AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Ivan Zaigralin

MATH300 · MATH335 · MATH400 · STAT300 · MATH100 · MATH373 · 82 lifetime ratings

AI rating
27/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
37.8%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid him unless you are strong in , and are and office hours.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized lecturesHeavy homeworkTest heavyTough gradingHelpful office hours
  • Reviews are sharply polarized, but recent MATH373 and MATH400 comments are heavily negative.
  • Many students , and force them to self-teach.
  • Some STAT300 and office-hour experiences are positive, especially for students already comfortable with math.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

An A is possible for prepared students, but , and major self-teaching.

Online reviews show little easy-A evidence, while already handled the workload well.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

The math content is already demanding and is made , and weak structure.

Both formats describe confusion, but in-person reviews give much stronger evidence from MATH373 and MATH400.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Students report participation matters, missed work may not be made up, and skipping class can quickly hurt performance.

In-person reviews provide most attendance evidence, while online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

Most recent students do not recommend him because and .

Online reviews are negative, and in-person reviews are polarized but recent advanced math reviews strongly warn against taking him.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

20/100

Many reviews describe tough grading, , and tests that dominate the .

Format shift

, while online reviews also mention tough grader and test-heavy tags.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Workload is repeatedly described as lots of , and self-study outside lecture.

Format shift

Both formats mention lots of homework, with in-person MATH400 and MATH373 reviews showing the heaviest workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

31/100

Although some students praise his intelligence and office-hour help, many describe lectures as , and unhelpful.

Format shift

Online reviews are consistently negative, while in-person reviews split between strong STAT300 praise and severe MATH373 or MATH400 criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Reviews repeatedly describe test-heavy grading, few grade items, major exams, and offset exams.

Format shift

, while online reviews also tag the course as .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mixed but lean negative, with repeated complaints , and self-teaching.

Main concern

Many students say lectures do not prepare them well for difficult exams.

What students said

“ unless if you want to teach yourself the entire semester.”
MATH400
“He speed run his lectures like if he's in a hurry.”
MATH373

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are negative, describing , and poor empathy toward struggling students.

Main concern

Students felt unsupported when they struggled with the material.

What students said

“He has difficulty articulating the material to students and lacks empathy.”
MATH100
“ and he provided for some of the lessons.”
MATH100

Exam style

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Exams are a major risk because many students , and weak alignment with lectures.

Test HeavyFew Grade ItemsNo Clear Study GuidesNotes Allowed In One Statistics ReviewShort Timed Exam Segment

Assessment risk

Strict

26/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as central, difficult, and sometimes poorly aligned, but only one review clearly supports .

Test HeavyFew Grade ItemsNo Clear Study GuidesNotes Allowed In One Statistics ReviewShort Timed Exam Segment
“nothing matters except for SO .”
MATH373
“even lets you !”
STAT300

Online

Online reviews mention test-heavy coursework, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, or lockdown requirements.

Test Heavy
“Ivan is a technical instructor with an unorthodox teaching method.”
MATH100
“Very smart professor, but I was intimidated by the professor's temperament toward students that struggled.”
MATH100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You are your own teacher”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

31/100

“He may understand math, but he certainly does not know how to teach it.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

33/100

“ if possible.”

⚖️

20/100

“ . . were 50% or less and he didn't care.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The way he lectures makes the material hard to understand as he goes at a fast pace.
  • There's no structure to the lectures and .
  • and answers any students doubts.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • exams are 60% of the grade.
  • He grades really badly on exams, removes points .
  • The hw and standpoint and a time consuming aspect.

Theme 3

🧭 About Student Fit

  • unless if you want to teach yourself the entire semester.
  • If you don't have prior .
  • Also he's really great in office hours.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

82

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is highly credible because it uses 50 reviews with detailed, repeated patterns across recent courses and formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 510
3 out of 56
2 out of 511
1 out of 538

Course coverage

MATH37317 reviews
MATH40013 reviews
STAT30013 reviews
math3353 reviews
MATH1002 reviews
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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

14

A 11 · A- 3

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

5

C 4 · C- 1

D range

4

D+ 1 · D 3

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

17

Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 5