AI Rate Professor

Accounting

Daniel Friedman

BUSV01A · BUSV01B · 105 lifetime ratings

AI rating
97/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
99.05%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take Friedman for financial or managerial accounting if you want a .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing lecturesClear grading criteriaHilarious and caringOnline savvyFair tests with support
  • Near-unanimous praise for .
  • Do the homework and lecture notes and .
  • High organization, fast responses, and flexible help when life gets messy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students report strong grades if , and use his resources, with and late-work flexibility helping.

Online and in-person both report good grades with consistent work; online mentions and no late penalties more often.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Accounting content can still challenge beginners, but his breakdowns and resources .

Both formats call lectures easy to follow; online students stress video depth more.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

as mandatory in many reviews and optional in others, with little penalty detail beyond doing the work.

Mixed mandatory and optional reports appear in both online and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

and strongly recommends him for financial and managerial accounting.

Recommendation is extremely strong in both online and in-person comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

penalized, and high A or B+ grades with completed work.

Format shift

; online more often describes flexibility.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Homework is structured and doable, but accelerated terms and .

Format shift

Online 8- or 12-week sections report heavier weekly chapter loads than standard pacing.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students , and the reason accounting finally made sense.

Format shift

Praise is equally strong online and in person, with online focusing on video quality.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Success comes from lecture notes plus homework, with .

Format shift

; both still emphasize weekly assignments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students also , and enjoyable classes with reasonable workload for accelerated terms.

Main concern

A and harder subjects even when lectures are excellent.

What students said

“Lectures were very easy to follow.”
BUSV01B
“I took financial and managerial accounting with Professor Friedman and both classes were quite enjoyable.”
BUSV01B
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BUSV01B

Remote format

Online

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students rave about , and strong support that makes accounting far less stressful.

Main concern

Accelerated 8- or 12-week sections can feel heavy with weekly chapter load if you fall behind.

What students said

“ , and the if you don't know what your doing.”
BUSV01B
“His online class has lecture videos that and formats.”
BUSV01A
“his video lectures really helpful especially with .”
BUSV01B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are fair if you study lectures and homework; , and reviews do not clearly prove special proctoring rules.

Fair testsTest heavy in some sectionsStudy lecture notesLonger exams covering full material

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as something you pass by completing homework and watching lectures; proctoring details are not clearly stated.

Homework-aligned examsPass by completing work
“you just and complete all the homework.”
BUSV01A

Online

Online students say do lecture notes and assignments and you will be ready for tests; tests are fair and sometimes long.

Fair testsTest heavyLecture-based prep
“ and the assignments, and you will be good for all the .”
BUSV01B
“not a lot of hw but and covers all of the materials, so study.”
BUSV01B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Take this class if you want to make your life easier and you don't want to have a headache in accounting.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting lectures, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“He simplifies complex concepts with and real-world examples.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“ and everyone.”

😄 Fun and Supportive Style

94/100

“Professor Friedman is awesome! , and always gives the .”

📚 Work-to-Grade Path

82/100

“As long as you do the work you will be okay.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and easy to follow lectures.
  • He really breaks things down to where you can understand.
  • full of personality

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • easy if you put in the work
  • and easy to follow and complete.
  • I probably spent about 20 hours a week on just this course.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is such a cool professor!
  • the professor was willing to work with me and adjust deadlines
  • and .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

105

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent detailed reviews with very consistent praise across online and in-person sections and stable high quality ratings.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 598
4 out of 56
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BUSV01B29 reviews
BUSV01A21 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 3 · A 16 · A- 3

B range

19

B+ 13 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1