AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

David Magallanes

MATHR014 · MATH132 · MATH032 · MATH116 · CALC2 · MATHR116 · MATH10 · CALC121 · MTH014 · R011 · MATH115 · MATHCOURSES · CALC168 · MATH114 · MATH125 · CALCI7336 · MATH14 · MATHR010 · R032 · MATHRO32 · MATHR122 · MATHR125 · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if and will follow his strict notation rules; avoid if you want a chill easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPicky Notation GraderOpen Book QuizzesLots of HomeworkSkip Class You FailTough But Worth It
  • Open-book and open-note quizzes and and homework.
  • Extremely picky notation grading frustrates many even when answers are right.
  • Attendance and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Open notes help a lot, but and trickier quiz twists still demand real work for an A.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Material is often doable with notes, yet pace, modified problems, and higher courses can feel tough.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and skip-class-you-wont-pass tags appear constantly.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students recommend him for care and ; a vocal minority strongly avoid him.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

Notorious for , and minor slips.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

and strict notation checks.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

76/100

, and help outside class; some say he confuses or falters in higher math.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes and tests dominate; and graded strictly but .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

homework, and notoriously picky notation grading.

Main concern

Harsh partial-credit hits and fast or picky style can sink grades despite open notes.

What students said

“Quizzes and and open-notes.”
MATH116
“You may hate him at first for being such a ... This guy is the real deal, it'll be tough but .”
MATH115

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and many tests allow open book and notes, though problems can be reworded or .

Open BookOpen NotesChapter QuizzesFew Hard Problems

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests are widely described as open book and open notes if you attend and .

Open BookOpen Notes5-6 problem quizzes
“The but you need to assist to all lectures, pay attention, and ”
MATH032
“ and open book.”
MATH116

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You may hate him at first for being such a ... This guy is the real deal, it'll be tough but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 45 in-person reviews, , and polarized recommendations. Credibility rating: High.

📘 Open-Note Exams

82/100

“Quizzes and and open-notes.”

✍️

28/100

“he is VERY PICKY about notation, and minor details.”

👍

78/100

“Awesome teacher , kinda goofy but very smart and knows his material! if you are stuck on something.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • always stays 20 min after class for questions
  • and will work with you

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • picky about notation
  • open book/notes allowed for quizzes
  • if , and do the hw youll be just fine

Theme 3

⚠️ About Frustrations

  • does not know how to teach math at all
  • shouldn't be teaching the advanced courses

Data context

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Analysis sample

45

Recent reviews read by the AI

45

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-five in-person reviews across many years with recurring themes on open-note tests and , if polarized, picture.

Inside 45 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 56
3 out of 55
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Pass 1