AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Ilva Mariani

MATH40 · MATH112 · MATH80 · MATH70 · 110A · MATH60 · MATH75 · GEOME70 · MATH114 · 83 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
34.38%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you are comfortable teaching yourself, tracking your own grade, and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized lecturesHeavy homeworkTough gradingSelf-teaching requiredHelpful if approached
  • Many students say lectures are confusing, disorganized, or based on the book, forcing them to teach themselves.
  • Homework and online modules are frequent, but some students say completing them can make passing or earning a good grade realistic.
  • as slow, strict, and sensitive .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

A few students call it an easy A if , but , and self-teaching as the real cost.

In-person evidence dominates and is mixed, while online evidence gives little support for an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The math content is often made harder by , fast or , and a strong need to learn independently.

Both online and in-person comments describe weak instruction, but .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Many reviews say skipping class hurts performance, participation matters, or students are called on in class.

The , while online reviews do not clearly establish flexibility.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students do not recommend her because they found the , and support inconsistent.

Online reviews are mostly negative and but still strongly cautionary.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Students repeatedly say she deducts points for not showing work her way and is slow or inconsistent with grades.

Format shift

Strict grading complaints appear mostly in in-person reviews, with online .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and class activities are repeatedly described as frequent or time consuming.

Format shift

Both formats mention homework, but .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

A minority praise her care and office-hour help, but most reviews describe confusing, disorganized, or book-based teaching.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize poor communication and little instruction, while and self-teaching.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Reviews mention homework, worksheets, quizzes, tests, notebooks, modules, a midterm, and a final, so assessment appears mixed.

Format shift

Online evidence mentions a midterm, final, quizzes, and materials, while , and notebooks.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are highly polarized but mostly warn , and a need to self-teach.

Main concern

Students often say her teaching style is disorganized and .

What students said

“Most of the students teach themselves the lessons”
MATH112
“She reads directly from the book and she makes us do notes on our own!”
MATH112
“she gets mad if we don't get what and grade harshly”
MATH80

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative about late lectures, poor email response, and delayed grading, with one .

Main concern

Online students , and poor communication.

What students said

“She simply told us to read the book and .”
MATH112
“Never responded to emails”
MATH112
“Only had a midterm and a .”
MATH114

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and a final, but they do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, or a .

Tests and quizzes mentionedMidterm and final mentionedStrict step-by-step gradingExam policy not clearly proven

Assessment risk

Varies

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention tests and , but do not clearly prove exam policy.

Tests and quizzesStrict step-by-step gradingPolicy not clearly proven
“ , but like I said, she .”
MATH60
“ and she takes off points for things like not showing every step”
MATH80

Online

Online reviews mention a midterm and , but do not clearly prove proctoring or .

Midterm and finalOptional extra credit quizzesPolicy not clearly proven
“Only had a midterm and a .”
MATH114
“She but .”
MATH114

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I had to whole semester so I could pass.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Most of the students teach themselves the lessons”

⚖️

25/100

“ if you do it correctly.”

📚 Workload

24/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She reads directly from the book and she makes us do notes on our own!
  • She is very unorganized, she is all over the place when it comes to teaching.
  • The .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Her class is any easy A, so if you looking for a math class that .
  • will find .
  • if you do the homework and classwork you'll pass.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • .
  • She cares about her students so much & .
  • She is willing to meet during office hours

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

83

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years show , and mixed support.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 55
3 out of 59
2 out of 512
1 out of 542

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 1 · A- 2

B range

11

B+ 5 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

6

C+ 3 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1