AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Virginia Phillips

MATH88 · MATH160 · ALG90 · MATH120 · MATH110 · MATH175 · MATH1456 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
43/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
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Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you are comfortable learning independently or already have a solid math foundation.

Best fit · Self Taught ProCaringPatientConfusing LecturesSelf-Teaching NeededInconsistent
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who find Phillips caring and excellent and those .
  • Multiple negative reviews say students had to teach themselves because of mistakes and .
  • She may work better for review-level math students than for students who need strong structured instruction.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

The grade effort looks moderate, but students who need guidance.

All .

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

The math content may be manageable for prepared students, but make it harder for others.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

60/100

Reviews , but one student calls her flexible.

and is not detailed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recommendation depends heavily on learning style because some praise her patience while others strongly warn against her.

Recommendation and is highly mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Reviews do not clearly show harsh or , so the main risk is .

Format shift

, and .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Workload is not described as extreme, but self-teaching can make the course feel heavier.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Students praise her care and patience, but several report , mistakes, and poor pacing.

Format shift

Teaching and strongly mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, and book study but do not give enough detail to identify one dominant assessment type.

Format shift

Only in-person comments discuss class structure.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mixed, praising her patience and care while also warning about and frequent mistakes.

Main concern

Several students say they had to teach themselves because .

What students said

“i would recomend this class to anyone just brushing up on math. but not to anyone who doesnt know the material.”
MATH110
“It is much easier to read the book and figure it out yourself than to listen to her talk non-sense.”
MATH1456
“ unless you're planning on teaching it to yourself.”
MATH120

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews mention a test timing issue but do not clearly .

Tests MentionedPolicy Unclear

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but and format are not clearly supported.

Test Timing Mentioned
“Planning was bad as she did review prior to spring break then had us take a .”
MATH160

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ unless you're planning on teaching it to yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“She made math fun.”

⚠️ Lecture Clarity

35/100

“ and pointless.”

👍 Learning Fit

48/100

“i would recomend this class to anyone just brushing up on math. but not to anyone who doesnt know the material.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is the most excellent teacher I have ever had.
  • She is a very nice professor, very caring.
  • This teacher isn't very good, she pretty much makes constant mistakes.

Theme 2

📚 About Self-Teaching

  • I ended up teaching my self the sections and sections to the class.
  • I gave up on even trying to understand what she was trying to teach, and started teching it to myself.
  • I learned mostly from the book as , and .

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • I asked a million questions and she answered every single one.
  • and really knows the material well.
  • Great teacher. Very helpfull. Very flexable.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 8 in-person reviews with detailed but conflicting experiences across different math courses.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

MATH1202 reviews
ALG901 review
MATH1101 review
MATH14561 review
MATH1601 review
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MATH1751 review
MATH881 review

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