AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Dennis Garbanati

MATH28 · MATH103 · MATH254 · STATS103 · TRIGMATH · MATH102 · MATH130 · MATH830 · MATH820 · TRIG130 · MATH126 · MATH125 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
27.27%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material and can teach yourself from the book.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTeach YourselfConfusing LecturesHard of HearingLots of HomeworkTough Grader
  • Majority say lectures confuse more than they teach and
  • while instructional clarity is poor
  • Self-paced strong math students can pass, but most report struggle

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A few strong self-learners earn As or Bs, but , and heavy self-teaching to pass.

In-person reviews dominate; the online review also reports struggle and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Math and stats content is hard, and already is.

Both formats report high difficulty; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

? You won't pass.

; nearly all detailed evidence is in-person.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Roughly one in four would take again; unless .

Online review is strongly avoid; minority.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and mixed low grades show little leniency despite occasional fair comments.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of homework, so , and group projects appear often.

Format shift

Heavy workload appears in both formats, especially in-person tags.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Dominant theme is , mistakes on board, hard of hearing, and students teaching themselves.

Format shift

; online agrees he is an awful teacher.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and papers plus test-heavy and lecture-heavy tags show mixed assessment weight.

Format shift

; in-person is mixed.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but confusing, hard of hearing, and that you must teach yourself; a minority of self-paced learners still pass and learn.

Main concern

and heavy paper or .

What students said

“Basically had to teach ourselves. Unless you already know the material and just need the .”
MATH126
“Terrible instructor youre basically teaching yourself.”
STATS103
“Very difficult to understand and does not get to the point.”
MATH125

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The one online STATS103 review calls him a good guy but awful teacher, with lots of , and a costly access code.

Main concern

Hard subject plus expensive access code and poor teaching.

What students said

“The Prof. is generally a good guy who will try and work , but such an awful teacher.”
STATS103
“YOU NEED THE BOOK) You also need would need to buy the $90 access code to do the homework”
STATS103

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews emphasize test-heavy classes and formats.

Test HeavyIn-Person TestsHomework Access Code

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention test-heavy structure and .

Test HeavyIn-Person TestsSo Many Papers
“You will struggle with his class, but you will learn.”
MATH130
“the math and tests are SO EASY. Half of the time i didn't even listen to him and just read the book”
MATH28

Online

, and a paid access code; no clear webcam or Lockdown details.

Test HeavyHomework Access CodeGroup Projects
“ !”
STATS103

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Basically had to teach ourselves. Unless you already know the material and just need the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews (26 in-person, 1 online), highlighting self-teaching and lecture confusion. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teach Yourself Reality

22/100

“Basically had to teach ourselves. Unless you already know the material and just need the .”

😕

20/100

“Very difficult to understand and does not get to the point.”

🚫 Low Recommendation

22/100

“ !”

🧠 Self-Paced Survivors

55/100

“if you are a self paced learner, you will get along with Prof G.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very difficult to understand and does not get to the point.
  • He's older and hard of hearing and .
  • Nice guy, but doesn't have a good way of explaining things.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the math and tests are SO EASY. Half of the time i didn't even listen to him and just read the book
  • You will struggle with his class, but you will learn.

Theme 3

🧾 About Workload & Cost

  • you will have to print a ton of notes and homework
  • You also need would need to buy the $90 access code to do the homework
  • Plus he requires MyMathLab ($95).

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven reviews across many years and courses show highly consistent themes of confusion and self-teaching.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 54
2 out of 56
1 out of 515

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1