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Mathematics

Ted Tanaka

MATH118 · STAT0 · MAT164 · MATH120 · MATH13 · ALG120 · MATH190 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
57/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
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Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Take him if you can handle heavy note-taking and self-study, but if and forgiving grading.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy Note TakingTake-Home TestsStrict GradingNo TextbookMixed Teaching Clarity
  • Most classes rely heavily on copying notes, which often replace the textbook.
  • , but and learning quality varies.
  • Students are and saying he writes more than he teaches.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

and clear note-based material help, but and heavy daily work make the A far from automatic.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

The content can feel manageable when copied from lectures, but and long notes raise the real difficulty.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as mandatory, but missing class is risky because the notes replace the textbook.

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance, mainly by stressing the importance of attending lectures.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

Students recommend him for structured notes and , but many warn that he writes too much and .

The recommendation and is strongly mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Several students say he gives little partial credit and grades mistakes harshly.

Format shift

, and the strongest evidence points to strict grading.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students repeatedly , and full notebooks of notes.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Some students say and is helpful, while others say he mainly copies notes without teaching clearly.

Format shift

evidence available.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment , and some in-class final work.

Format shift

and tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe a note-heavy class with , and strict grading in tougher sections.

Main concern

Students may spend a lot of time copying notes .

What students said

“Basically your textbook is your notebook.”
STAT0
“He's a .”
MATH13
“The , and so was 2/3 of the final.”
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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and partial take-home finals, but they do not clearly prove proctoring rules.

Take-Home TestsPartial Take-Home FinalNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and some finals split between take-home and in-class portions.

Take-Home TestsPartial Take-Home Final
“The , and so was 2/3 of the final.”
MATH120
“ .”
MATH118
“ but extremely hard!”
MATH190

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He does write a lot, but he doesn't assign a textbook so the notes you are taking replaces the expensive textbook.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“ ! literally! I learned in his class.”

⚖️

28/100

“If you do one portion of a problem .”

📝 Workload

25/100

“I had two notebooks filled with math, math and some more math!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Unfortunately, he has a tendency to write more than he does teach.
  • He teaches you how to do everything you need to know in lecture.
  • He didn't teach nothing but write, write, write

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He's such a .
  • but extremely hard!
  • This class was easy, just don't miss a class and pay attention in class.

Theme 3

💸 About Materials

  • Does not use a text book.
  • Basically your textbook is your notebook.
  • we save costs because there is no text book needed

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

The review count is solid and detailed, but most reviews are old and opinions are highly split.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 50
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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D range

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