AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Don Power

MATHC · MATH4C · PREALGEBRA · MATH4BC · MATHA · MATH04B · MATH80 · MATH81 · MATH4B · MATH02 · CALCULUS · MATH10 · MATH04A · MATH4B12 · LINEARALGEBRA · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Solid for lower-level math if you use his office hours; think twice for calculus if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful in Math LabKind and CaringUnclear LecturesLots of HomeworkTests Match Study Guides
  • Many students praise his kindness, office-hour help, and deep math knowledge.
  • Lectures can feel slow, dry, or unplanned, and higher-level courses draw sharper criticism.
  • , but late work and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

and makeups or , but you still need steady work and the material can be tough.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Lower courses feel manageable while calculus and linear algebra feel dense and theory-heavy depending on the section.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

and going every day is tied to doing well, with little talk of .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

and kindness despite recurring complaints about boring or .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Accepts late homework, allows test makeups, and .

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Workload

Heavy

36/100

Students report lots of homework and roughly two hours of daily study if you want to do well.

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Teaching experience

Good

64/100

Warm, knowledgeable, and available for help, but lectures are often called dry, slow, or unplanned.

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Homework and in-class tests both matter, and and study guides.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students split between loving his kindness and , especially in calculus-level courses.

Main concern

Unclear or improvised lectures and .

What students said

“ and is in the Math Lab if you need help.”
MATH81
“ , and his tests are hard, and he .”
MATH4C
“Great teacher! He's very sweet, and loves to help students out when they need help.”
MATH04B

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Tests commonly track homework and study guides, with .

Study Guide BasedHomework-Relevant TestsMakeup Tests Allowed

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and makeups are sometimes allowed.

Study Guide BasedHomework-Relevant TestsMakeup Tests Allowed
“ . so ****in easy men!!!”
MATH4BC
“ and lectures in class.”
MATH04B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Don Power is perhaps one of the greatest instructor that Merced College has, very knowledgeable, and has produced many great student who are not working in the Engineering Industries.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 , and lecture clarity. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

64/100

“ . He explained things in calculus/stats very clearly, provided a lot of .”

📚

36/100

“Plan on two hours of if you want to do well.”

❤️ Student Support

80/100

“I love this guy!! he rocks, plus he loves his students! He is really sweet and will bend over backwards to help you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and is in the Math Lab if you need help.
  • His lectures sometimes don't explain everything for his assignments.
  • , and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • The class is pretty easy.
  • such a sweet old man! too easy!! lol
  • Graded on a a C.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's very sweet, and loves to help students out when they need help.
  • He and his wife are so cute together!
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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

31 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show , and uneven lecture clarity.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
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Course coverage

MATHC9 reviews
MATH023 reviews
MATH4C3 reviews
LINEARALGEBRA2 reviews
MATH04A2 reviews
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MATHA1 review
PREALGEBRA1 review

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