AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Seth Lavender

MATH40 · MATH25 · MATH34 · MATH30 · MATH13 · MATH50 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Solid pick for math-anxious students , and use office hours, but not a free A.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPatient ExplainerExtra Credit FriendlyClear LecturesMixed ClarityMandatory Attendance
  • and patience with math-anxious learners.
  • , , and partial credit make grades more recoverable.
  • A , and weak pacing for struggling students.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Getting an A takes real study, but , , and partial credit make recovery realistic.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is standard college math/stats; some call .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and skipping hurts your chance to pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

; fans love clarity and patience while critics dislike PowerPoint-style teaching.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Tagged both tough grader and fair, with and offsetting strictness.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Homework and packets appear regularly, and some students report lots of .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

and multi-style teaching, with a minority calling him awkward or unclear.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades mix homework, quizzes, exams, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students mostly call him patient and clear, especially in stats and lower math, with and , though some find lectures PowerPoint-heavy and homework heavy.

Main concern

and weaker lectures leave some students relying on outside help.

What students said

“he made everything so clear and understandable”
MATH34
“he is probably the ”
MATH40
“He reads, practically verbatim, off of a PowerPoint”
MATH34

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 allow corrections, partial credit, and .

Exam CorrectionsPartial CreditExtra CreditMakeup Points

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and chances to correct or .

Exam CorrectionsPartial CreditExtra Credit
“He does give chances of such as .”
MATH13
“on the tests you would AUTOMATICALLY get 70 points( partial credit)”
MATH50
“ . let you make up half the .”
MATH25

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If , if .”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews spanning 2013-2018, highlighting teaching clarity, grade recovery, and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Awesome teacher for someone who hates math. He ”

📝 Grade Recovery

62/100

“He does give chances of such as .”

⚠️ Lecture Style Risk

40/100

“He doesn't actually teach you. He reads, practically verbatim, off of a PowerPoint.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he made everything so clear and understandable
  • he is probably the
  • Awesome teacher who teaches to many learning styles!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • on the tests you would AUTOMATICALLY get 70 points( partial credit)
  • . let you make up half the .
  • Whoever struggles in math in !!!!!

Theme 3

📚

  • and study for the quiz and you will pass.
  • .
  • Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven in-person reviews span 2013-2018 with mixed but detailed comments; sample is modest and dated.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1