AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Thomas Voden

MATH121 · MATH35 · MATH252 · MATH96 · MATH095 · MATH95 · MATH038 · MATH116 · ALGEBALG · MATH151 · MATH150 · MATH119 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
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Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want a strong math teacher and will put in the work; avoid if you need an easy online autopilot A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful and patientClear explanationsChallenging testsOnline HW heavyResponsive by email
  • Most students praise him as a real understanding.
  • Lower-level courses feel manageable; higher courses ( and proofs.
  • Online or online-HW formats are less forgiving and draw the sharpest complaints.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some lower courses feel easy, but advanced classes need full effort for an A and .

All analyzed reviews are tagged In person; several mention online sections or .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content ranges from easy developmental math to university-level proofs and conceptual calc tests.

Evidence is entirely from In person-tagged reviews spanning multiple course levels.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

, so flexibility cannot be confirmed from comments.

; all reviews use the In person flag.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

and help, with a minority warning about difficulty or .

Recommendation tone is consistent across In person-tagged reviews with older dates.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Curves and helpful feedback appear often, but exact-answer online work and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Online homework is common and time-sensitive; .

Format shift

Workload notes are from In person-tagged reviews, including online-HW mentions.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and excellent at building real understanding despite a .

Format shift

Teaching praise and criticism both come from In person-tagged reviews only.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of online homework, quizzes, and and .

Format shift

Assessment details appear only in In person-tagged reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

clear, patient, and invested in and mixed feelings about required online homework.

Main concern

Tests can be conceptual and tough, and .

What students said

“Tom Voden is THE !”
MATH151
“You really have to put in 100% effort to get an 'A' in his class”
MATH252
“He makes you do homework online, which helps you a lot in the tests.”
MATH95

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams are often hard and conceptual, sometimes curved, with .

Challenging testsConceptual proofsDepartment finalCurve gradingOnline homework prep

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and hybrid-style math courses feature hard quizzes and tests, proofs on higher courses, and .

Challenging testsConceptual proofsDepartment finalCurve grading
“His tests and quizes are impossibly difficult (espectially the first few), but he grades on a curve”
MATH252
“ and def questions”
MATH150
“he gives you time at the end of the semester to study for the ”
MATH95

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Tom Voden is THE ! people who say he is not are just lazy! he is fair and helpful and he knows what he teaches!”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 In person-tagged reviews, , and online homework friction. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Not only does he know what he's talking about inside and out, but really understand what you're doing.”

📈 Effort for an A

55/100

“You really have to put in 100% effort to get an 'A' in his class”

💻

40/100

“You absolutely must have every detail of the answer correct or everything is wrong.”

👍 Strong Recommenders

76/100

“He was so helpful and understanding .. easy prof. ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Straightforward and sticks to the syllabus. Very helpful and clear.
  • He teaches you not to memorize, but how to work out the problems
  • His door is always open to all of his students for life

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • , but don't give up!
  • Take this class if you want to be challenged with Calculus Proofs
  • I passed with an "A".

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format and HW

  • his online class really sucks
  • he really tries to keep in touch with his students
  • I had to drop his class due to his Required Online-HW program

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

22 detailed reviews give decent volume, but most are old (2005-2010) with sparse grades and .

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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1

B+ 1

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