AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Betsy Buchanan

MATH380 · ELEMTALGEBRA · MATH120E2692 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
39/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
1.5

The decision

Only consider her if you value extra help and , because recent course reviews are a major warning sign.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPolarizing ReviewsHelpful TutorHomework HeavyAttendance MattersLow Recent Recommendation
  • Recent Math 120E reviews are strongly negative and .
  • Older reviews describe her as , and supportive for weaker math students.
  • Despite low difficulty ratings, the grade outcomes and comments do not show an easy A path.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Even with low difficulty ratings, recent reported grades include D, F, and C-minus, and comments mention homework and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

The math content appears basic and often rated easy, but the class experience is not reliably smooth.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Tags repeatedly say participation matters and skipping class hurts performance.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

The most recent students unanimously say they would not take her again, despite older positive comments about helpfulness.

because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Recent grades and though the class is rated low difficulty.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Recent tags cite lots of , and graded-by-few-things concerns.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Older reviews praise her clarity and help, but recent course reviews describe a poor learning experience.

Format shift

Teaching and is strongly split by time period.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention homework, participation, pop quizzes, group projects, and few graded items, but .

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are split between older praise for helpful teaching and , and poor outcomes.

Main concern

Recent reviewers report poor experiences and low grades despite the class being rated easy.

What students said

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MATH120E2692
“Great teacher, espacially if you are not the and evens, really cares that students pass.”
MATH380
“really great instructor, always willing to help and make sure the .”
ELEMTALGEBRA

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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Reviews mention pop quizzes and test accommodation, but they do not clearly prove the .

Pop Quizzes MentionedTests Accommodation MentionedPolicy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and willingness to accommodate tests, but do not clearly prove exam format, book policy, or proctoring.

Pop Quizzes MentionedTests Accommodation MentionedPolicy Not Clearly Proven
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
MATH120E2692
“GRADED BY FEW THINGS”
MATH120E2692
“willing to accommodate for tests.”
MATH380

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting the split between older helpfulness praise and recent negative course outcomes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“really great instructor, always willing to help and make sure the .”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

35/100

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📚 Workload Pressure

30/100

“I wish I'd gotten better advice”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • really great instructor, always willing to help and make sure the .
  • and concise, willing to accommodate for tests.
  • I have never had her as a teacher but in the and

Theme 2

⚠️ About Recent Warnings

  • They need to hire better teachers
  • I wish I'd gotten better advice

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • LOTS OF HOMEWORK
  • GRADED BY FEW THINGS

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

66/100

Evidence confidence

, but opinions are polarized and the latest cluster is much more negative than older reviews.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

MATH120E26925 reviews
MATH3802 reviews
ELEMTALGEBRA1 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C- 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Rather_Not_Say 1