AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jim Bigelow

CALC101 · MATH8 · MATH14 · MATH2B · MATH41A · MATH114 · MATH14STATS · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
88.89%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

If : show up, practice, use office hours, and .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaringAmazing lecturesTest heavyAccessible outside classMakes math less scary
  • Vast majority call him a , and deeply supportive.
  • , but tests and so attendance and practice matter.
  • A , yet most still recommend him strongly.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

He supports students generously, but and quizzes so you still must perform.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Math content remains real work, yet his teaching makes it approachable rather than a brain-burner for most.

All difficulty comments come from in-person sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags warn that skipping class means you will not pass.

; no online comparison.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Nearly 90% would take him again and many call him the .

Recommendation strength .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

70/100

and flexibility on late honesty, but .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

yet recommended; test prep still requires steady practice.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

, and heavy outside-class support define the student experience.

Format shift

Excellence .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Repeated TEST HEAVY tags and comments that only tests and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person math students overwhelmingly , and willingness to re-explain until concepts click.

Main concern

and skipping class is repeatedly warned against.

What students said

“ , and I've never liked or been good at math.”
Math41A
“Bigelow is a diamond in the rough of math teaching.”
MATH14
“By test heavy I mean the only , so you have to do well on the .”
MATH14

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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and quizzes; homework is practice rather than graded load, with .

Test heavyQuizzesHomework optionalIn-person exams

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quiz driven, often with ungraded homework and .

Test heavyQuizzesUngraded homeworkQuiz drops
“By test heavy I mean the only , so you have to do well on the .”
MATH14
“He drops your 2 lowest quiz grades at the end of the semester, and if you get a higher grade on a grade up.”
MATH14STATS
“Ge dosen't check or but you should do it to make sure you know what is going on.”
MATH8

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you're scared of . If you're not scared of .”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 in-person reviews, highlighting caring math teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“ and as many times as you need.”

❤️ Care & Support

95/100

“This man cares so deeply about his students and will go the extra mile to make them feel supported.”

📝

52/100

“the only , so you have to do well on the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures at the perfect pace
  • His lectures are captivating and easy to follow
  • Doesn't really teach in all honesty

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , but so you're prepared for the tests
  • He grades on very little things so it is important you get a good grade on what he does grade on
  • I still makes you work for it, but in a cool way

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • the issues
  • Bigelow is one of the coolest teachers I have had at Shasta so far
  • He has such a fun sense of humor and really cares about his students

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen detailed in-person reviews from 2016-2026 show strong consistency on teaching quality with a few dissenting voices.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH147 reviews
MATH83 reviews
MATH14STATS2 reviews
MATH2B2 reviews
Math41A2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 2

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1