AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Michael Bowen

V46 · MATHVV10 · MATHV03 · MATHV01 · MATH21A · CALCV21A · CALC21C · V03 · MATHVO1 · MATHVO3 · 21B · V21B · MATHV02 · V21A · MATHV21C · CALC21A · CALC21B · MATHV05 · MATHV46 · MATHV21B · MATH21C · MATHV21A · MATHV20 · 75 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you will do the homework and use the cheat sheet; skip if you need fast, tightly structured lectures with light work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCheat sheet on every examLots of homeworkPatient deep explanationsPolarizing lecturesAccessible outside class
  • Allows full cheat sheets and lifesaver
  • and slow or tangent-filled lectures split opinions hard
  • and will grind outside class

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Cheat sheets and dropped tests help, but and real math content still demand consistent effort for an A.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Lower-level courses feel manageable; calculus and higher are solidly challenging even with help.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

34/100

Many sections mark attendance mandatory or warn that skipping makes it hard to catch up.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

About three in ; praise for care and fairness balances complaints about pace and workload.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

, and cheat sheets offset some tough-grader comments.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of and complaint across courses.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many call him patient and clear; and force self-teaching.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and a final dominate grades.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

; supporters love his patience and cheat sheets, critics hate slow tangents and .

Main concern

and lectures that can feel unfocused or overly slow for stronger students.

What students said

“The and he allows a cheat sheet.”
MATHV20
“SO .. graded on completion.”
MATHV21B
“He spends no time teaching... find a teacher that actually cares and will teach the class.”
V46

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams allow a full cheat sheet, often a calculator, and .

Full-page cheat sheetCalculator allowedDrop lowest testHints on problems

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

a calculator, with fair problem sets and drop-lowest policies.

Cheat sheet front and backDrop lowest testCalculator allowedTest problems like homework
“he allows a cheat sheet.”
MATHV20
“allows you to use a full page of .”
V21A
“He allows you to use a cheat sheet and .”
MATHV21B

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Bowen is a great guy and a teacher... The . problem, allows a cheat sheet and will answer any questions. 10/10”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, capturing both strong praise and sharp criticism. Credibility rating: High.

📝 Cheat Sheet Lifesaver

85/100

“A very good math teacher, he lets you use a cheat sheet for .”

📚

28/100

“SO .. graded on completion.”

🧭 Polarizing Lectures

55/100

“Unless you're super smart and understand calculus ... It's almost like having to teach yourself the material.”

🤝 Outside Help

80/100

“He really wants you to do well and will give up some of his weekend to form a study group for the class if needed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He broke down the concepts of hard problems and worked them through the smallest details
  • goes off on tangents all the time
  • . Good sense of humor.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Lots of homework. Just very boring sometimes
  • allows a cheat sheet for
  • Do the homework and you and pass the class.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professor Bowen is caring and helpful.
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  • He was very rude to specific students; loud and terse with them.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

75

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years and courses give a detailed, polarized but reliable picture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 55
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 7

B range

3

B 3

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1