M Camarena

MATH · MATH121 · MATH46 · MATH101 · MATH96 · MAT151 · MATH038 · MATH096 · MATH046 · TRIG · MATH116 · MATH150 · MATH151 · NATH96 · MATH38 · MATH45 · 142 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 32/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 29.03%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

Avoid unless you are a strong self-taught math student who can ignore long rants and grind Hawkes; most students urge choosing anyone else.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolitical rantsTeach yourself via HawkesHarsh final gateOff-topic lecturesPolarizing math chair

Many recent students say he barely teaches math, fills time with conspiracy and politics, and relies on paid Hawkes software.
Finals can override strong term work, including failing students who bomb the .
A minority of hardworking students who love structure and tutoring still praise him as caring and life-changing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Heavy Hawkes work and a strong portfolio make an A far from automatic.

and tough finals; in-person adds public call-outs and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students repeatedly say , and tests do not always match what was shown in class.

Online is pure platform self-study; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Many sections require attendance, tutoring hours, or warn that skipping means you will not pass.

and math-center hours; online still expects engagement with the system.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Take-again rate near 29 percent and a flood of .

Negative tone dominates both formats; a minority of .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

25/100

Tough grader tags, final-exam gates under 50 percent, and stories of strong term work .

Format shift

Both formats report tough grading; .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and tutoring hours on top of self-teaching.

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Frequent claims he reads slides, rants about politics, belittles questions, and leaves students to YouTube and tutoring.

Format shift

In-person negatives focus on rants and belittling; online negatives focus on zero lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Quizzes, midterms, and especially a .

Format shift

Both formats center exams and Hawkes quizzes; by the final.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many accuse him of political tirades, belittling students, and unreadable lectures, while a smaller group of dedicated students call him smart and caring if you put in massive work.

Main concern

Rants, belittling call-outs, heavy self-study, and .

What students said

“He goes on rants about politics and conspiracy theories. and .”
MATH

“ . assigns too much homework, you're gonna have to teach yourself the math”
math121

“I thought profe Camarena was an outstanding professor at first... he still failed me bc I failed the final.”
MATH46

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews mostly describe no real lectures, self-study on Hawkes or MyMathLab, tough grading, and .

Main concern

You largely teach yourself with expensive software and little instructor support.

What students said

“In the online course, he does not give any lectures. its just hawkes and the textbook by yourself”
math121

“ and tests more complicated with the ridiculous Hawks program that doesn't teach anything.”
MATH150

“My MATHLAB taught me everything. and when I needed help he never answered my emails.”
MATH38

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and , and can fail students regardless of prior work.

High-Stakes FinalHawkes BasedTest HeavyMaterial Mismatch Risk

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as hard, sometimes unrelated to class examples, with a final that can override the whole grade.

High-Stakes FinalTest HeavyIllegible Review Materials

“you fail regardless of your grade if you get less than a 50% on the final.”
MAT151

“When it came to the going to be on it, instead showing a photo on his phone under the projector that was illegible”
MATH

Online

Online assessment is largely Hawkes homework and .

Hawkes PlatformSelf-Study Tests

“In the online course, he does not give any lectures. its just hawkes and the textbook by yourself”
math121

“ridiculous Hawks program that doesn't teach anything.”
MATH150

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . assigns too much homework, you're gonna have to teach yourself the math and go to tutoring bc he doesn't teach”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (6 online, 44 in-person), highlighting self-teaching, political rants, and high-stakes finals. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“His idea of teaching is doing example problems on the board without explaining it at all, and half the time he's on some political rant.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

28/100

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📢 Off-Topic Rants

20/100

“Paid out of pocket to hear hour-long tirades on conspiracy theories and watch him beef with 19 year old students”

📝

22/100

“he still failed me bc I failed the final. Which means none of that work mattered.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he doesn't teach just solves the problem in the board and complains how you should have learned it in high school
In the online course, he does not give any lectures. its just hawkes and the textbook by yourself
You have to watch Youtube videos in order to learn anything because he won't teach you.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

you fail regardless of your grade if you get less than a 50% on the final
There's lots of homework but it's all manageable. The but if study you'll get a good grade.
I spent many nights crying and stressing for this class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Class Culture

He goes on rants about politics and conspiracy theories
if you don't know how to solve a problem when he calls on you he'll belittle you in front of everyone
On the second day of class he went on an anti mask and anti vaccine rant.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with a large recent negative cluster and a ; consistent themes on rants, Hawkes, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

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36 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 8 · A 5

B range

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

C 1

D range

D 2

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Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather_Not_Say 1

M Camarena

Avoid unless you are a strong self-taught math student who can ignore long rants and grind Hawkes; most students urge choosing anyone else.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👎 Recommendation Rate

📢 Off-Topic Rants

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Class Culture

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

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