unmatched”
MATH40
“We were told to watch lecture outside of class and then complete (on average) 12 pages of classwork during class.”
MATH40

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are mostly negative on workload and exam alignment, with one strong and .

Main concern

and homework that do not clearly prepare for case.

What students said

“The exams weigh 80% of the grade, however the homework and study guides do not provide the coverage required to succeed.”
MATH40
“Prof Straus always gives in the tests... understanding.”
MATH7

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams decide outcomes; , and study guides, but grading can feel unforgiving.

Exam HeavyRetakes With ConditionsStudy GuidesGraphing Calculator AllowedNo Partial Credit (reported)

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and retakes, but some students report no partial credit and test-only gradebooks.

Test HeavyRetakesStudy GuidesGraphing Calculator
“ puts in the gradebook.”
1STATS
“ get the answer or no. I'd u don't, u can retake 3 times”
MATH40

Online

Online comments , and or practice exams in better sections.

Exams About 80%Practice ExamsExtra Credit on Tests
“The exams weigh 80% of the grade, however the homework and study guides do not provide the coverage required to succeed.”
MATH40
“ understanding.”
MATH7

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“While I enjoy Professor Strauss as a Teacher I will admit that the course itself is very difficult. Not only is it a lot of , and classwork. The lectures are purely online. You don't get graded for any of the homework and whether you pass or not is based off of the Exams.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 math reviews (20 in-person, 3 online), with Medium credibility due to strong .

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“Prof. Straus was the ! The clarity and structure is unmatched”

👎 Polarizing Structure

40/100

“ .”

📊

86/100

“The exams weigh 80% of the grade, however the homework and study guides do not provide the coverage required to succeed.”

👍 Recommendation Depends

55/100

“I was a bit skeptical at first when choosing him for math 40 after reading some of his reviews but quickly into the semester I realized that he was a super cool teacher.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and .
  • He's so boring and a slow talker.
  • He really cares about his students and dedicates a lot of

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • whether you pass or not is based off of the Exams
  • .
  • so he's helpful.

Theme 3

📚 About Flipped Workload

  • watch the lecture and complete the
  • 12 pages of classwork during class

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

23 reviews are detailed and recent enough, but opinions are highly polarized so confidence in a single experience prediction is only Medium.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 54

Course coverage

MATH4012 reviews
1STATS2 reviews
MATH1422 reviews
Math302 reviews
MATH502 reviews
Show 3 more courses
MATH1201 review
MATH40V121 review
MATH71 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1