AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Charles Spotts

MATH14 · MATH3B · MATH2PRECAL · MATHPCAL · MATH4B · CALC3A · MATH2 · MATH102 · STAT101 · MATH3A · MATH101 · PRECALC · MATH13 · STATISTICS · MATH2893 · STATS · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
22.22%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you can learn from notes and practice on your own; if you need structured, textbook-aligned teaching.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest HeavyOptional HomeworkQuirky PersonalityPolarizing TeachingLecture-Test Mismatch
  • Knows math and is often funny, but many say .
  • and ungraded; and quizzes.
  • Experience is highly polarizing across years and courses.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

A is possible with steady study and , but and low scores hurt if you miss one.

Almost all grade evidence is in person; the online review did not report a grade.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is standard college math difficulty, easier for some stats or algebra sections and harder in calculus or precalc for weaker students.

In-person difficulty varies by course; the one online calc review felt harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

62/100

, while some sections mark it mandatory or say skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

, but older reviews often praise him as funny and helpful, so fit depends on learning style.

Online evidence is one strong no; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

and allows notecards or extra problems, but also called a .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

68/100

and ungraded, so daily load is light if .

Format shift

; online noted sparse but .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Many love his quirky clear moments, many others find him vague, scattered, and .

Format shift

In-person is polarized; the single online review was poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

, and a final, with homework usually not counted.

Format shift

; online also called test heavy.

Luni fit check

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

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews split between love for his humor and clarity versus frustration that and .

Main concern

and scattered explanations for non-math-strong students.

What students said

“Professor Spotts has a very chill class. HW is not graded, only for your benefit.”
MATH3B
“you can tell that Spotts knows his mathematics, sadly you can also tell he does not know how to teach it.”
MATH102
“he can take a complicated problem and .”
MATH2

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review is strongly negative: and tricky wording.

Main concern

.

What students said

“the stuff on the , and you had to teach yourself with their textbook”
CALC3A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams drive the grade; some semesters allow notecards or , but .

Test HeavyDrop Lowest TestNotecards SometimesTrick Questions

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; helpful policies like notecards or dropping a low score appear alongside tough or mismatched tests.

Multiple MidtermsDrop Lowest ScoreNotecards AllowedTrick Questions
“He has 3-4 midterms per class and a final. .”
MATH3B
“What he teaches is not on the tests”
MATH2PRECAL

Online

Online exams were described as oddly worded and misaligned with lecture videos.

Test HeavyTrick WordingMisaligned Content
“Often the questions on the and trick you.”
CALC3A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Spotts and explain it in a direct very simple way.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in person), highlighting polarized teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Polarizing Teaching

55/100

“you can tell that Spotts knows his mathematics, sadly you can also tell he does not know how to teach it.”

📝

82/100

“HW is not graded, only for your benefit... He has 3-4 midterms per class and a final.”

😂 Quirky Classroom Energy

70/100

“his eccentric personality makes the math bearable and keeps you entertained!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he can take a complicated problem and .
  • his teaching style is scattered and extremely vague.
  • and patient

Theme 2

📈 About Tests and Grades

  • What he taught was not on the tests
  • .
  • and .

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

  • He's fun and makes class interesting.
  • quirky personality
  • Man he's funny.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years and courses give a strong but polarized picture; only one online review limits format comparison.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 513
3 out of 54
2 out of 57
1 out of 58

Course coverage

MATH1415 reviews
CALC3A5 reviews
MATH1015 reviews
MATH1025 reviews
MATH25 reviews
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MATH3A3 reviews
MATH2PRECAL2 reviews
MATH3B2 reviews
MATH131 review
MATH28931 review
MATH4B1 review
MATHPCAL1 review
PRECALC1 review
STAT1011 review
STATISTICS1 review
STATS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A- 2

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1