AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Chris Williams

MATH101 · MATH130 · CALCU150 · MATH155 · MATH131 · MATH830 · MATH150 · MATH265 · CALC155 · MATH126 · MATH270 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
12.5%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you are already strong in math and can teach yourself; otherwise look for a clearer lecturer.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest heavyLecture from textbookFunny personalitySkips stepsSelf-teach needed
  • Many students like him personally but struggle to learn from lectures
  • and skipped problem steps
  • Works better if you already know the material or

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some students earn As with study guides and dropped exams, but many call him a .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Calculus and related courses are often described as with skipped steps and fast problem pacing.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

as mandatory and and you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

and recent comments often say look for a different professor.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Tags include tough grader and and limited grade cushion.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly report lots of , and stacks of textbook work.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Personality is often praised, but many say he skips steps, confuses beginners, and forces self-teaching.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

80/100

Multiple exams, dropped lowest test, heavy finals, and .

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

he is often called funny and kind, but later calculus reviews criticize , skipped steps, and .

Main concern

Lectures can feel , so weaker math students report teaching themselves.

What students said

“I basically taught myself how to do 90% of the material.”
MATH155
“It's kind of like trying to learn Calculus by .”
CALC155
“hilarious, but not what you want in a math teacher.”
MATH126

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.

and a ; some students get study guides, others do not.

Test heavy5 exams drop lowestFinal weighted heavilyStudy guides sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

lowest, and weight the .

Test heavyMultiple examsFinal about 30%Homework due on test days
“He has 5 exams and . ”
MATH265
“Homework is 10% of grade (due on test days), 5 exams (lowest score dropped), and a final (30% of grade).”
MATH150

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. Williams is not a very good teacher. And i hate to say that because he really is a , but I didn't learn a thing from him.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 in-person reviews, balancing personality praise against teaching clarity concerns. Credibility rating: High.

😕 Lecture Clarity

38/100

“It's kind of like trying to learn Calculus by .”

👎 Recommendation

25/100

“If not, look for a different professor.”

📚 Self Teaching Required

40/100

“I basically taught myself how to do 90% of the material.”

😄 Personality Praise

70/100

“He has a wonderful personality and can be very funny at times but he is not good at making the material understandable”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His teaching style is copying all the theorems and proofs from the textbook.
  • He often skips over steps in problems that will leave you lost
  • No study guides for

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Just focus on and you'll get an A
  • LOTS OF
  • and sweet!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Williams is a great guy, but maybe too tired unmotivated
  • Very kind and brilliant man!
  • His wit makes class really fun, too!

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

31 in-person reviews spanning many years with recurring themes on humor, textbook lectures, and .

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 54
3 out of 55
2 out of 57
1 out of 55

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1