AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Larry Handa

MATH106 · MATH4A · CALC2 · MATH00D · MATH3AA · MATH10 · MATH001 · MATH3B · MATH003A · TRIG · 4A4B · MATH000D · MATH0106 · MATHD · INTROALG · MATH3B4A · MATH103 · MATH902 · MATH12 · MATH3A · 79 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you will attend, do the homework, and want to actually learn math; avoid if you need a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesLots of homeworkTest heavyHilariousCan be condescending
  • Strong conceptual math teaching with and tests.
  • Workload is heavy and ; easy A seekers should look elsewhere.
  • Humor and care are common praises, with a minority finding him rude or demeaning.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Tests and and attendance; comments explicitly reject easy-A expectations.

All evidence is In person; no Online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Calculus and intermediate algebra are repeatedly called challenging with fast pace and frequent assessment.

All evidence is In person across many math levels.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Skip-class tags and comments say missing class leaves you lost, even when formal rules vary.

All evidence is In person.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Majority praise real learning and a durable minority of detractors.

All evidence is In person; WTA baseline is about two-thirds.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Many call grading fair with partial credit, while and .

Format shift

All evidence is In person.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of , and .

Format shift

All evidence is In person.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Most students say , and makes hard math doable.

Format shift

All evidence is In person; personality tone is the main split.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Frequent quizzes and and homework.

Format shift

All evidence is In person.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person math courses with clear problem-focused , and polarized personality feedback.

Main concern

Heavy homework plus occasional condescending remarks can discourage help-seeking.

What students said

“Extraordinary math teacher; caring and very articulate. Extremely helpful and easy to learn from.”
CALC2
“if you're looking for an easy A, this wouldn't be the right class for you”
MATH0106
“his condescending comments to his students”
MATH4A

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.

Expect and ; difficulty is real but predictable if you practice.

Weekly quizzesTests from homework and lecturesPartial creditMake-up flexibility in some terms

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections use frequent quizzes and .

Weekly quizzesHomework-aligned testsPartial creditMake-ups possible
“Quizzes and and homework.”
MATH106
“ be on them and gives lots of partial credit”
TRIG
“ !”
MATH4A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“One of the . He made the difficult subject seem doable and interesting.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 In person reviews, highlighting teaching strength, heavy assessment, and tone concerns. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Extraordinary math teacher; caring and very articulate. Extremely helpful and easy to learn from.”

📚

30/100

“So. Much. Homework.”

⚠️ Classroom Tone

40/100

“He makes a lot of condescending and rude comments in class if you ask a stupid question”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • made calculus just easier
  • spends more time trying to show that he's smarter than you

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you're looking for an easy A, this wouldn't be the right class

Theme 3

😂 About Personality

  • Hilarious
  • sense of humor is a bit odd
  • demeaning and tells you that if you do not know how to do something it's your own fault

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

79

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 In person reviews over many years with rich , and tests support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 548
4 out of 510
3 out of 514
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

9

B+ 1 · B 6 · B- 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Audit/No Grade 1