AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Max Tang

MATH342 · STAT300 · MATH120 · MATH343 · STATS300 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
50/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you can handle a lecture-heavy math class, attend consistently, and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy accent barrierHomework and quizzesKind and availableSelf-study riskClear but inconsistent
  • many students find Tang kind and helpful, while many others say his accent and lecture style make learning difficult.
  • The course , and active attention, so grades are possible but not low-effort.
  • , multiple-choice tests, and occasional take-home changes, making assessment more student-friendly than the teaching experience.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Students can earn an A by attending, doing homework, and using allowed notes, but , and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Statistics and math content are made harder by lecture , and unclear explanations for some students.

All and statistics reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Many reviews say students must attend, pay attention, and keep up, with .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

because kindness and flexibility are balanced by serious communication and self-teaching complaints.

and strongly mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Some reviews mention note , and , but others call him a tough grader or say quizzes make grades hard.

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and lecture-heavy pacing are repeatedly mentioned, even by positive reviewers.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Tang is often described as kind and available, but many students , and weak explanations make learning difficult.

Format shift

All teaching-quality evidence is in-person and highly polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and homework, with several reviews emphasizing tests and frequent quizzes.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

often kind and flexible but frequently hard to understand and homework-heavy.

Main concern

Many students say the , and .

What students said

“If .”
MATH342
“You can use a sheet of and exam.”
STAT300
“A lot of homework, but if you just put some work into it, you can get an A here.”
STAT300

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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Exam policies sound relatively student-friendly where described, but reviews do not .

Note Sheet AllowedSome Open-Book QuizzesMultiple Choice TestsTake-Home Changes PossibleNon-Cumulative Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams, some open-book quizzes, multiple-choice or true-false tests, and occasional take-home changes.

Note Sheet AllowedSome Open-Book QuizzesMultiple Choice TestsTake-Home Changes PossibleNon-Cumulative Tests
“You can use a sheet of and exam.”
STAT300
“some were open book.”
STAT300
“The exams and .”
STATS300
“ and exams if there is a concept the class is struggling with.”
STAT300

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“A lot of homework, but if you just put some work into it, you can get an A here.”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting recurring themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“If .”

📈 Effort For Grades

58/100

“A lot of homework, but if you just put some work into it, you can get an A here.”

📝

76/100

“You can use a sheet of and exam.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Strong accent but he's super sweet and if you need any clarification he'll take the time to make sure everyone gets it before moving on.
  • , so you barely get to write down notes.
  • . Tang! Speaks with a heavy Chinese accent, does a poor job of clarifying and explaining statistics.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Put in work and youll pass!
  • A lot of homework, but if you just put some work into it, you can get an A here.
  • Professor Tang made Statistics SO much harder than it has to be.

Theme 3

🧪

  • You can use a sheet of and exam.
  • exams (3 in total) and 9 quizzes throughout the semester but some were open book.
  • The exams and .

Theme 4

❤️ About Character

  • He's incredibly informative and will provide plenty of clarity when requested.
  • and even though his accent was thick, if you asked him to Go over things again and again, he will.
  • He is a nice guy, but definitely NOT a teacher.

Data context

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Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

93/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-two reviews over many years provide detailed, consistent themes, even though student outcomes and opinions are polarized.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 512
3 out of 55
2 out of 52
1 out of 58

Course coverage

STAT30019 reviews
MATH3434 reviews
STATS3004 reviews
MATH1203 reviews
MATH3422 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1