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Cabrillo College · Mathematics

Kevin McCandless

PSYCH2A · MATH254A · MATH4 · MATH15 · MATH10 · MATH12 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
8/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

unless you can teach yourself and are comfortable with high-stakes exams.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPoor communicatorTest heavyHarsh gradingSelf-teaching requiredLimited support
  • , and students needing tutors or self-study.
  • Grades depend heavily on difficult tests, with little or no , retakes, or grade recovery.
  • A , but recent comments are strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

10/100

Getting an A appears very hard because grades rely on difficult exams with little grade recovery, no , and many withdrawals.

Both online and , while in-person reviews give stronger evidence of exams dominating the .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The course content may be standard math, but , and fast expectations make it feel much harder.

Online reviews emphasize self-teaching, while and tests that do not match practice.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

Reviews do not prove a , though some in-person tags suggest participation or .

In-person evidence includes attendance-related tags, while online reviews focus on .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

because they describe poor support, unclear teaching, and .

Both formats are mostly negative, with online students criticizing low presence and in-person students warning strongly against taking him.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

8/100

Students repeatedly report no , no retakes, strict lateness rules, and high-stakes tests.

Format shift

, while in-person reviews give stronger evidence of and limited grade recovery.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Multiple reviews mention lots of , and heavy preparation that still may not match the tests.

Format shift

, while online reviews focus on self-study and disconnected assessments.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Most comments describe him as unclear, unhelpful, condescending, unavailable, or requiring students to teach themselves.

Format shift

Online reviews criticize low instructor presence, while , and classroom help.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Reviews consistently describe the class as test heavy, with exams often controlling whether students pass.

Format shift

Both formats mention tests heavily, and up 85% of the grade.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, , and limited help outside class.

Main concern

Students say passing is hard because and teaching support is limited.

What students said

“ .”
math10
“Literally no way to pass the class unless you pass the tests and the .”
MATH12

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe low instructor presence, self-teaching, and work.

Main concern

Students say online support is weak and .

What students said

“You teach yourself. .”
PSYCH2A
“Quizzes and class.”
MATH12

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe difficult tests and quizzes with limited recovery options, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policies.

Test HeavyNo RetakesNo Extra CreditHigh-Stakes Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring details.

Test HeavyThree Exams Worth 85%No Extra Credit
“the three exams being 85% of the grade, it is almost impossible to pass.”
math10
“ .”
math10

Online

Online reviews mention difficult tests and , and , but do not clearly prove proctoring or open-book rules.

Test HeavyNo RetakesNo Corrections
“ .”
MATH12
“Besides a video about all the ways you could fail the .”
PSYCH2A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

15/100

“Poor communicator. Rolls eyes at his students.”

⚖️

8/100

“He gives no ,and is very .”

🧪

18/100

“If .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is a poor teacher that allows no effort to be put in for grade improvement.
  • Doesn't answer questions and told a student "it's a waste of his time and our time if he showed a different example of a question."

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • There is no way to pass unless you are a math expert.
  • of .
  • .

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • You teach yourself. .
  • because he was really not present.
  • Quizzes and class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The profile has 15 reviews across several years, with recent and , and teaching problems.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 510

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3