AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jason Thoma

MATH252 · MATH122 · MATH119X · MATH46 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
54.55%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you will attend, use office hours, and study aggressively for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCaring but polarizingLots of homeworkTest heavyAccessible outside classSelf-teach risk
  • Recent students often call him caring, personable, and if you study hard.
  • Older reviews accuse him of weak teaching, self-teaching, and .
  • Math success depends heavily on personal effort, office hours, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

As and B+s exist, but , and test weight make an A effort-intensive and uncertain.

Recent in-person reviews report more As; older online and in-person reviews report F and withdrawal.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students describe difficult concepts, heavy Hawkes or textbook work, and a .

Both formats call the math hard; online .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

and several tags say skipping means you will not pass.

and in-person sections.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; , while others explicitly say never again.

Recent 2025 reviews are more positive than 2018-2023 critiques.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough-grader and test-heavy tags, plus F and praise.

Format shift

Online MATH122 and MATH46 reviews stress tough .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of , and exam prep are recurring, with students warning about overload.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

He is widely called caring and available, but teaching and self-teach complaints.

Format shift

Recent reviews rate teaching higher; older reviews are much harsher.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Comments highlight exams and a may not match tests.

Format shift

Online MATH122 explicitly cites exams at 20% and final at 25%.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and office hours or say they taught themselves and the class emptied out.

Main concern

Lecture quality is inconsistent and returning or weaker math students can struggle hard.

What students said

“He . He also gives study guides!!”
MATH252
“he does not teach that well he makes you watch videos”
MATH119X
“In order to pass this class, you will have to teach yourself with resources other than professor.”
MATH252

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews split between praise for caring lectures and and drops.

Main concern

Some students say and the class feels intrusive or too hard.

What students said

“Professor Thoma was great! and .”
MATH252
“ lectures.”
MATH122
“ if it means waiting a whole semester for the next class.”
MATH46

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes and often described as harder or .

Test heavyExams and final heavily weightedHomework may not match testsStudy guides and office hours before exams

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides, but still describe difficult exams and self-teaching pressure.

Office hours before examsStudy guidesDifficult exams
“He . He also gives study guides!!”
MATH252
“He expects students to know a lot of the material, and thats tough when your an adult coming back into Math”
MATH119X

Online

Online reviews call the class test heavy and large exam weight.

Test heavyExams 20%Final 25%Homework mismatch
“ lectures. Exams are worth 20% and final is worth 25% of your overall grade.”
MATH122
“Test heavy”
MATH46

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“While , he will do as much as he can to bridge that gap.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews with mixed recent praise and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“The professor is a nice guy but he does not teach that well”

❤️ About Character

75/100

“Very caring professor and accessible outside of class.”

🧪

32/100

“ lectures.”

👍 Split Recommendations

52/100

“Really great guy. Very caring. ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are detailed and straightforward.
  • I felt like most of the time we were just lied to about so many things and that we were teaching ourselves.
  • ALL definitions and examples came from the textbook.

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • Very caring professor and accessible outside of class.
  • Really, really great guy.
  • so !

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty and Exams

  • Extremely difficult and expects you to know everything.
  • I learned a lot, but I had to study a lot.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

64/100

Evidence confidence

11 reviews with a but reduce consistency.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

MATH119X4 reviews
MATH2524 reviews
MATH1222 reviews
MATH461 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1