AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Apolinar Mariscal

MAT103 · MATH64 · MATH103 · MATH115 · MATH30 · MATH131 · MATH150 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
55%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will attend and grind homework; avoid async online and expect .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest heavier than practiceCaring but unevenLots of homeworkMandatory attendanceWeak async online
  • and clear help; calculus and async online draw hard complaints.
  • Exams often feel much harder than class practice and drive the grade.
  • and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Many students earn A or A+ with homework and study guides, but and test-heavy so an A still costs real work.

Online and in-person both report workable grades if .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Lower-level courses feel manageable with , but calc and some sections feel fast, dense, or .

; online calc and async MATH131 read harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory with skip-class-you-will-not-pass tags and roll taken late.

; in-person almost always requires showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

beginners who want a and .

; online and calc reviews pull the recommendation down.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

Study guides and help, but tough exams and some tough-grader tags .

Format shift

Both formats report fair pass rates if you work; as low.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and test prep show up constantly across reviews.

Format shift

Online and ; online also leans test-heavy.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

many call him caring with amazing lectures, others call him unorganized, hard to understand, or textbook-bound.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is higher; async online teaching is the weakest cluster.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and study guides tied tightly to exams.

Format shift

Online and ; online also notes few graded items.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and study guides that unlock solid grades, but others say he is unorganized, slow, or makes exams much harder than practice.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Helped me get through my fear of math... A true gem. !!”
MATH64
“My only complaint is how he purposely makes the practice in class.”
MATH150
“ ever had. I could miss every class and learn more on my own than from him.”
MATH103

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one student found him caring and accessible, but others say pre-recorded lectures are weak and you end up alone with the textbook.

Main concern

Pre-recorded lectures feel lazy and misaligned with .

What students said

“If you choose to take class with . It will be you and the textbook alone.”
MATH131
“I felt like the things he taught in the lecture videos weren't even the problems given on the tests.”
MATH150
“Professor Polo made it easy! His lectures were easy enough to follow along but if .”
MATH131

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and often feel harder than class work, with study guides but .

Test heavyHarder than practiceStudy guidesNo note cardsExtra credit on tests

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and often harder than practiced problems, though study guides and help.

Test heavyHarder than practiceStudy guidesExtra credit
“he purposely makes the practice in class.”
MATH150
“He gives study guides, and the study guide. He doesn't try .”
MATH103
“No note cards for .”
MATH30

Online

and poor alignment to lecture videos.

Hard testsLow averagesMisaligned to lectures
“ , honestly think I could have done a lot better if the teaching style was better.”
MATH150
“Mariscal's pre-recorded video lectures are lazy and difficult to understand.”
MATH131

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are thinking that you are not good in .”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews, highlighting , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Great professor,caring, funny, unique, real, passionate about teaching. A true gem.”

📝

42/100

“he purposely makes the practice in class.”

📚

32/100

“I ended up teaching myself how to do everything so I could complete the weekly homework that takes 1-3 hours to complete.”

❤️ Caring Support

75/100

“He really cares for his students. If you are thinking that you are not good in .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he only does the examples in the book, then moves on
  • pre-recorded video lectures are lazy and difficult to understand

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • study guide
  • difficult they were
  • Make sure you go to class and do the homework and you should be able yo get an A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • always is eager to help out the students
  • He willingly added extra pages of notes or explanations

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

24 detailed reviews spanning 2015-2022 with , and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 5 · A 5

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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