AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Mike Valdez

MATH220 · MATHMATH · MATH40 · MATH030 · MATH37 · MATH4 · MATH30 · MATH2 · MATH15 · MA37 · MATH210 · STAT034 · CALC37 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you want a knowledgeable, demanding math teacher and will use office hours and stay on top of weekly work.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture HeavyTough GraderHelpful Office HoursLong LecturesMath Workhorse
  • Strong content knowledge and math reviews.
  • Newer calc and higher courses , and multiple drops.
  • Attendance and punctuality matter; quizzes and .
  • Overall fit is for students willing to grind, not for easy-A seekers.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Tough grading on homework and , and office-hour support.

; no online reviews available.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Math content moves fast with long lectures, assumed prior skills, and test-heavy evaluation.

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Many reviews mark attendance mandatory or say skipping hurts, with and on time.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and recent higher-level reviews warn to choose someone else, despite many older glowing comments.

: older lower-level praise versus newer calc frustration.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Students report hard grading even when math is correct if .

Format shift

Strict-grading .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and long lectures create a sustained heavy load.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

, and , though some find lectures boring or passive-aggressive.

Format shift

; newer higher courses are more critical.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and homework detail dominate; .

Format shift

Assessment pattern is reported only for in-person classes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

long lecture-heavy classes, , and mixed modern vs older student satisfaction.

Main concern

, and fast pace lead some students to drop, especially in higher-level courses.

What students said

“Nice Teacher but a . The and his lectures are boring.”
MATH220
“Professor Valdez was super helpful with his office hours outside of class.”
MATH220
“expects you to know a bunch right off the bat, lwk passive aggressive about it, lectures were heavy”
MATH-210

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are difficult and and labs, with little review of weak prior topics.

Hard ExamsWeekly QuizzesHomework-Based TestsDetailed Handwritten Work

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as super and labs, with long exam-day sessions.

Hard ExamsWeekly QuizzesHomework-Based Tests
“The and his lectures are boring.”
MATH220
“The and labs (usually the ones he grades).”
MATH220

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Nice Teacher but a . The and his lectures are boring.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 in-person reviews, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🧠 Knowledgeable but Demanding

66/100

“Professor Valdez was super helpful with his office hours outside of class.”

📉

30/100

“the way he grades is RIDICULOUS! it doesnt matter if you have all the math done correctly”

⏱️ Long Lecture Grind

30/100

“Lectures range for about 3 to 3.5 hours with a small 5 minute break.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . He's really picky about the binder and organizing the work
  • Provides many examples
  • lectures were heavy, felt long, complex

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Just go for another professor if you can!!!!!
  • , but I managed a B

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • Always great about addressing any questions and seems to genuinely care
  • he walks around the class to make sure you understand
  • ! TAKES THE TIME TO REALLY HELP YOU UNDERSTAND

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven in-person reviews span many years; older praise is strong, but and .

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 51
3 out of 54
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

MATH306 reviews
MATH2205 reviews
MATH374 reviews
CALC372 reviews
MATH42 reviews
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STAT0341 review

Reported outcomes

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7 reported outcomes

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B range

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B+ 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 4