AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Joanne Sy

MATH300 · MATH14951 · MATH341 · MATH101 · STAT300 · MATH30 · MATH120 · MATH370 · MATH135 · STATS300 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
43/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
47.06%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take Joanne Sy only if , and keep up with homework and exam preparation.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInconsistent teachingTest-heavy gradingCaring but confusingHeavy homeworkMixed outcomes
  • Students describe a sharply mixed experience, with some praising her care and feedback while .
  • Tests and study guides often feel mismatched, especially in harder math courses.
  • Grades can be manageable with , and persistence, but this is not a low-effort A.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible, but students , and surviving difficult or mismatched tests.

Online evidence is harsher about exam mismatch and workload, while lower-level courses.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The math content is often described as hard, fast, or .

Online students emphasize unclear explanations, while and fast lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some reviews mention participation matters or needing lectures, while others .

Online lectures are sometimes recorded, while and reviewer.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Recommendations are split because caring behavior and fair and .

Online reviews lean more negative, while avoid.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

She sometimes drops low scores, accepts late work, gives , or allows cheat sheets, but .

Format shift

Online grading includes some helpful policies but strict exam-heavy courses, while grading.

Workload

Heavy

31/100

Many students mention lots of .

Format shift

Online reviews stress long homework and rushed labs, while in several courses.

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Students praise her kindness, but many say explanations are confusing, fast, disorganized, or not aligned with exams.

Format shift

Online teaching is criticized more for confusion and technical problems, while and strong frustration.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

76/100

Reviews repeatedly mention multiple exams, finals, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online and homework and labs also important in some courses.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are highly split, with strong praise for care and fairness alongside complaints , and .

Main concern

The and lectures that some students find difficult to follow.

What students said

“so dont expect an easy A”
MATH341
“ . Moves very fast and go overs about 2-3 sections a day.”
STAT300

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, citing confusing , and some strict exam procedures.

Main concern

Students often had to teach themselves when lectures or .

What students said

“The .”
MATH341
“Don't bother asking questions because she will literally just repeat herself and .”
MATH300

Exam style

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Exam policies vary widely, from open-book and notes-only restrictions.

Open BookOpen NotesIn-Person ExamsCamera RequiredNotes Or Book Allowed

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, with notes or book allowed in one course and an index card allowed in another.

Notes Or Book AllowedIndex Card AllowedIn-Person TestsCumulative Final
“You can only use your notes and the book.”
MATH300
“She allowed an .”
STAT300

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention open-book/open-notes tests, in-person exams for an online class, one-page cheat sheets, and camera-on workspace requirements.

Open BookOpen NotesIn-Person ExamsCamera RequiredOne-Page Cheat Sheet
“OPEN BOOK, .”
MATH300
“ .”
MATH341
“ on our workspace”
MATH341

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She's nice but the class was very hard.”

Voice snapshots generated from 34 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“She backtracks and confuses us more.”

📈 Grade Effort

38/100

“ study and understand the material.”

⚖️

45/100

“The .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is very thorough with everything.
  • and expects you to know everything.
  • but she did help me as a failing student to a passing student.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload And Tests

  • .
  • , but she doesn't allow time to scan your work.
  • There are 4 exams and 1 final exam.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • She is there if you need help.
  • She accepts late work and grade fairly and then tells you what you did wrong.
  • she cares and explains if you ask.

Data context

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Analysis sample

34

Recent reviews read by the AI

34

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The 34 reviews span many years and courses, with , and uneven explanations.

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 511
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 2

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

7

C 5 · C- 2

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 1 · D- 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1