Wayne Ross

MATH176 · MATH281 · MATH280 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 19/100
RMP rating: 1.9/5
Take again: 30%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you are comfortable teaching yourself most of the course.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught classDisorganized lecturesNice but ineffectiveHeavy independent learningMixed leniency

Most students say they had to learn the material outside class.
Teaching is often described as .
A few students say he is kind and may be lenient when students show effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Getting an A appears possible only with , and tolerance for .

Online evidence includes one A+ but also heavy daily work, while .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The content feels harder because lectures lack examples, organization, and .

Both formats point to self-learning, but quality.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Reviews mention participation in some in-person classes but do not clearly prove a .

In-person reviews mention participation more often, while online reviews do not show a .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

because they feel the class becomes mostly self-taught.

Online reviews are mixed, but .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Some comments mention leniency for effort, but multiple tags and .

Format shift

Online grading evidence is mixed, while and one leniency comment.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students report lots of , and major outside study to keep up.

Format shift

Online reviews explicitly mention heavy daily work, and .

Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

, and little useful instruction.

Format shift

In-person reviews are strongly negative, while online reviews still report weak teaching but with slightly more mixed outcomes.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Reviews mention finals, tests, and reviews more than balanced projects, though .

Format shift

Online reviews mention homework and finals, while and review preparation.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and force students to rely on outside resources.

Main concern

In-person students report weak lectures and heavy self-teaching.

What students said

“Basically forces students to learn everything on their own.”
math281

“The in class notes are so bare bones that it doesn't help at all for the reviews”
math281

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe heavy daily work, self-teaching, and .

Main concern

Online students may need to manage heavy work with limited teaching support.

What students said

“He stop teaching 2 weeks in and we were force to learn the material by ourselves.”
math176

“most the online HW is straightforward be consistent with it and u should be fine for the finals”
math280

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention tests and finals, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Finals MentionedTest HeavyPolicy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and reviews, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or exam format details.

Test HeavyPolicy Not Clearly Proven

“The in class notes are so bare bones that it doesn't help at all for the reviews”
math281

“Most of the learning you will do will be by yourself and on your own time.”
math281

Online

Online reviews mention finals, but do not clearly prove .

Finals MentionedPolicy Not Clearly Proven

“be consistent with it and u should be fine for the finals”
math280

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ because you're gonna have to learn a lot on your own.”
Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

20/100

“Basically forces students to learn everything on their own.”

📚 Workload Reality

25/100

“be prepared to spend a lot of time on the work (2~5 hours per day).”

👍 Recommendation Risk

25/100

“Find yourself another teacher who can actually teach the material”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

lectures through most of the content once and doesn't go through enough examples.
notes were hardly notes and could be doing more than he did.
several students corrected him as he makes alot of error

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if you put in the effort and everything, he will be lenient.
most the online HW is straightforward be consistent with it and u should be fine for the finals
be prepared to spend a lot of time on the work (2~5 hours per day).

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Experience

This is really a self thought class where ur going to struggle trying to learn this subject
all of the other students HAVE to rely on complete outside resources in order to attempt to pass
Unprofessional to the extreme.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Ten recent reviews across two formats are detailed and strongly consistent about weak teaching and self-study.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 53

1 out of 55

Course coverage

math2818 reviews

math1761 review

math2801 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Rather not say 4