AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Samuel Yung Chu

MATH118 · MATH142 · ALGEBRA2 · MATH164 · MATH120 · A · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
1.9

The decision

Take Samuel Yung Chu if you want a supportive, grade-friendly math class and can tolerate occasional unclear explanations.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring math teacherEasy grading pathFunny and encouragingNotes allowed on testsSometimes confusing explanations
  • Most students describe Samuel Yung Chu as caring, funny, and strongly focused on helping students pass math.
  • Grades are generally accessible through homework, quizzes, attendance, participation, and test notes or cheat sheets.
  • A minority of students say his explanations can jump around or be hard to understand.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Many students report A grades, low difficulty, notes or cheat sheets, and and participating.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online reviews available.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Students often say he makes math easier, though some find his explanations scattered or hard to follow.

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person math reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Attendance is important because students say to show up, participate, and one review says he takes roll, but strict penalties are not clearly proven.

Only in-person reviews mention attendance expectations.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Students mostly recommend him because he is caring, funny, helpful, and wants students to pass, despite some clarity issues.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Grades look forgiving because many students earned A-range grades and comments mention cheat sheets, notes, homework help, and tests not being central.

Format shift

All grading evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Workload

Light

78/100

Students mainly mention homework, quizzes, attendance, and participation, with little evidence of heavy workload.

Format shift

All workload evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most students praise his care, humor, dedication, and support, but a few say he can be confusing or all over the place.

Format shift

All teaching-quality evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Assessment appears mixed across homework, quizzes, participation, and tests, with comments saying tests are helped by notes or are less important.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessment methods.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are mostly positive, describing a caring, funny professor who makes math easier and helps students pass.

Main concern

The main concern is that some students find his explanations scattered or hard to understand.

What students said

“Professor Chu was a very nice teacher, but sometimes it was hard to understand what he was saying and teaching.”
MATH118
“Don't even hesitate on taking his class. JUST DO IT!”
MATH164
“Best professor I ever had take him you won't be disappointed Professor Chu works very hard to make sure that all his students succeed in Math”
MATH120

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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The exam style appears student-friendly because reviews explicitly mention cheat sheets or notes on tests and reduced test pressure.

Cheat Sheets AllowedNotes Allowed During TestsTests Not That ImportantHomework and Quizzes Matter

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly support notes or cheat sheets during tests and suggest tests are not the main barrier.

Cheat Sheets AllowedNotes Allowed During TestsTests Not That Important
“He lets you use cheat sheets which really helps and wants to see all his students pass his class.”
MATH118
“serious about the class, notes allowed during tests, funny guy”
ALGEBRA2
“passed with an A and quizzes test are not that important”
MATH164

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mr. Chu is an amazing teacher & very helpful. I tried to take math 2 other times but dropped cuz of awful teachers.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews, highlighting key themes in support, grading, exams, and clarity; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“He is by far one of my best teachers in making sure we understand the material and he does it with a sense of humor and great jokes!”

📈 Easy Grade Path

86/100

“passed with an A and quizzes test are not that important”

⚠️ Clarity Concern

74/100

“He jumps from one concept to the other without properly explaining the previous concept and that confuses students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great teacher. He's very precise with what he teaches and overall he's helpful and fun.
  • Funny and entertaining. Wants his students to succeed.
  • He takes the time to explain the problems you are confused with and makes sure you understand it very well.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades and Exams

  • He lets you use cheat sheets which really helps and wants to see all his students pass his class.
  • serious about the class, notes allowed during tests, funny guy
  • passed with an A and quizzes test are not that important

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • Professor Chu works very hard to make sure that all his students succeed in Math
  • He really wants you to succeed & will happily explain or answer any questions.
  • He made math so easy that I don't hate mathematics anymore

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 18 in-person reviews across multiple math courses show consistent praise with a few clear negative exceptions.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH1208 reviews
MATH1644 reviews
MATH1182 reviews
1641 review
A1 review
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ALGEBRA21 review
MATH1421 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

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D range

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F

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