AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

D Van Deusen

MATH · MATH106 · MATH232 · MATH96 · STAT232 · MATHCAL2 · STATS54 · MATH90 · MATH94 · MATH55 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
38.89%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Best for motivated students in lower math who can handle workload; think twice for online stats.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing Stats ProfHeavy HomeworkDisorganized CanvasCaring Lower MathTough Grader
  • Lower-level math reviews often praise clarity, care, and support
  • Stats and online sections draw many complaints about chaos and
  • Workload is consistently heavy with , and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Many students report , and stats grades that stay low even with hard work.

Online stats feels harder to pass; lower-level in-person math is somewhat more forgiving.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Content difficulty varies by course, but stats and some algebra sections are widely called harder than needed.

Online stats reviews skew more difficult than older in-person lower-math praise.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some sections treat attendance as optional while .

Online often optional or asynchronous; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About 39% would take again; lower math fans love her while many stats students say run.

In-person lower math is stronger; online stats recommendations are weaker.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

; she nails nitty-gritty details and .

Format shift

and stats sections.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and online MyMathLab-style work dominate the semester.

Format shift

Heavy workload appears in both formats, with online packing work late in term.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

, and step-by-step in lower math, yet scatterbrained and vague in stats.

Format shift

In-person lower math is often praised; online stats teaching is more criticized.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and exams all matter, with many calling the .

Format shift

, and tests; online adds Canvas assignment friction.

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

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

beloved in basic algebra/math and frequently criticized in stats for scatterbrained lectures.

Main concern

Stats lectures can feel incoherent and .

What students said

“she is a great teacher. and thoughtful.”
MATH94
“The woman is a scatterbrain. Her lectures are incoherent.”
MATH232
“AMAZING TEACHER. Helped me so much and I hate math!”
MATH55

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online stats is often described as , and self-taught, with a few positive exceptions.

Main concern

Vague instructions, changing due dates, and .

What students said

“ if math isn't your strongest subject.”
MATH232
“ .”
MATH232
“She is one of the few modern professors that cares about education.”
MATH232

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and grade picky details, so they are not student-friendly.

Test HeavyDetail Oriented ExamsLabs and QuizzesMyMathLab Homework

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and lab writeups that catch fine details.

Detail Catching ExamsQuizzesLab WorkGraphing Calculator
“she does , and she catches you on the details in the labs.”
MATH232
“Quizzes were typically 2-3 questions and exams were 10 questions.”
MATH94

Online

Online sections emphasize quizzes, labs, and .

Canvas AssignmentsQuizzes and LabsHeavy Homework
“Labs, quizzes, and semester, but they weren't.”
MATH232
“ labs and quizzes are due.”
MATH232

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“she makes stats 10x harder. Run!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and in-person formats, emphasizing course-level split. Credibility rating: High.

📊 Teaching Quality

50/100

“Ms. V makes what could be a frustrating and , and easy to understand.”

📉 Recommendation Split

42/100

“ . TERRIBLE X10.”

📚 Workload

28/100

“This is one class where you feel like she assigns so much work that it consumes most of your spare time”

⚖️

34/100

“She grades hard on everything and nails you on nitty gritty details.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and breaks down every step that you need to know.
  • Her lectures are incoherent.
  • and overall an easy professor to pass with a good grade.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you .
  • .
  • she does , and she catches you on the details in the labs.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • .
  • You basically teach yourself.
  • if math isn't your strongest subject.

Theme 4

❤️ About Character

  • she's super sweet and cares about her students.
  • Very tolerant and open minded, a teacher I wouldn't mind knowing out of class.
  • Unreasonable, mean spirited, and unresponsive.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years and courses show stable polarization by course level and format.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 53
3 out of 59
2 out of 56
1 out of 513

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1