AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Vicente Alvarez

MATH35 · MAT35 · MAT36 · MATMAT · MAT1B · MAT2 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if ; many students would look for another instructor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderTest heavyMonotoneMistakes in lectureSkip class and fail
  • Many students call lectures boring, monotone, or error-prone
  • and he is widely tagged a
  • A if and stay after class

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Tough grading and homework is easy.

and nitpicky; and worth nearly everything.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Math content plus fast pacing and .

, but and pacing still challenge many students.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Skip class and you will not .

; in-person evidence stresses attendance and no makeups.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

Only about one third would take again, with .

Single online review says no; in-person is split but overall recommendation stays low.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

26/100

and nitpicking on steps outweigh occasional comments that tests are fair if you do HW.

Format shift

Online nitpicking is explicit; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

but is sometimes not collected; real load is studying for high-stakes tests.

Format shift

In-person notes HW every class or not collected; online says assignments are easy.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Average quality is low with monotone delivery, mistakes, and speed complaints despite some helpful after-class moments.

Format shift

Online quality 1; in-person ranges from 1 to 5 with no stable high consensus.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Quizzes and tests dominate, with one student saying tests are about 95 percent of the grade.

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; online also stresses quizzes and tests over assignments.

Luni fit check

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

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math reviews split between tough-but-passable with and frequent warnings about speed, monotony, and test weight.

Main concern

and lectures can be fast, slow, or boring.

What students said

“Doesn't assign a lot of work but the test are worth like 95% of your grade.”
MATH35
“ ! he goes way to quick through the material.”
MAT35

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One online MAT1B review calls him a and communicates poorly about grades.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Professor Alvarez nitpicks quizzes and tests.”
MAT1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and limited recovery options.

Test heavyTough graderNo makeup quizzesDrop one test

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; missing quizzes is costly and one test may be dropped.

Tests ~95% of gradeNo makeup quizzesDrop one test
“Doesn't assign a lot of work but the test are worth like 95% of your grade.”
MATH35
“if the same things over and over again.”
MAT35

Online

Online quizzes and tests are nitpicked and leave little room to improve later scores.

Nitpicky quizzesTough graderTest heavy
“Doesn't give room for improvement for future tests.”
MAT1B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Do Not pass go do not collect $200.00 and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting long-running tough-grader and lecture-delivery complaints. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Risk

38/100

“ ! he goes way to quick through the material.”

🧪

36/100

“Doesn't assign a lot of work but the test are worth like 95% of your grade.”

⚖️

26/100

“Professor Alvarez nitpicks quizzes and tests.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is very monotone and does a lot of example problems
  • he messes up a lot which makes it hard to understand new material
  • he just did examples from what i can remember

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • the test are worth like 95% of your grade
  • you did for homework
  • if

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews span many years with mixed detail, but the tough-grader and .

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

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MAT1B1 review
MAT21 review
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Audit/No_Grade 1