AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Craig Kutil

PRECALC20 · MATH · MATH40 · MATH65 · MATH1 · MATH20 · MATH2 · KINJDR1 · MATH42 · CALC2 · PRECALC · CALC1 · MATH20PCAL · STATS · MATH5 · MATH1CALC · 94 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you want university-level rigor and can study hours daily; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBrutal examsTest-heavy weederBig egoNo nonsenseUniversity prep
  • Extremely hard math courses with and .
  • some transfer-ready students thrive, many call him rude or egotistical.
  • Success requires daily study and strong prior skills; lazy students get weeded out.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

As are rare; , and and Bs after intense work.

All evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Students call it the hardest on campus with fast lectures and brutal, non-routine exams.

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Skipping is repeatedly warned against and .

All evidence is in-person.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

About 40 percent would take again; many urge anyone needing a .

All evidence is in-person.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tough grader, no pity points, limited , and grades driven .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Suggested homework is extensive and daily multi-hour study .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Knowledgeable and clear for strong students, but , and poor support for weaker learners.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

of the grade with .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person math is famously tough, test-heavy, and polarizing between transfer-prep praise and ego complaints.

Main concern

, and a demeaning classroom tone for many students.

What students said

“He is by far the toughest professor I've had and I am extremely thankful to him for it.”
CALC2
“ and count for about 90% of your grade.”
STATS
“He is extremely demeaning and condescending towards students”
MATH1

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and dominate the .

Test heavyHard non-routine examsLittle homework creditNo upward curveWeeder difficulty

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

difficult exams and minimal forgiveness.

Test heavyBrutal examsHomework often ungradedNo extra credit
“ and count for about 90% of your grade.”
STATS
“My class and the .”
MATH40

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Craig Kutil definitely lives up to his name as being the hardest teacher on campus and he definitely likes to brag about it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting exam hardness, ego critiques, and transfer-prep praise. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“If you want to learn, he'll most definitely prepare you for university-level material.”

🔥 Difficulty

12/100

“This will be the most difficult class you have ever taken.”

⚖️

18/100

“ and .”

👎 Classroom Tone

25/100

“He is extremely demeaning and condescending towards students, making you feel dumb for not knowing something.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • expects you to teach yourself from the textbook
  • great lecturer, funny, but rants

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • , and study HARD for the first test

Theme 3

⚠️ About Personality

  • painfully big ego
  • rude and aggressive
  • prides himself in being one of the hardest teachers on campus

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

94

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty long-running in-person reviews show consistent themes of extreme difficulty and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 524
3 out of 510
2 out of 514
1 out of 519

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 3