AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Brian Priebe

BUS204 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you will grind Excel and ; avoid if you need light, polished intro stats.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots Of HomeworkMandatory AttendanceExcel HeavyTough Intro StatsCurves Final Grades
  • Heavy weekly papers, Excel work, and stats.
  • and skipping can get you dropped.
  • , and real-world prep despite rough lectures.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students earned A-range grades, but only after heavy weekly work, Excel mastery, and often a curve.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students say the intro stats class felt advanced with hard Excel and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Multiple reviews state attendance is mandatory and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About two in ; some praise real-world prep while if you can.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

, yet he curves finals, throws out unfair questions, and can lift grades.

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Weekly multi-page reports, lots of homework, and .

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Teaching experience

Average

44/100

, but lectures often feel underprepared with .

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and Excel work drive the grade .

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Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BUS204 is homework-heavy with , and hard Excel work, but curves and office help can still yield high grades.

Main concern

Heavy workload and underprepared lectures frustrate students who expected a true introduction.

What students said

“I remember turning 5-15 page reports every week.”
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“ . Lectures were not well prepared, if at all.”
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“however he graded the . . .”
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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.

Tests and finals matter, but and .

Curved FinalHomework HeavyUnfair Questions Sometimes Tossed

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

where unfair items can be thrown out and finals curved.

Curved FinalLots Of HomeworkOffice Help Available
“If a question seemed unfair on the .”
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“however he graded the .”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The class was supposed to be an introduction to stats, it was anything but.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person BUS204 reviews, highlighting workload, attendance, and mixed value. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Workload Intensity

22/100

“I remember turning 5-15 page reports every week.”

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12/100

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⚖️ Mixed Recommendation

42/100

“Avoid if you can.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His class was harder than business analytics (Bus305) at CSUSM
  • Do the , it makes a difference in .

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . BUT, he was always open to help during office hours
  • Lectures were not well prepared, if at all.
  • This guy will work with you until you clearly understand it.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed same-course reviews with mixed but coherent themes; sample is small and mostly from 2016-2017.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BUS2046 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

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A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 2

B range

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D range

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