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Mathematics

Jaime Lao

MATH · MATH35 · MATH96 · MATH096 · MATH116 · MATH104 · MATH035 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
9.09%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

unless you already know the material and can and mismatched tests.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught courseReads from the bookLots of homeworkTests mismatch materialHard to contact
  • Most students say you teach yourself because lectures just read the book or slides.
  • and and finals, which feel unfair.
  • ; recent reviews still urge avoiding him.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Heavy homework, few graded items, and high grade unreliable.

Online and ; a few old easy comments exist but are outnumbered.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Pace is fast, lectures add little, and students must self-teach dense math content.

Both formats describe self-teaching and high difficulty ratings.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and note skip-class-you-will-not-pass tags.

Online has mixed notes; as required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Would-take-again is about 9% and recent comments say stay away and you are set up to fail.

Negative tone dominates both online and in-person samples.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, and exams that .

Format shift

Consistent strict feel across formats; one older laid-back outlier exists.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and large finals appear across many courses.

Format shift

Online mentions 150 HW questions weekly; .

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Dominant theme is reading slides or the book with and poor availability.

Format shift

Recent online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Test-heavy tags, quizzes, midterms, and .

Format shift

Online stresses proctored midterm and final; .

Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person majority say he reads the book, goes too fast, dismisses complaints, and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Do . ... quizzes, midterms, and a final that does not accurately reflect all of the work you've done in the homework.”
MATH116
“the quizzes and class or on the homework and he refused to do anything about it.”
MATH116
“You will be teaching yourself. He is no help at all, the .”
MATH

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online is largely self-taught via Pearson or , and proctored or on-campus exams that catch people off guard.

Main concern

Proctored midterms and and hard contact.

What students said

“Just watch his old video lectures and do 150 hw questions and a 40-question quiz every Friday.”
MATH104
“this class is 100% self taught. Used Pearson + videos filmed by company. .”
MATH116
“You buy the MyMathlab code, and teach yourself online. Lots of HW. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED AT ALL.”
MATH104

Exam style

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Exams are high stakes, often proctored on campus, and .

Proctored in-person examsTest heavyExams mismatch homeworkNo late work

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and content.

Test heavyQuizzes and midterms mismatch homeworkHuge final
“quizzes, midterms, and a the work you've done in the homework.”
MATH116
“the quizzes and class or on the homework”
MATH116

Online

Online courses still require proctored or on-campus midterms and .

Proctored exams on campusIn-person midterm and finalWeekly quizzes
“the midterm and and proctored.”
MATH104
“ . Tested you on material you had to learn the week of.”
MATH116

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Do . ... Set up to fail.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 , and mismatched exams. Credibility rating: High.

🚫

12/100

“Do . Much of my class had similar complaints about him.”

📚 Self Taught Reality

24/100

“You will be teaching yourself. He is no help at all, the .”

📝 Test Mismatch

28/100

“the quizzes and class or on the homework and he refused to do anything about it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He reads straight from the .
  • He doesn't teach he just assigns and .
  • You basically have to teach yourself.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • quizzes, midterms, and a the work you've done
  • Lots of HW. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED AT ALL.
  • Stay away from this professor.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's a nice guy, nothing personal, it's math.
  • he dismissed at every opportunity.
  • Also not the easiest to get in contact with.

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

28 reviews spanning many years with consistent self-teach and .

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 58
1 out of 512

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Rather not say 1