AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Kian Kaviani

MATH240 · MATH113 · MATH121 · STAT227 · MATH112 · STATS227 · MATH28 · MATH115 · ALG113 · MATH261 · MATH124A · PRECALC · MATH262 · MATH227 · MATH260 · 170 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
36.67%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want a rigorous math workout and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest much harder than homeworkFast lecturesLots of homeworkHigh standards
  • as much harder than lectures or homework.
  • Many students call him knowledgeable and caring, but just as and pace feel crushing.
  • and the class rewards heavy independent study.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A requires heavy study and ; many report Ds, Fs, and .

Both online and ; online also shows several withdrawals.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Students repeatedly describe calc, precalc, and stats with him as extremely hard and fast-paced.

Difficulty is high in both formats; online winter and summer sessions feel especially compressed.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

, and multiple absences can get you dropped.

in-person skip-class warnings.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Would-take-again sits near 37% and a large share of reviews urge students to pick anyone else.

Both formats are split, but and still strong online.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

and partial credit or .

Format shift

Online and in-person both call him a .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of class time.

Format shift

; online winter sessions feel especially intense.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

, and inspiring, while many say he goes too fast and talks down to questions.

Format shift

Praise and complaints both appear online and in person; in-person volume is more polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

and exams largely decide the course.

Format shift

Test-heavy tags and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students either call him inspirational and fair or warn that fast lectures and .

Main concern

and fast pace leave average math students failing or dropping.

What students said

“his lectures are good but !”
STATS227
“ as his test problems are mostly harder than anything you'll see in the book.”
MATH261

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online , and polarizing, with some praise for recorded reviews and support and .

Main concern

notes and textbook homework.

What students said

“ your lecture notes or homework.”
MATH261
“Do not expect anything you learned in the class will be on the test.”
MATH261

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are the main filter and are repeatedly described as far harder than notes or assigned problems.

Tests harder than homeworkTest heavyLittle partial creditNo easy curveFast-paced prep

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews emphasize , and high fail risk.

Tests harder than bookTimed pressureLecture-test mismatch
“even the hardest questions from the book aren't as hard as the questions on the test.”
MATH261
“ ! this few the things he's good are the only few who passed!”
STATS227

Online

Online students say lecture and and several withdrew.

Tests not from notesTextbook HW little helpDrop/Withdrawal common
“No matter how you study the . he gives textbook homework which is no help for the exam.”
MATH261
“ .. everything you learn in the lectures .”
MATH261

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“STAY AWAY!!!!!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and and polarized teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🔥

20/100

“Do not expect anything you learned in the class will be on the test.”

🧠 Teaching Polarization

48/100

“ . He reminded me of Jaime Escalente from the movie, Stand and Deliver.”

📉 Recommendation Risk

36/100

“ unless you want to fail.”

Theme 1

📝 About Exams

  • your lecture notes or homework.
  • !

Theme 2

⚡ About Pace & Style

  • Prof zooms through the material very fast
  • Lectured too fast and hard to understand
  • he moves incredibly fast and expects you to keep up

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He really cares about us and wants us to understand the material and succeed.
  • Kaviani's class was tough, but fair.
  • Nice person, bad teacher!

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

170

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews over many years show consistent themes of and mixed teaching reception.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 544
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3 out of 528
2 out of 525
1 out of 539

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 2

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1