AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Todd Olson

MATH5A · MATH50A · MATHSTAT · STATS1 · STATS15 · CALCII · MATH30 · MATH102 · E3411MATH15 · MATH15 · MATH120 · MATH380 · STATISTICS · 59 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
46.67%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you are comfortable teaching yourself math and managing a heavy, loosely structured course.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesHeavy workloadSlow gradingPolarizing personalitySelf-teaching required
  • Many students describe unclear teaching, tangents, old materials, and .
  • Workload is often heavy, especially online, with , and exams.
  • Some students like his humor, caring attitude, and , but the negative pattern is strong.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

and leniency help some students, but , and self-teaching make an A costly.

Online evidence shows a heavier and more frustrating path to an A, while but still effort-heavy.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Statistics and math content become harder because many students find the , and hard to apply.

Online students emphasize old videos and reading, while and .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

as strictly mandatory, but students say showing up, taking notes, and seeking help are important to survive.

and active listening, while online reviews stress keeping up with videos and reading.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Most recent and many older reviews warn against him because poor structure, slow grading, and .

Online reviews are especially negative, while share.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

43/100

He offers extensions, , and some fair grading, but , and heavy essays limit leniency.

Format shift

Online reviews mention and grace periods but also tough grading, while and essay complaints.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students repeatedly cite lots of homework, long lectures, reading, papers, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online workload is described as especially intense, while but more variable by course.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Many students say he knows math but , and forces self-teaching.

Format shift

Online teaching is criticized for old videos and minimal interaction, while and .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and papers rather than purely exam-based.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize papers, homework, videos, and exams, while , and homework.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are highly polarized, with some praise for humor and care but and poor teaching.

Main concern

Lectures often drift off topic and .

What students said

“I feel like I understand statistics less after having taken his class.”
MATH15
“Todd clearly knows Stats, but he is really not good at teaching.”
MATH15
“If you put effort into the classwork he will give you a good grade.”
MATH15

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, , and intense workload.

Main concern

Students may not know .

What students said

“Spent more time on this class than all others combined and got the .”
STATISTICS
“He used really old videos as the lectures.”
MATH15
“Very tedious/ unless he changes the structure/material for the class.”
MATH15

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes can be difficult and sometimes poorly aligned, but reviews do .

Essay ExamsQuizzesFinal Exam MentionedReviews do not clearly prove proctoring policy

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and unclear exam questions, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring requirements.

Essay ExamsHard TestsQuizzesReviews do not clearly prove in-person exam policy
“ but thats the only hard part of the class.”
STATS15
“ , and communication is non-existent.”
MATH15
“Makes up random problems for the exams, and oftimes these .”
MATH380

Online

Online reviews mention finals, exams, quizzes, essays, and heavy workload, but do not clearly .

Final Exam MentionedQuizzesEssaysReviews do not clearly prove online proctoring policy
“Plus he will .”
MATH15
“The 2 essays are 40% of and the .”
MATH15
“he left the class average for the final at a 45% and .”
MATH15

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ unless you already know Statistics.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Todd clearly knows Stats, but he is really not good at teaching.”

📚 Workload Pressure

22/100

“Spent more time on this class than all others combined and got the .”

👍 Recommendation Risk

32/100

“Unless you .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His video lectures are .
  • Todd clearly knows Stats, but he is really not good at teaching.
  • He goes off on tangents, rejects conventional teaching methods.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • He offers tons of making it really easy to bump your grade up.
  • The 2 essays are 40% of and the .
  • He wants everyone to get an A, but he won't just give it to you.

Theme 3

⚠️ and Structure

  • back.
  • I never heard from him the entire semester other than 1 comment on the first assignment.
  • text.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

59

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats show detailed, recurring patterns despite polarized opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 512
3 out of 57
2 out of 510
1 out of 521

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1