AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Brian Johnson

MATH1A · MATH1ASTATS · MAT12 · MAT1A31192 · MATH3 · MATH1C · MAT11 · MAT35 · MATH35 · MAT1A · MAT36 · MATH12 · MATH2 · MAT361A1C · MATH35STATS · MATH1B · STATS · 123 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
52.38%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Only take him if you already and ; otherwise look for another math instructor.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyLots of HomeworkTough GraderSelf-Taught OnlineLecture Heavy
  • Grade is driven by a few high-stakes exams with harsh or .
  • Online sections often , and due-date errors.
  • : clear and funny for some, fast and unfriendly for others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many students report A requires heavy .

Online grades vary with Pearson input rules; in and harsh.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Content pace and and related math feel fast and abstract for many students.

Some lower-level in-person sections feel easier; calc and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

as mandatory, especially for in-person and hybrid-style courses.

; in person is more often required.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half would take again; praise for clarity and humor .

Recent online and calc reviews lean negative; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

and test-heavy tags dominate; several students report zero points for wrong answers or exams harder than guides.

Format shift

A ; recent calc and online feedback is harsher.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of homework, weekly quizzes or worksheets, and .

Format shift

Online Pearson sections pile many weekly assignments; in person still has heavy HW plus high-stakes tests.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

and boring or unfriendly fast lectures with little support.

Format shift

Online teaching quality ; in person is more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades commonly rest on a few exams and a work required.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; online adds quizzes and Pearson HW but .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and funny, many say he goes too fast and .

Main concern

Exams dominate the grade and .

What students said

“ and your grade is heavily dependent on your exam scores”
MATH3
“ . Your grade is based on 3 exams and the final”
MAT1A
“ . Johnson! He does not allow anyone to bring notecards or ”
MAT1A

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online runs are often Pearson-driven with little live teaching, heavy weekly work, and occasional due-date mistakes.

Main concern

You may teach yourself most material while .

What students said

“does not teach; everything is self taught via Pearson”
STATS
“everything is online you have to teach yourself all the material”
MAT11
“Doesnt teach at all and uses pearson to do the teaching”
MAT11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are usually closed-resource and high stakes, with online platform input rules and little partial credit.

In-Person Closed BookNo NotecardsPencil and Calculator OnlyPearson Online TestsNo Partial Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and formula sheets and weigh heavily in the .

Closed BookNo NotecardsTest HeavyStudy Guides Sometimes Easier
“You can't use anything but pencil and ”
MATH3
“ ”
MAT1A

Online

Online tests are platform-based with exact input rules and limited partial credit; .

Pearson TestsNo Partial CreditWeekly Quizzes
“if not it will mark it wrong, it won't give you partial credit”
MAT11
“ and quizzes”
MAT11

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Your grade is based on 3 exams and the final. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and older praise. Credibility rating: High.

📝

78/100

“ . Homework is 30-40 points total, so make sure to .”

📚

28/100

“It's a lot of assignments. , and work sheets.”

💻 Online Self-Teaching Risk

40/100

“does not teach; everything is self taught via Pearson”

👍 Polarized Recommendation

48/100

“He's a gem at Norco College, he knows his material and and back”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are a little boring because he's not super interactive
  • teaches like you're supposed to already know the subject

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy math, but just sucks he expects us to memorize things
  • Amazing lectures!!! He is really easy. You will get an A if you do all the HW

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Experience

  • You gotta teach yourself for most of the course
  • Makes errors on the
  • I learned more from YouTube

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

123

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years and courses give a consistent picture of .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 551
4 out of 529
3 out of 518
2 out of 511
1 out of 515

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 7 · A 16 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1