AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Becky Wheelock

STATS119 · MATH35 · MATH96 · MATH95 · MATH116 · MATH110 · MATH119STAT · MATH119 · MATH38 · TRIG · STATISTICS · MATH15B · MATH46 · MATH119STATS · MATH210AB · STAT · MATH210 · MATH104 · MATH103 · MATH046 · MATH210A · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
46.15%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you like a chatty, high-energy class and .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyLots of homeworkFun and peppyTangent-prone lecturesMyMathLab heavyPolarizing teacher
  • Students split hard between loving her fun energy and saying she talks off-topic instead of teaching.
  • heavy and can dominate the course.
  • Online or pandemic formats drew especially weak marks for missing live instruction.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Some students earn strong grades with , but heavy workload and uneven teaching make an A inconsistent.

Online reports heavy finals and self-teaching; in-person outcomes vary widely.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Math content is often entry-level, but accelerated pacing and .

Online accelerated sections feel harder; many in-person stats and algebra sections feel standard.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

and group work, though policies are not always strict.

; in-person often expects participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

fans of her energy and critics of weak instruction.

; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Some call her an heavy online systems.

Format shift

Online and ; older fans call grading easier.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Nearly constant complaints about large MyMathLab or .

Format shift

Both online and .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Enthusiastic and clear for some students, but tangents and self-teaching complaints are common.

Format shift

Online teaching is weaker; .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and weighted finals shape the grade.

Format shift

; and weekly quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reactions range from best-math-teacher-ever to social-hour complaints, with .

Main concern

Tangents and structure.

What students said

“Becky has a way with explaining challenging concepts.”
MATH119
“By far the .”
MATH119

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections were criticized for little teaching, YouTube videos, expensive homework systems, and .

Main concern

Students say they had to teach themselves with weak live support.

What students said

“She does not hold zoom meetings, just the first two weeks of class.”
MATH116
“Don't fall behind because and it's worth 35 percent of your grade.”
MATH119

Exam style

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, and standard exams with mixed clarity.

MyMathLab homeworkWeighted finalsPractice testsWeekly quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are standard; practice tests help when she provides them, but .

Practice testsWeekly quizzesGroup projects
“ but refuses to answer questions or give the answers.”
MATH119
“Do the homework and . You'll do fine.”
MATH119

Online

Online reviews note a high-weight math-center final and .

Math center finalMyMathLab or Hawkes homeworkTest heavy
“ and it's worth 35 percent of your grade.”
MATH119
“Just tells you the work is wrong and .”
MATH116

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You do not learn a thing and are required to teach yourself the whole course.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (2 online, 48 in-person) showing a long-running polarizing pattern. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Warning

28/100

“She assigns roughly 100 problems of .”

🎯 Teaching Split

58/100

“Becky has a way with explaining challenging concepts.”

💬 Tangent Critique

35/100

“first 20min she talks about herself, friends, children then she starts teaching 10min later another tangent.”

👍 Fan Recommendation

85/100

“ . if you have a hard time with or don't like math.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's EXTREMELY enthusiastic, and that's contagious.
  • She talks about her kids for 25 minutes before starting class.
  • methodical, yet playful manner of lecturing

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The workload is heavy.
  • Alot of mymathlab hw. I'm talking 3 hours a week min.
  • . I thought she was great

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • She had , made us learn via crappy YouTube videos
  • She does not hold zoom meetings, just the first two weeks of class.
  • expects you to know the material she didn't teach.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

52

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years consistently show a polarizing teacher with , so the overall pattern is reliable.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 58
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1