AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Beth Powell

CALC150 · MATH112 · MATH64 · MATH101 · MATH115 · MATH80 · MATH103 · MATH105 · MATH155 · MATH131 · MATH150 · MATH126 · MATH260 · MATH52 · 65 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
46%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you have serious spare hours every week and can grind math; skip if you need a light or flexible load.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming HomeworkTest HeavyLong LecturesHarsh Notation GradingPolarizing Math Teacher
  • multi-hour lectures plus heavy daily or .
  • and can feel harder or and lectures.
  • ; many recent online and accelerated sections are harshly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

As happen, but , and heavy homework mean an A takes sustained high effort.

Online comments stress low test averages and harsh scoring; and attending yields passable or strong grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Calc, trig-heavy, and accelerated sections move fast with long lectures and dense problem sets.

Both formats call content hard; summer and online calc sections intensify the challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

, but long lectures, worksheets, and keep-up pressure make falling behind costly.

; multiple in-person reviews mark attendance mandatory or say skipping hurts.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

, but recent volume and hostility complaints outweigh the praise for most students.

Older in-person recommendations are stronger; recent online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

30/100

Students repeatedly call tests and averages are low.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize harsh tests and inconsistent partial credit; some in-person comments note partial credit and .

Workload

Overwhelming

16/100

, and multi-hour lectures stack into a daily grind that many call the heaviest they have seen.

Format shift

Both formats hammer workload; online summer and calc sequences sound especially extreme.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

, and excellent at explaining; many others call lectures unhelpful, rude, or error-prone.

Format shift

In-person older reviews are warmer; recent online reviews more often call teaching hostile or ineffective.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests commonly dominate the grade, often around 80 percent, with but lower weighted.

Format shift

Online and in-person both stress test-heavy structures; some .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person she can be caring and clear for motivated students, but lectures are long and .

Main concern

and limited flexibility for students juggling other classes.

What students said

“Gives more work on a daily basis than ANY OTHER PROFESSOR IVE EVER HAD.”
MATH126
“You can tell she genuinely cares about her students and wants them to succeed.”
MATH150
“Mrs. Powell is as tough as it gets as a teacher.”
MATH115

Remote format

Online

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections often pair long prerecorded lectures with and hard, sometimes proctored tests that many say mismatch the homework.

Main concern

and proctoring costs crush busy students.

What students said

“gives more than 2+ hours of work a DAY even though we have other classes”
MATH126
“Test averages were 50-60% and .”
MATH155
“ ... $55 each exam.”
MATH260

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high stakes and often graded strictly, with some .

Test HeavyIn-Person Proctoring OnlineHarsh NotationLow Test AveragesHomework Mismatch

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

prepared students but still drive the course and can be graded harshly on notation.

Test HeavyTake-Home Quizzes SometimesHarsh NotationStudy Guides Sometimes
“ , but tests are basic problems that are .”
MATH150
“grades HARSHLY on notation.”
MATH150

Online

homework, and sometimes show low class averages without curves.

In-Person Proctored ExamsTest HeavyNo Reliable CurveHomework-Test Mismatch
“Throughout the 8 weeks, we had 5 exams and .”
MATH260
“Missing 1 problem brings you down to a B. Test averages were 50-60% and .”
MATH155

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Gives more work on a daily basis than ANY OTHER PROFESSOR IVE EVER HAD.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and , and polarized teaching quality. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Overload

16/100

“Relies entirely on Pearson for teaching, starts class earlier than the semester starts, gives more than 2+ hours of work a DAY”

🧪 Test Pressure

28/100

“all these assignments only make up 20% of your grade with tests making up the remaining 80%.”

❤️ Polarizing Care

45/100

“Professor Beth really cares about her students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • I watch youtube.
  • lectures don't match up with the exams

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • Would way is an .
  • This is by far the institution.

Theme 3

⏱️ About Workload

  • overwhelming amount of homework
  • 20 hours a week

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

65

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across many math courses and years make the heavy-workload and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 512
3 out of 59
2 out of 511
1 out of 516

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 3 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

14

B+ 3 · B 11

C range

4

C 3 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1