AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Carl Fitzgerald

MATH121 · MATH245 · MATH116 · MTH121 · MATH104 · MATHCALC · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.4/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Do not take him if you need a real math teacher; risk it.

Best fit · Self Taught ProCannot TeachTeach YourselfMumbles Through Board WorkMandatory AttendanceLots Of Homework
  • Nearly every review says lectures do not teach and .
  • Exams are hard with class averages often in the 50s; and often not returned.
  • unless you already know the math cold.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Exam averages in the 50s and heavy self-study mean an A requires strong .

; no online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Trig, precalc, discrete, and calc feel much harder because lectures fail to teach tested material.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass, with long roll call and required presence.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Would-take-again is 0% and comments repeatedly call him the and urge avoidance.

and consistently negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Some end-of-term curving exists, but , and many fear failing.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of and tutoring outside class create a heavy load for limited lecture value.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Awful

16/100

Students say he shows up late, reads the book, works problems to himself, mumbles, and cannot answer questions calmly.

Format shift

and highly consistent.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

but poorly returned; exams and and are described as difficult.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math classes are widely described as unprepared lectures, self-teaching, hard exams, and .

Main concern

Students say , and leaves people terrified of failing.

What students said

“ if you don't already know trig.”
MATH104
“he is horrible at explaining, and mumbles most of the time”
MATHCALC
“ if at all possible.”
MATH121

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are tough with class averages often in the 50s; but prep from lecture is weak.

Difficult ExamsEnd CurveLow Class AveragesHomework Not Returned

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes curved only at the end.

Difficult ExamsEnd CurveLow Averages
“Average scores on exams in my class were in the 50's.”
MATH116
“ , but .”
MATH116
“The and he doesn't help you prepare for it at all.”
MATH116

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if at all possible.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching failure, self-study burden, and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation

12/100

“please, do yourself a favor and .”

📉 Teaching Quality

16/100

“he is horrible at explaining, and mumbles most of the time”

📚 Self-Teaching Required

20/100

“I literally had to 80% of the material tested on.”

📝

34/100

“Average scores on exams in my class were in the 50's.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • spending 20 mins figuring out where he is, another 20 on roll call
  • Reads straight from the book every class
  • he does it to himself rather than to the students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Average scores on exams in my class were in the 50's.
  • , but .
  • Everyone in the class is terrified of failing

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • asking questions will make him angry.
  • cannot locate outside of classroom for help.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven detailed in-person reviews across multiple math courses show highly consistent complaints about teaching and difficulty.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

MATH1166 reviews
MATH1041 review
MATH1211 review
MATH2451 review
MATHCALC1 review
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MTH1211 review

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