AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Norman Hines

MATH105 · MATH110 · MATH135 · MATH50 · MATH65 · MATH060 · MATH115 · STATS115 · MATH102 · MATH60 · MATH065 · 46 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
27.59%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

unless you can teach yourself math and tolerate a heavy online workload.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teaching requiredHeavy online homeworkWeak lecturesEasy only for independent learnersMixed grading outcomes
  • Many students say they had to teach .
  • The course can be an easy A for self-directed students, but the workload is often described as excessive.
  • Recent reviews are mostly negative, especially about lecture quality and workload.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Getting an A is possible for independent students because much work is online, but the workload and weak instruction make it costly.

Online and , while older in-person reviews more often call it an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The math content is not always advanced, but should be.

Online reviews describe higher difficulty, while frustrating.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

saying it is required and others saying online work matters more.

Online evidence includes one no-attendance review, while and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most because they feel they learn little and must teach themselves.

Both online and in-person reviews contain strong negative recommendations, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Grades can be reachable through online assignments, but , and unclear preparation for finals.

Format shift

reviews giving little clear grade outcome detail.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and too much work for outside responsibilities.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work, but online reviews emphasize excessive Pearson work more directly.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Many students say , and leaves students to learn alone.

Format shift

Online reviews are uniformly poor, while but many similar complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment , and online platform assignments.

Format shift

, and finals, while online reviews mention Pearson assignments and tests.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mixed over time but , and too much online homework.

Main concern

Students often report poor instruction and .

What students said

“Prepare to teach yourself.”
MATH115
“Everything is online except the a study guide.”
MATH102

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are strongly negative, with students describing poor teaching, long lectures, and excessive Pearson work.

Main concern

Students say the online class relies heavily on self-teaching.

What students said

“10/10 do not recommend. doesn't teach the material and only goes off of slides.”
MATH110
“ learning.”
MATH115

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention quizzes, tests, midterms, and finals, but they do .

Online AssignmentsQuizzesTestsIn-Person Final

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

finals, but do not clearly prove strict or student-friendly exam rules.

Online WorkMidtermFinal
“Everything is online except the a study guide.”
MATH102
“Only have to show up to class for mid-term and if you need help.”
70102

Online

Online reviews mention Pearson assignments and tests, but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Pearson AssignmentsTests
“ learning.”
MATH115

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Prepare to teach yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 46 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and grade effort. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“he doesnt teach well, and but doesnt show how he gets the answers.”

📚 Workload Pressure

18/100

“With over 94 assignments to complete on pearson, even with infinite attempts, you will struggle to maintain with responsibilities outside this class.”

📈 Grade Reality

62/100

“If you can teach yourself math this is the class for you and you will get an easy A!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Prepare to teach yourself.
  • He teaches using the online textbook, and basically just reads off the material and expects you to know it.
  • teaches off the board poorly explains the work doesn't give enough examples, you're basically teaching yourself

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • and the workload is too much to handle.
  • All the , and the workload is too much.
  • Professor hines doesnt teach you anything you rants and goes off topic most of the class he uses pearson and has you do like 100 hw assignments through the semester

Theme 3

📈 About Grades

  • Easy A
  • although everything was online except for .
  • I only got a B because all of the homework and so as long as you do them you'll pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

46

Recent reviews read by the AI

46

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is credible because it uses 46 reviews across many years with repeated themes about self-teaching, workload, and mixed easy-grade outcomes.

Inside 46 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 57
1 out of 519

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 5 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

19

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 9 · Not_Sure_Yet 2 · Pass 1 · Rather not say 2