Earl O'Neill

MATHV03 · MATHV01 · MATH21A · CALCV21A · CALCV04 · ALG1 · MATHVO1 · MATH1 · CALCULUS · MATHV04 · V21A · V20PRECALC · MATHV21C · CALC21A · MTHV21B · CALC21B · PRECALCULUS · MATHV21B · PRECALC · MATHV21A · MATHV20 · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 36/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 14.29%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material well and can teach yourself from the book and MyMathLab.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest HeavyExtra Credit QuizzesStudy Guides MismatchRude When ConfusedSkip Class You Fail

Grade rests almost entirely on hard tests that often differ from study guides.
quizzes and but do not fix weak lectures.
Recent reviews paint him as unhelpful and short-tempered; older ones are more mixed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

helps, but and often feel mismatched to prep work.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Algebra through calculus content is presented at a fast, test-heavy pace that many students find .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as required, with skip-class tags and notes that missing class costs critical material.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and recent detailed comments strongly warn others away.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough grader tags and .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

48/100

and quizzes add work, but tests.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Some students find him clear and mellow, but many say he skips steps, deflects questions to the book, and gets frustrated.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Multiple reviews say the grade rests almost entirely on tests, with .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

older students praise clear examples and , while many recent reviews slam unclear lectures, rude responses, and .

Main concern

while teaching support is inconsistent and often dismissive.

What students said

“ . He does not care about his students and does not explain concepts thoroughly.”
MATHV04

“gives you stuff to study for which is why he offers so much ”
MATHV04

“Easy, Show up do all the homework, and it is an Easy A. He has a great grading scale, everything above 85% is an A!”
MATHV01

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

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Exams are difficult and high-stakes; some terms allow a half-page of notes and .

Test HeavyHard ExamsPartial Notes AllowedExtra Credit QuizzesStudy Guide Mismatch

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as hard, sometimes mismatched to review sheets, with limited notes and heavy weight.

Test HeavyHard ExamsHalf Sheet of NotesExtra Credit on Tests

“ and your grade rests entirely on testing.”
MATHV04

“Gives examples to study that are exact format of test problems, plus 1/2 page of .”
MATHV04

“ !”
MATHV04

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Unless you are really good at math coming in, . Skips tons of steps during examples, ask him a question and it won't help your cause, gives you stuff to study for .”
Voice snapshots generated from 43 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2017, weighted toward detailed recent comments. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“He does not care about his students and .”

📝

42/100

“gives you stuff to study for which is why he offers so much ”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“ , and he does not teach well at all.”

🎁 Lifeline

55/100

“ as well as daily quizzes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Not the help just refers you to the text
person can understand
kinda arrogant, and he does not teach well at all

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

your grade rests entirely on testing
!
Easy, Show up do all the homework, and it is an Easy A

Theme 3

⚠️ About Support and Attitude

regularly got angry at the class for
if you ask him a question refers you to the textbook
went to him for help and was extremely discuraging

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

43 reviews spanning many years with detailed comments and a .

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516

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3 out of 57

2 out of 55

1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

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No reported values

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

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F

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Earl O'Neill

Avoid unless you already know the material well and can teach yourself from the book and MyMathLab.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

👎 Recommendation

🎁 x x Lifeline

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

⚠️ About Support and Attitude

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

📝

🎁 Lifeline