AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Michael Lowe

MATH14 · MATH115 · R105 · MATHR120 · R115 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid unless you can self-teach math and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught learningBoring unclear lecturesTest-heavy gradesMixed older praiseAvoid for calculus
  • Many students say you teach yourself because lectures are unprepared or confusing.
  • Tests and , so poor test-takers struggle.
  • A few older or summer students found him helpful, but recent tone is mostly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Passing is possible, but and self-study; several report C, F, or withdrawal despite effort.

The single online review reports a C+; in person ranges from A to F with test anxiety as a theme.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Content becomes harder when lectures confuse students, especially in calculus and multi-step problem sets.

Online async load feels tougher; in person difficulty sits around average but teaching quality lowers learning ease.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

; overall flexibility is mixed.

Online says not mandatory; and no.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about 25 percent would take again, with and .

The lone online review is negative; in-person reviews include a few older fans but .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

; outcomes track test performance more than generosity.

Format shift

Limited grading-detail comments in either format beyond test weighting.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Lots of homework and .

Format shift

Online cites many multi-step assignments; in and quizzes.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Common themes are boring, unprepared, or self-contradicting lectures, with only scattered excellent reviews.

Format shift

In-person criticism is stronger and more detailed; online .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

One review says 75 percent tests plus 15 percent quizzes; tags repeatedly say test heavy.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize quizzes and tests over projects.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and say they learn alone, with a few positive exceptions.

Main concern

Unprepared lectures and and grades hard.

What students said

“You will be entirely self taught, as his lectures are unprepared and meandering.”
MATH115
“You will basically have to teach and learn the material by yourself.”
R105
“ if you are uncomfortable with testing.”
R115

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One async online review calls it fully self-teaching with , and tough quizzes.

Main concern

No structure, no due dates, and .

What students said

“It is a fully async online, self-teaching class.”
R105

Exam style

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and quizzes, which many students find .

Test heavyPop quizzesTough multi-step quizzesHigh exam weight

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, tests can be 75 percent of the grade with additional quiz weight and occasional pop quizzes.

75 percent tests15 percent quizzesPop quizzesTest heavy
“The class is heavily weighed by tests (75% of your grade is based off tests alone with another 15% based off quizzes)”
R115
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
MATH115

Online

Online quizzes and tests are described as tough with .

Tough quizzes and testsMulti-step questionsLots of assignments
“Lots of assignments and . Each question is worth 1 point yet has 18 steps per question.”
R105

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You will be entirely self taught, as his lectures are unprepared and meandering.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, emphasizing self-teaching, unclear lectures, and test-heavy risk. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“Hes not very good at explaining what he is teaching.”

📚

30/100

“You will basically have to teach and learn the material by yourself.”

📝

35/100

“ if you are uncomfortable with testing.”

👍 Rare Positive

70/100

“He is an excellent teacher and the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The lectures were boring but very informative.
  • his lectures are unprepared and meandering.
  • he confuses himself , .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • I did all the homework but I'm a .
  • .
  • it is not impossible to pass .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Course Structure

  • and unfinished and due dates were undefined.
  • If you can work with zero due dates for and .
  • My more than half of my class dropped him at the end of the semester.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

11 reviews over a long span show a , but sample size and mixed older praise keep confidence medium.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

MATH1154 reviews
MATH143 reviews
R1052 reviews
MATHR1201 review
R1151 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1