AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Alan Hayashi

MO14 · MATH · MATH14 · MATH121 · R102 · MATHMATH · MATH101 · MATH122 · MATHR120 · MATHR121 · CALC2 · MATHR011 · MATH11 · MATH011 · MATHR102 · RO101 · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
27.78%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Avoid unless no alternative; only consider if you can self-teach math, chase feedback, and tolerate delayed grades.

Best fit · Self Taught ProGrades returned lateLecture-heavy monologueSelf-teach requiredHomework heavyLow take-again rate
  • Students repeatedly say work and , so they stay unsure of their standing.
  • Lectures often feel slow, long, or and tutors.
  • and pandemic-era frustration.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

A grades are possible but rare in comments; tests and mid-semester feedback.

Online reviews emphasize unknown grades until the end; in-person reviews add that .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Math content plus unclear pacing and the catalog level.

Online students more often say they learned more from other calculus professors than from him.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

, but policies are less consistently harsh than for .

Both formats stress showing up more for learning survival than for a .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about 28 percent would take him again, with repeated advice to pick anyone else if possible.

Online ; in-person includes a minority of strong fans.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

Partial credit and dropped low scores appear for some, but and opaque grade status cancel much of that goodwill.

Format shift

Online students especially report almost .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of or book-heavy practice and limited classroom clarity.

Format shift

Workload complaints appear in both formats, with online students feeling even less guided.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Common themes are long-winded lectures, confusion, and delayed feedback, despite a smaller set of caring-professor stories.

Format shift

Online quality is worse overall; teaching comments.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Students say few items are graded, so , and especially the .

Format shift

and finals carrying outsized weight.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and clear if you ask, while many still report and unreturned work.

Main concern

Long lectures on few .

What students said

“He will just talk at you for hours and .”
MATHR102
“he always went out of his way to help you. His class is quite easy if you actually pay attention.”
MATHR120
“He wont grade anything the entire semester.”
MATH14

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and a sense of learning alone.

Main concern

or two major tests.

What students said

“ ! Didnt grade anything the entire semester”
MATHR120
“ and little help. We didn't get our midterms back until the last week of the semester”
MATH101
“You don't learn anything from his lectures.”
MATHR120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment and more about sparse graded practice and hard, late-returned tests.

Few graded itemsFinal-heavyOccasional cheat sheet if requestedDelayed feedback

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and finals, with occasional cheat-sheet permission if you ask.

Quiz and finalProject possibleCheat sheet if you askHomework collected sporadically
“ and a final. He'll let you use a cheat sheet for the !”
MATHR102
“the exams and us.”
MATH14

Online

Online students report delayed midterms, unclear study guidance, and .

Late midterm returnFinal-heavy gradeSelf-study required
“We didn't get our midterms back until the last week of the semester”
MATH101
“much of your grade depends on the one test and it's the final.”
MATHR120

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are going to . If you are wanting grades, don't take his class he will not grade anything and you will not know your grade the entire semester.”

Voice snapshots generated from 45 reviews, highlighting grading delay, lecture clarity, and recommendation risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“His teaching skills are also horrible; makes the subject hard than it is.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ .”

📬

20/100

“ and never returned any of our test.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“lots and lots of ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He will just talk at you for hours and .
  • Lectures felt long-winded
  • He's nice and friendly...he'll help u step by step

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you will not know your grade the entire semester
  • This class was the toughest class I have ever had
  • His class is quite easy if you actually pay attention.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • and little help.
  • Returns assigments SUPER late.

Data context

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Analysis sample

45

Recent reviews read by the AI

45

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-five reviews over many years and lecture clarity despite some positive outliers.

Inside 45 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 58
3 out of 510
2 out of 55
1 out of 510

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

5

B 5

C range

4

C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1