AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

David Badal

MATH40 · MATH65 · MATH34 · MATH1 · MATH2 · MATH20 · STAT44 · MATH55 · MATH44 · STATS44 · MAT44 · 65A · 84 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
92.31%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will do the homework and use study guides; expect lots of work but a fair shot at a solid grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringLots of homeworkExam matches study guideNote sheet allowedLate work flexible
  • ; caring and flexible with late work.
  • a notes page allowed.
  • ; so self-study matters.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

Many As if you keep up with homework and study guides, but content and volume still demand consistent work.

Online and ; online rewards staying on top of late-friendly work.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Stats and calc subjects are moderately hard; Badal softens them but students still call math difficult.

Online async ; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; others and online are more flexible.

In-person often mandatory; online/async usually not seat-required.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

About 92% would take again; students repeatedly call him caring, funny, and .

Strong recommendations in both formats despite some harsh lecture critiques.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

and common, though a few call him a tough grader.

Format shift

Online stresses no late penalty; and dropped lowest test.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of , and chapter work appear across almost every review.

Format shift

Both online and .

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

, and helpful, but lectures can be boring or unclear so and videos.

Format shift

; online praises organization and videos more than live lectures.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

and labs; but practice mirrors them.

Format shift

Online mentions MyOpenMath/Connect and labs; and quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

many sections; study guides nearly match tests and notes allowed.

Main concern

and ; homework load is high.

What students said

“The study guide looks exactly like the test. Allows notes for test and final!”
MATH40
“ and he allows a full page of notes.”
MATH34
“ ! and study the .”
MATH40

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

work until finals, and exams like practice.

Main concern

Self-teaching required online and procrastination with open late policies.

What students said

“the exams are nearly identical as the .”
MATH40
“you can turn things in as late as you want as long as it's before the final; but don't procrastinate”
MATH2
“Provides a .”
MATH40

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and often allow a full notes page, which students call easy to prepare for.

Study guide similar to examOne page of notes allowedPractice exam nearly identicalIn-person examsMultiple quiz attempts

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides nearly match the test; no lockdown or webcam mentioned.

In-person examsFull page of notesStudy guide equals testPop quizzes in some terms
“ and he allows a full page of notes.”
MATH34
“The study guide looks exactly like the test. Allows notes for test and final!”
MATH40
“ ! and study the .”
MATH40

Online

Online exams and quizzes often mirror homework or practice tests; .

Exams like homeworkPractice test like finalLate work until finalsMultiple quiz attempts
“the exams are nearly identical as the .”
MATH40
“Provides a .”
MATH40
“The as the ”
MATH2

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! and study the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and care. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Support

90/100

“I LOVE BADAL!!!!! PLEASE TEACH BUSINESS CALC I NEED YOU!!”

📝

35/100

“Be prepared to study outside of lectures and do lots of homework.”

📝

82/100

“ different numbers and you can have a page of notes for the exams.”

👍 High Recommendation

90/100

“if .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is a really great professor ane you can tell he cares about his students
  • Boring lectures sometimes but you get used to it
  • Scatterbrained professor who doesn't understand how to convey information

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Should be an easy A for hardworking students
  • Stat is hard, he is not
  • it was certainly difficult, but it was not impossible

Theme 3

📚

  • Lots of homework
  • you can turn things in as late as you want as long as it's before the final
  • and he allows a full page of notes

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

84

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years and courses with , and caring teaching.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530
4 out of 518
3 out of 518
2 out of 510
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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MATH3412 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 8 · A 17 · A- 2

B range

9

B+ 4 · B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4