Joseph DeGuzman

MAT12 · MATH35 · MAT35 · MAT52 · MAT10 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 56/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 42.86%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Take him if you will use study guides, office hours, and ; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardFast LecturesExtra CreditStudy Guide ExamsLots of HomeworkPass If You Try

and are often multiple choice, with frequent .
Many students pass if they keep trying, but lectures are often too fast to follow alone.
and limited instructor help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

and , but an A still needs consistent work and outside help for many.

In-person students stress pass-if-you-try; online reports include both A and C outcomes.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Math content stays challenging even when assessment is predictable and support exists.

Online can feel easier once remote; .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

48/100

; fans love support and fair tests, critics dislike rushed teaching.

Stronger recommendations in person; online comments are cooler or empty.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

, and study-guide alignment make passing realistic for students who persist.

Format shift

In-person repeatedly cites EC and pass-if-try; online .

Workload

Moderate

40/100

Lots of homework and platform work, offset somewhat by predictable tests and .

Format shift

Both formats tag lots of homework; online piles end-of-term platform work.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Helpful and willing in office hours for many, but live lectures are often too fast and hard to understand.

Format shift

; online students often self-teach.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

, but multiple-choice tests matching study guides are the central grade lever.

Format shift

and group quizzes; online is homework-platform heavy with test-heavy tags.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and exact study-guide tests versus frustration with rushed, hard-to-follow lectures.

Main concern

Lecture pace can leave students lost without tutoring or office hours.

What students said

“You are tested on exactly the study guide. 10/10”
MAT10

“His lectures go wayy to fast. You could barely understand him.”
MATH35

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report , and that outside videos or YouTube teach more than he does.

Main concern

Expensive required software and minimal useful instructor support.

What students said

“YouTube taught me stats.”
MAT12

“if ”
MAT35

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

choice and flexible quiz formats, lowering surprise risk.

Study Guide Matches ExamMultiple ChoiceGroup QuizzesTake-Home QuizzesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests are multiple choice and match the study guide; .

Study Guide ExamsMultiple ChoiceGroup QuizzesTake-Home Quizzes

“Make sure you do the study guide because that is exactly what you are tested on.”
MAT35

“ in groups.”
MAT35

Online

Online comments say little about proctoring; .

Platform HomeworkSelf-Paced Assignments

“all of it was due at the end of the term. I liked this because I got to work at my own pace”
MAT12

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“You are tested on exactly the study guide. 10/10”
Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (3 online, 11 in , and effort-based passing. Credibility rating: Medium.

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74/100

“ and exactly like the study guide.”

⚡ Fast Lecture Pain

58/100

“Mr. DeGuzman lectures very fast and .”

🛟 Pass If You Persist

68/100

“He only fails when you quit trying”

🤝 Recommendation Split

48/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He rushed through many of his lectures however, he was always willing to go over these again in office hours
He's funny, but if you're good at math
He is often rude, sarcastic, and is difficult to talk to

Theme 2

📈 About Grades & Support

As long as you try he will pass you
No surprises nor curveball

Theme 3

💻 About Online vs In Person

YouTube taught me stats
if
this class was pretty easy once we switched to online

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

14 reviews over several years with recurring study-guide and pace themes support medium-high confidence.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 50

3 out of 53

2 out of 55

1 out of 50

Course coverage

MAT357 reviews

MAT103 reviews

MATH352 reviews

MAT121 review

MAT521 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

A 3

B range

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Joseph DeGuzman

Take him if you will use study guides, office hours, and x x; skip if x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📋 x x x

⚡ Fast Lecture Pain

🛟 Pass If You Persist

🤝 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Grades & Support

💻 About Online vs In Person

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take him if you will use study guides, office hours, and ; skip if .

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