J Gishe

MATH34STATIST · MATH034 · MATH34 · MATH25 · MATH050 · STATS34 · MATH040 · MATH0340007 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 56/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 60%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

if you already have decent math skills and and study guides; weak math students should look elsewhere.

Best fit · Effort For RewardRambles Off TopicStudy Guides HelpLecture HeavyFunny But UnclearMath Lab Help

Lectures often drift into philosophy and tangents, .
and can still yield a solid grade.
Experience splits hard between students who like his humor and those who call him a poor teacher.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Study guides, , and , but an A still needs consistent work and is not automatic.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard lower-division math or stats, made harder when lectures ramble and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

as mandatory or critical, while others say it is not required if you keep up.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About half the ; strong students praise help and humor, weak .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and tests fairly, with study guides and some , but As are not handed out freely.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

45/100

and several tests, though a few students call the work reasonable.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Students split on whether he is funny and helpful or rambling and in lecture.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

and a and occasional projects or multiple-choice formats.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person stats and lower math with heavy lectures, frequent , and mixed clarity.

Main concern

Rambling lectures and if you are weak in math.

What students said

“Good professor but easily distracted. If and show up you should easily get an A.”
MATH034

“If . Gishe could be a great philosophy teacher, but not for math.”
MATH034

“He gives study guides before every test, allows late work, helps out in the .”
MATH040

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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and often mirror homework, with mixed clarity on wording.

Study GuidesMultiple ChoiceHomework-Mirrored TestsIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

be multiple choice, and usually track homework closely.

Study GuidesMultiple ChoiceHomework-Mirrored Tests

“ and he gives a lot of opportunites for !”
MATH0340007

“ if you do the homework”
MATH040

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Good professor but easily distracted. If and show up you should easily get an A. If bad at math it may be hard .”
Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching clarity, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

55/100

“He rambles a lot about things that won't be on the tests.”

📈 Grade Path

62/100

“If and show up you should easily get an A.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“Avoid. Rambles a lot. Horrible teacher. avoid.”

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70/100

“He gives study guides before every test, allows late work, helps out in the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He rambles a lot about things that won't be on the tests.
Gishe (pronounced g-i-sh) is a funny small old man.
He tends to drift to Philosophy a lot which can waste time.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

If and show up you should easily get an A.
He doesn't give an A easily, but it's not impossible either
and he gives a lot of opportunites for !

Theme 3

❤️ About Help and Personality

Always willing to give extra help.
He works one on one with students as well which really helps.
helps out in the

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen in-person reviews spanning many years give decent volume, but older sparse comments and mixed tones lower confidence.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 57

3 out of 52

2 out of 53

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

A 2 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

J Gishe

x x x if you already have decent math skills and x x x and study guides; weak math students should look elsewhere.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

📈 Grade Path

👍 Recommendation Split

📚 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Help and Personality

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you already have decent math skills and and study guides; weak math students should look elsewhere.

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