AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

James Brownlow

MATH105 · MATH102 · MATH115 · MATH160 · MATH65 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
68.18%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want a supportive professor and can handle RStudio-based work, but if you want a traditional math lecture.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPatient helperEasy A with effortRStudio heavyClear gradingMixed organization
  • Most students say , and .
  • MATH115 often feels more like RStudio coding than traditional statistics, which helps some students and frustrates others.
  • Grades are usually forgiving when students attend, follow along, and resubmit work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Getting an A is very realistic if students attend, follow along, complete work, and use resubmissions or feedback.

Online evidence is mixed but still includes easy grading, while through attendance and effort.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

The math is often manageable, but RStudio, GitHub, and coding make MATH115 confusing for students who expect traditional statistics.

Online reviews show more self-teaching risk, while easier.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

and sometimes mandatory, but many reviews say showing up is important for success.

, while in-person reviews vary between optional and required.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

, and , but several warn about disorganization and coding-heavy work.

In-person recommendations are stronger, while because support and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

84/100

Grades are forgiving because students mention , and getting A grades when they keep up.

Format shift

, but in-person reviews provide more repeated proof.

Workload

Moderate

51/100

Workload is not light because students mention , and DataCamp work.

Format shift

, while online reviews focus more on coding and quizzes.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students often praise his patience and help, but repeated comments about disorganization and .

Format shift

, while online reviews show a higher risk of unclear explanations and poor message response.

Assessment method

Balanced

54/100

Assessment , and a final rather than relying on one method.

Format shift

In-person reviews describe the assessment mix in more detail, while and quizzes.

Luni fit check

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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

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

for patience, humor, help in class, and forgiving grading.

Main concern

The main risk is that MATH115 can feel disorganized and coding-heavy rather than math-focused.

What students said

“if you want and A all you have to do is show up and follow along.”
MATH115
“Most of the class was taught through RStudio and but he helps and .”
MATH115

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

students mention easy grading and , but and slow support.

Main concern

Online students may need to figure out RStudio and coding-heavy material with .

What students said

“this is practically a coding class.”
MATH115
“ .”
MATH115

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence varies by course, with some open-note or open-book quiz and test comments but .

QuizzesFinalOpen Notes EvidenceOpen Book EvidenceOne Test EvidenceFormat Not Fully Proven

Assessment risk

Varies

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and some open-note or open-book testing, but do not prove a consistent exam policy across courses.

QuizzesFinalOpen NotesOpen BookOne Test
“Open notes, open book, allowed to use a calculator including your phone.”
MATH102
“Expect and a final!”
MATH115

Online

Online reviews mention multiple-choice quizzes but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, midterm, or .

Multiple Choice QuizzesPolicy Not Clearly Proven
“ but they arent about math, its all coding.”
MATH115

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easy A just come to class and you will do great.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, highlighting recurring themes in , and course format. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“ . He takes his time to teach.”

📈 Easy A Potential

88/100

“You can resubmit any assigned including the final as many times as you like till you get the grade you want”

⚠️ Coding Heavy Risk

66/100

“this is practically a coding class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor James is an incredible teacher.
  • and walk you through any of the assignments
  • He's funny so the class is always entertaining.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades And Work

  • Easy A just come to class and you will do great.
  • You cannot fail his class unless you dont try !
  • A lot of work (Homework, quizzes, about 5 statistical write up assignments and )

Theme 3

💻 About RStudio And Coding

  • Most of the class was taught through RStudio and but he helps and .
  • class uses Rstudio meaning it's all in code.
  • If you are willing to .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 26 reviews across many years, with consistent , and mixed organization.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 55
3 out of 56
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 8 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2