Timothy Busken

STAT101 · MATH103 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 54/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 62.5%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you want an easier stats A and can tolerate a hit-or-miss personality; skip if respectful classroom climate matters most.

Best fit · Easy A HunterPolarizing PersonalityFormula Sheet TestsFree TextbookHilarious or RudeEasy Stats Path

Many students say stats is almost impossible to fail with , and free materials
Others describe rude, sexist, or volatile classroom behavior that makes students afraid to ask questions
as important, and humor helps some while alienating others

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many report A/A- , and work that makes failing hard.

All evidence is In person; no Online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Stats is often called easy and slow-paced, though .

All evidence is In person; no Online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Skip class and you may not pass; and .

All evidence is In person; no Online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About half love the easy path and humor; the because of disrespect.

All evidence is In person; no Online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Formula cards, practice tests, and comments that the class is almost .

Format shift

In person only.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

, but , and tests still require steady practice.

Format shift

In person only.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

and concept help for some; monotone lectures, mood swings, and hostility for others.

Format shift

In person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and and practice-test alignment.

Format shift

In person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

with funny lectures and complaints of disrespect, mood swings, and fear-based classrooms.

Main concern

Unpredictable temperament and disrespectful comments can ruin the experience even when grades are easy.

What students said

“If you want an easy A, just do the and go to class.”
MATH103

“his behavior has grown so vile, juvenile, and nasty that the entire class is afraid of him”
MATH103

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 are usually formula-sheet friendly and closely tied to practice materials and labs.

Formula Sheet AllowedPractice TestsBiweekly QuizzesFree Online Textbook

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In and mirror practice labs or study guides.

Formula Sheet AllowedPractice TestsBiweekly Quizzes

“ formula sheet.”
MATH103

“ but he lets you have a pretty extensive formula card.”
STAT101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you want an easy A, just do the and go to class. There will be HW since he just implemented it for every class after this sem. A B is a cruise, and A is given if you do all the work.”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 In person reviews, highlighting easy grading versus polarizing classroom climate. Credibility rating: High.

🅰️ Easy A Path

80/100

“If you want an easy A, just do the and go to class.”

🎭 Polarizing Personality

35/100

“He is rude and intrusive. He tries roasting his students and tells distasteful jokes.”

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76/100

“he lets you have a pretty extensive formula card.”

👍 Recommendation Depends

55/100

“Most chillest prof ever! Not sure how he pulls that off, cause we did all 10 chapters, but Tim does it!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Incredibly funny
His lectures are monotone, consisting of
He does a lot of flipped classroom work

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

the class is almost impossible to fail
Easiest math class I've ever taken
formula sheet

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

Ladies!!!! He is sexist
the entire class is afraid of him
He tells you to ask questions & when u do he brings u down

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen detailed In person reviews from 2014-2020 with repeated themes on ease and personality make the pattern reliable.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 54

3 out of 53

2 out of 50

1 out of 55

Course coverage

MATH10316 reviews

STAT1012 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 7 · A- 2

B range

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Timothy Busken

x x x if you want an easier stats A and can tolerate a hit-or-miss personality; skip if respectful classroom climate matters most.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

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.

🅰️ Easy A Path

🎭 Polarizing Personality

🧮 x x x

👍 Recommendation Depends

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

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 want an easier stats A and can tolerate a hit-or-miss personality; skip if respectful classroom climate matters most.

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