AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Tim Busken

MATH160 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
17/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

unless you can learn statistics independently and handle inconsistent classroom support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProRude To StudentsUnclear TeachingStats Is HardExtra CreditTutoring Needed
  • Most reviews criticize his teaching clarity and classroom attitude.
  • A grades are possible, but students describe needing heavy outside help or steady work.
  • One positive review says makes the course doable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

A grades appear possible, but comments , and rather than easy grading.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Statistics is described as hard, and .

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly .

in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students warn against taking him because they see him as , and unsupportive.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Grades can be high and helps, but comments .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Students say , and significant effort.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

, and poor classroom support.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention homework and , but do not clearly show a .

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, with , and reliance on outside effort.

Main concern

Students report and rude responses to questions.

What students said

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“He is not even good at teaching.”
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“I got an A but that's only after endless hours of tutoring.”
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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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Reviews mention tests and , but they do not clearly prove strict proctoring, open-book exams, or .

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Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and calculator use, but do not clearly prove a strict or student-friendly exam policy.

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“he doesn't make you needlessly do the problems by hand when U can do them on a calc.”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He is very rude to his students. Does not make sense of his teachings and does not answer his students questions.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, behavior, and grade effort. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“Does not make sense of his teachings and does not answer his students questions.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ .”

📈 Grade Effort

42/100

“I got an A but that's only after endless hours of tutoring.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is not even good at teaching.
  • He reads the definitions off the handouts and does the problem.
  • Tim is a good guy, funny, actually attempts 2 makes lectures bearable.

Theme 2

⚠️ About Classroom Experience

  • He is very rude to his students.
  • Hes so rude to some people.
  • He needs anger mgnt.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • stats is a hard subject tho so you're gonna have 2 pay attention & do the HW 2 pass.
  • I got an A but that's only after endless hours of tutoring.
  • it doable to get an A if you work for it

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

45/100

Evidence confidence

, but their criticism is consistent and specific enough to carry moderate weight.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
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3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

MATH1604 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values