AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Steve Jackson

PREALGEBRA · STAT15 · MATH194 · MATH25 · MATH45 · MATH376 · MATH372 · MATH30 · MATH380 · MATH15 · CALC50 · MATH120 · MATH1 · MATH105 · INTROTOSTATS · STATS · MATH5 · MATH50C · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
67/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
63.16%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you are willing to attend, work consistently, and ask for help, but .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring but disorganizedEffort-based gradingLots of homeworkHelpful in personWeak online communication
  • In-person students often praise his passion and willingness to help, but many also find his lectures scattered.
  • Online reviews are much more negative, , and self-teaching.
  • Grades can be forgiving when students attend, do the work, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

An A is realistic if , and use corrections or , but it is not effortless.

, while online evidence is split between one easy class and several heavy self-teaching complaints.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The math content is normal to challenging, but the material itself.

In-person students report mixed clarity, while online students more often say they had to learn the material alone.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

as formally mandatory, but many comments say skipping class hurts success.

In-person reviews repeatedly stress attendance, while online .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

and caring, but online communication and organization problems lower the overall recommendation.

, while online reviews are mostly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

He often grades on effort and offers , corrections, retakes, or partial credit, though exams still matter heavily.

Format shift

In-person reviews provide most leniency evidence, while and harsher experiences.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Many students mention lots of , and notebook work, especially in higher math courses.

Format shift

Both formats mention heavy work, but online MATH50C reviews describe the workload as especially unreasonable.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

He is passionate and helpful for many students, but repeated complaints about rambling, poor structure, and .

Format shift

teaching, where students describe low support and weak communication.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Several reviews describe , and a small number of major assessments, with homework as support.

Format shift

, while online reviews mostly mention homework and self-study without clear exam policy.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed but stronger, with many students valuing his help, passion, and .

Main concern

Lecture organization varies, so students who need polished structure may struggle.

What students said

“ .”
MATH25
“His lectures could get very scattered and sometimes but would eventually tie things back together.”
MATH50C

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, with students describing , and poor email communication.

Main concern

Students say the online format requires too much independent learning with limited instructor support.

What students said

“Expects you to teach yourself multivariable calculus.... .”
MATH50C
“Took his Math25 Trig class online and it was easy enough.”
MATH25

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The course can be test-heavy, but and more student-friendly.

Take-Home ExamsCorrections or RetakesTest HeavyFew Graded Items

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews support a test-heavy structure with and chances for .

Take-Home ExamsCorrections or RetakesTest Heavy
“In his classes 20% of grade is on homework 80% exams.”
MATH25
“ and ”
MATH25

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, midterm, or .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 reviews, highlighting teaching, grading, workload, and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“His lectures could get very scattered and sometimes but would eventually tie things back together.”

👍 Recommendation Pattern

66/100

“Meet him halfway, attend, work, pass.”

⚖️

72/100

“He allows you to try and and give you partial credit back.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very passionate and knowledgeable about anything mathematics related and eager to share his knowledge and help students understand the material.
  • He does not teach, he simply does problems out of the book on the board all class.
  • He tends to ramble and gets distracted easily.

Theme 2

📈 About Workload and Grades

  • He offers , and .
  • as if thats the only class youre taking for the semester.
  • The way he grades is easy.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • Expects you to teach yourself multivariable calculus.... .
  • He also has trouble organizing his thoughts and .
  • Took his Math25 Trig class online and it was easy enough.

Data context

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Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

42

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The rating uses 42 reviews across many years and courses, with , and format differences.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 59
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 510

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 8 · A- 3

B range

6

B+ 4 · B 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2