AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Daniel Aka

MATH · MATH113 · MATH3450 · MATH236 · MATH112 · MATH105 · MATH167 · MATH115 · ALGEB3420 · MATH125 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
55.56%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Solid pick if you show up and practice; recent behavior complaints make it a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardStep-by-step mathMultiple choice testsStudy guidesPolarized recent reviewsWorksheet-driven
  • Long-run reputation is clear, funny step-by-step math teaching.
  • and can feel easy if you practice.
  • Recent reviews accuse , and weak online delivery.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

72/100

Many say A is reachable with practice and that tests mirror worksheets; a few felt grades were moved unexpectedly.

In-person students report easy As with practice; the single online A credited Pearson, not teaching.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

; winter/fast sections and weak backgrounds can still feel hard.

Mainly in-person; online difficulty felt low only because of the platform.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and lateness is frowned on.

In-person is mostly mandatory; the as no.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Historic love for clarity versus recent avoid-him reviews leave recommendation split near 56 percent.

; the sole .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Multiple-choice tests and study guides help, but tough-grader and .

Format shift

; online grade credited to Pearson.

Workload

Light

62/100

; one online case had lots of Pearson work.

Format shift

; in-person is usually lighter.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Decades of clear, humorous step-by-step teaching offset by recent power-trip and no-teach complaints.

Format shift

In-person teaching is the strength; online delivery was poorly reviewed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Worksheets feed tests; study guides and multiple choice dominate assessment talk.

Format shift

Applies mainly to in-person; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Mostly praised for ; a loud minority report laziness or arrogance.

Main concern

Pace and .

What students said

“he can boil procedures down .”
MATH115
“Professor Aka would dismiss his class at 6 because he was too lazy to teach his students.”
MATH125
“Dr. Aka is such an easy professor if you study and practice doing math outside the class.”
MATH167

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Pearson carried the A; professor sent handouts and was hard to reach.

Main concern

and poor tech/access.

What students said

“This professor did not explain a thing, he would just send us handouts and then go over them during the Zoom class.”
MATH115

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and are often multiple choice with study guides.

Multiple choiceStudy guidesTests match worksheetsPop quizzes possible

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

70/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides, often multiple choice if you practice.

Multiple choiceStudy guidesWorksheet-aligned
“Great teacher gives study guides for all tests and they are multiple choice”
MATH125
“the but with different numbers.”
MATH113

Online

Online ; success was tied to Pearson homework.

Pearson platform
“All the credit for my grade goes to the Pearson online platform that we used for homework.”
MATH115

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“aka is incredible, hands down. he is a unique math professor in that he can boil procedures down .”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, balancing classic praise with recent red flags. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Clarity

74/100

“The way he teaches make you look at math in a very easy way. His way of teaching makes you understand.”

👍 Recommendation Split

58/100

“Do yourself a favor and .”

🎯

70/100

“gives study guides for all tests and they are multiple choice”

⚠️ Recent Conduct Risk

30/100

“He was pretty annoying and would power trip a lot.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • boil procedures down
  • "I am the book!"...very funny teacher
  • Terrific teacher, funny, great sense of

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and mostly multiple choice
  • If and stay disciplined, you won't have a problem getting an 'A'
  • easy professor if you study and practice

Theme 3

⚠️ About Frustrations

  • dismiss his class at 6 because he was too lazy to teach
  • he said it's because I did not do the

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

26 reviews over many years with rich detail; tone shifts by era but .

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Fail 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1