AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Ramzy Salem

MATH266 · MATH265 · MATH240 · MATH260 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid Ramzy Salem unless he is your only option and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teach requiredHard to understand accentSkips steps in lectureTough graderAvoid if possible
  • Students repeatedly say you must teach yourself because and move too fast
  • Accent, soft voice, and messy board work make lectures for many
  • ; if no other math option exists

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students report working very hard to pass; and .

All evidence is in person; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Material is made harder by rushed lectures, skipped steps, and proof-heavy focus instead of worked problems.

All and multi-hour math sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

while others do not; missing class still hurts because .

Only in-person data; attendance reports are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Zero would-take-again percent and .

All recommendation evidence is in person across many years.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

and ; homework may be spot-checked with no credit if incomplete.

Format shift

In-person only; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

; students spend heavy outside time relearning lectures.

Format shift

In-person only; several courses report three-hour night classes.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Most say he cannot teach clearly, skips process steps, and forces self-teaching despite being smart.

Format shift

A few , but the majority are negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests and quizzes dominate outcomes; graded by few things with difficult exams.

Format shift

and graded by few things.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person calculus and precalculus lectures are widely called unclear, fast, and .

Main concern

Poor lecture , and hard-to-hear delivery.

What students said

“Ended up teaching myself the material every day after his 3 hour lectures.”
MATH266
“This instructor cannot teach. He skips through math process and expect to know already.”
MATH260

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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Exams are described as difficult and harshly graded with unexpected questions relative to limited teaching.

Hard TestsCurve Ball QuestionsTest HeavyDrop One Quiz or Test

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some courses allow dropping one quiz or test and offer occasional .

Hard TestsCurve Ball QuestionsExtra Credit Occasional
“ , and not just a few, he does a lot of curve ball questions.”
MATH265
“ and harshly graded considering how little you are taught.”
MATH240

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if he is the only option.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person reviews only, emphasizing self-teaching and lecture clarity failures. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Teaching Clarity Issues

24/100

“This instructor cannot teach. He skips through math process and expect to know already.”

📚

20/100

“you need to teach yourself everything. You might get a brief 20 minute lecture every other week.”

📉 Recommendation Risk

12/100

“Don't waste your time or money on this class!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . You have to basically teach yourself.
  • He flies by the information very quickly.
  • he has a Strong accent and no one can understand him

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Makes you work your butt off just to barely pass.
  • Very tough to pass, unless you are a genius when it comes to mathematics.
  • He makes calculus harder than it actually is!

Theme 3

⚠️ About Accessibility

  • Very soft spoken and could barely hear him even in the front row.
  • Accent and small, messy writing don't help.
  • Heavy accent and hard to understand.

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

64/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen in-person reviews over and clarity complaints, though many older comments are brief.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 54

Course coverage

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D range

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