AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

E Braunhut

MATH5B · MATH6 · MATH4 · MATH5A · MATH23 · 5B · MATH5C · MATH152 · CALC5B · 76 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
36.59%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you are strong in , and are willing to manage heavy work and inconsistent teaching.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized lecturesHeavy homeworkTough gradingPop quizzesAccessible outside class
  • and weak organization.
  • Workload is heavy, with , and .
  • A minority of students praise his knowledge and one-on-one help, but recommendation sentiment is mostly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting an A appears possible, but students , and exams that require sustained effort.

Online evidence is harsher and more test-heavy, while but .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The math content is already demanding, and .

Online students more often report self-teaching, while and occasional strong explanations.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

, and missing class can hurt performance.

Online , and in-person reviews repeatedly tag attendance as necessary.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Most recent and detailed comments advise avoiding him because of , and stressful course structure.

Online reviews are overwhelmingly negative, while and strong warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Students frequently call him a and describe rigid, arbitrary, or .

Format shift

, while in-person reviews add strict grading and changing grade rules.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of , and substantial time outside class.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work, with online reviews adding stress from few graded items and quizzes.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

He is knowledgeable and sometimes helpful, but many students say , and off track.

Format shift

Online teaching is described as especially weak, while .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades appear driven mainly by exams, quizzes, and weight.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize graded tests and few grade items, while , and homework.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mixed but lean negative, with repeated , and despite some strong praise for clarity and help outside class.

Main concern

Lecture quality varies sharply and many students report and .

What students said

“Very often makes mistakes and confuses himself during lecture as well as confuses the students.”
MATH5C
“ .”
MATH6
“ . Kinda spoiled now.”
MATH5C

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are strongly negative, emphasizing , and poor lecture delivery.

Main concern

Students say online lectures provide little help and .

What students said

“you're basically on your own since there is little help from him”
MATH6
“Ed's class was the and stressful class I have taken at Cabrillo.”
MATH6
“ . Intimidating and unfair. if you can.”
MATH5C

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly prove proctoring or open-book rules, but and quizzes as strict, long, tricky, and heavily weighted.

Long ExamsTricky ProblemsFew Graded ItemsPop QuizzesTough Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews do not clearly prove closed-book rules, but , and .

Long ExamsPop QuizzesTough GradingTest Heavy
“ will run out of time.”
MATH5C
“ ”
MATH6
“He will have pop quizzes that he will make up on the spot”
MATH23

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy, but as few, stressful, tricky, and unfairly graded.

Few Graded ItemsTricky ProblemsUnfair Exam GradingPop Quizzes
“Filled quizzes and exams with tricky problems that ”
MATH6
“ but the ”
MATH5C
“ .”
MATH5C

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation risk; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“He is brilliant, but lectures are often off-track and difficult to follow.”

👍 Recommendation Risk

35/100

“ ”

⚖️

25/100

“He did not grade exams via a .”

📚 Workload Pressure

24/100

“Very heavy amount of homework, and you will put in 2-3x the amount of class time per week in .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are often off-track and difficult to follow.
  • and is incredibly unorganized.
  • . Kinda spoiled now.
  • Ed knows the "stuff" and ...

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • will run out of time.
  • . Intimidating and unfair.
  • Nitpicks...
  • There was a lot of homework, but that was good studying for the tests.

Theme 3

🚨 About Course Experience

  • Ed's class was the and stressful class I have taken at Cabrillo.
  • If you value your time and .
  • 80 percent of class dropped which says something about the teacher.
  • I liked Ed's class a lot.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

76

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews span many years, include both formats, and show consistent recurring themes despite polarized opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 511
3 out of 57
2 out of 59
1 out of 520

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 2 · A 9

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

7

C 7

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

14

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 6