AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Graham Chalmers

MATH240 · AA · MATH220 · MATH100 · MATH40 · MATH112 · MATHMATH · MATH170 · STATS112 · MATH115 · MATH60 · ELEMENTARYSTAT · MATH190 · MATH80B · STATS · MATH80A · 101 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
26.67%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid him unless and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Teaching RequiredConfusing LecturesTough GraderTest HeavyNote Cards Allowed
  • Most students say .
  • , and self-study.
  • Some students report , pre-finals, and partial credit.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Some students mention note cards, sample tests, and lenient grade boosts, but many say and exact methods.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The math content is often made harder by fast, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

35/100

, but students repeatedly warn that skipping class hurts performance.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Most students do not recommend him because while .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Reviews repeatedly mention tough or , though note cards, partial credit, and pre-finals help some students.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Workload comments vary, but the .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

The , and poorly organized teaching despite some praise for knowledge or resources.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Many reviews , and sample exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, with , and tough or picky grading.

Main concern

Students repeatedly say they had to teach themselves and .

What students said

“DO NOT get this teacher! It is near IMPOSSIBLE to get a good grade in his class, and I am a straight A student in school.”
MATH170
“Be prepared to teach yourself.”
MATH112
“If you cannot self teach statistics, YOU WILL FAIL THIS CLASS.”
STATS

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 central and often difficult, but , and pre-final options make the format more forgiving.

Note Cards AllowedPre-Final OptionSample TestsMakeup TestQuizzes With Notes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention note cards, quizzes with notes, sample tests, and , but do not clearly prove proctoring or closed-book rules.

Note Cards AllowedPre-Final OptionSample TestsMakeup TestQuizzes With Notes
“He allows you to use an index card for quizzes/tests.”
MATH112
“ if you're bad at math, go to the , and he provides sample tests you can print out with the answers.”
MATH112
“Gives 3 quizzes, 3 tests, One and .”
MATH112

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you cannot self teach statistics, YOU WILL FAIL THIS CLASS.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

26/100

“He does not teach you. What he does do is write a bunch of notes on the board and .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

24/100

“ unless you're able to teach yourself material from the book.”

⚖️

32/100

“ if you don't do things his way and write down in the exact same method as he solves.”

📝

72/100

“On test he lets you use 1 3x5 card. On final 2 3x5 cards.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Be prepared to teach yourself.
  • Lectures are very , and his monotone voice will put you to sleep.
  • He knows the material but he does the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • It is near IMPOSSIBLE to get a good grade in his class, and I am a straight A student in school.
  • if you don't do things his way and write down in the exact same method as he solves.
  • .

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • The grade is based on 3 exams and a final.
  • He allows you to use an index card for quizzes/tests.
  • sample papers.

Theme 4

❤️ About Positive Exceptions

  • Charmers was the best professor I have ever taken at Cerritos College.
  • Very nice and humble professor. .
  • sample tests and you'll get an easy A in his class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

101

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years show a consistent pattern of self-teaching, , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 511
3 out of 519
2 out of 517
1 out of 542

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 6