AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Oliver Williams

PSY1 · PSYV04 · PSYV01 · PSYCHPERSONALIT · PSYCH4 · PSYV07 · PSYV15 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Only take if and can live with and uneven lectures; many students report learning little.

Best fit · Self Taught ProCurve gradingUnclear lecturesFast-pacedTest heavyPolarizing
  • Reviews split hard and critics who learned nothing
  • Many say lectures and while grades often depend on a curve
  • Online review is negative on pace and explanation; several students

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some students get As with effort and curves, but others report Ds, withdrawals, and harsh curves where 90 is a B.

; most A/D conflict is from in-person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Average difficulty is high and many comments cite fast lectures, stats complexity, and .

Online is especially fast and unclear; in person ranges from easy seminar feel to very hard stats.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and others optional, with mixed impact on outcomes.

; in-person reports are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

About 60% , but comments are sharply split between devoted fans and .

; in-person recommendations are mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Curves can rescue some grades but and punitive.

Format shift

Online mentions end-of-term curve only; .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Some , but others involve heavy studying and lecture catch-up.

Format shift

Online workload centers on keeping up with fast problem walkthroughs; in person varies by course.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Quality ratings average low-mid with equal extremes: inspiring and hilarious for some, useless and demeaning for others.

Format shift

Online review is negative on clarity; in-person opinions are polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and percentile ranking more than continuous assignment weight.

Format shift

Applies across formats; one online review .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some call him amazing, hilarious, and discussion-driven, while many say lectures and and the class is hard or grade-crushing.

Main concern

grading, and several do-not-take warnings.

What students said

“I learned nothing in this class. His lectures and powerpoint are useless.”
PSYV01
“Dr. Williams is amazing! I have had him as a prof. multiple times”
PSYV01
“I am an A student and i got a D!”
PSYV04

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online review finds lectures too fast, explanations thin, and .

Main concern

Hard to keep up while taking notes and .

What students said

“Moves fast during the lectures. but lectures are not so clear.”
PSYV04

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because curves help some students while others report harsh cutoffs and .

Curve gradingPercentile rankingMostly true/false and MC in some coursesHard tests for many

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and hard tests; some PSYV04 tests are mostly true/false and multiple choice.

Curve gradingPercentile rankingTrue/false and multiple choice testsHarsh cutoffs reported by some
“ and multiple choice.”
PSYV04
“ if you got a 90 % thats a B!”
PSYV04
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PSY1

Online

Online review does not detail proctoring or open-book policy; and .

Curve at endUnclear grading timing
“ as will grade until the end on a curve.”
PSYV04

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I learned nothing in this class. His lectures and powerpoint are useless. They are large paragraphs that are useless.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (1 online, 13 in person), highlighting polar teaching views and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“His lectures and powerpoint are useless.”

👍 Fan Perspective

80/100

“Dr. Williams is amazing! I have had him as a prof. multiple times”

⚖️

48/100

“if you got a 90 % thats a B! If you received a 75% thats a D!”

🚀 Pace Concern

30/100

“Moves fast during the lectures. but lectures are not so clear.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • it is more of a seminar than a lecture
  • His lectures and powerpoint are useless
  • he loves to use his students to guide his lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The only reason I passed is because he grades on a curve
  • I am an A student and i got a D!
  • Super easy class!

Theme 3

🚫 About Warnings

  • . thats it thats all just dont.
  • Find a better professor
  • Looks like ill be getting a C or D.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews over many years give decent sample size, but polarity and sparse online evidence keep credibility medium.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1