AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Said Ngobi

MATH226227 · MATHSTAT · ALGSECT · MATH105 · MATH132 · MATH90 · MATH12 · MATH120 · MATH226 · MATH180 · MATH228 · MATHH105 · MATH227 · MATH50 · MATH104 · MATH225 · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
48%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if , and can learn from example-based lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture and practice heavyPolarizing teaching clarityTest heavy mathExtra credit in some termsAccent divide
  • many praise practice-heavy lectures and .
  • Homework and ; study guides often match exams when you put in real effort.
  • Online support is weaker than in person for many reviewers.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible with and nightly study, but and grades vary widely.

In person offers more path to A via practice and study guides; online reports tougher tests and less support.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and often described as hard especially in higher courses.

Both formats rate difficulty high; online frustration is more about support than content alone.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and participation while if you keep up.

In person more often ties success to showing up; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; outcomes hinge on learning style, effort, and in-person help access.

In-person recommendations are stronger than online recommendations.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

Some , and ; others call tests unfairly hard.

Format shift

In person ; online more often reports mismatch.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and frequent study demands.

Format shift

Online and in ; online adds communication friction.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Strong for students who learn by examples and office hours; weak for those blocked by accent or sparse online help.

Format shift

In person averages higher teaching praise; online averages lower.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and .

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; sheet on exams.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person is mixed-to-positive for dedicated students: long practice-filled lectures, study guides like tests, office hours and , but accent and .

Main concern

Accent and if you do not ask in person or use tutoring.

What students said

“ of hard to get used to at first, but overall he's an amazing professor!”
MATH227
“His ability to explain concepts is the , and his quizzes and tests are extraordinarily difficult given the lack of preparation.”
MATH228
“Lectures are 3 hours, but it's a good thing IMO, you do a lot of practice problems that makes doing HW and his quizzes and tests easier.”
MATH226

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and several students prefer in person for support.

Main concern

Limited timely help and .

What students said

“I would ask for help from this professor and would and said if I needed help to just watch his lengthy videos.”
MATH120
“The most ridiculous part are the tests. There so many questions that are not even in the .”
MATH90
“He is a bad professor online. I asked him a .”
MATH120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard but sometimes open-notes or study-guide aligned; not clearly webcam-proctored in comments.

Study guides match testsOpen notes quizzes sometimesChapter testsTest heavyIn-person final reported in older online notes

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In and ; study guides often mirror tests but difficulty remains high for many.

Open notes quizzesExam note sheetStudy guides like testsTest heavy
“ .”
MATH227
“The study guides are exactly like the tests!”
MATH120
“ , but lets you use notes for test.”
MATH120

Online

Online students report tough chapter tests, limited retries, and sometimes no video lectures; one older note places the .

Chapter testsHard examsLimited retriesFinal on campus in older report
“You get no retry's for tests and no online video lectures. .”
MATH90
“ and it was so difficult.”
MATH90
“ . No focus on mastering formulas or concepts. !”
MATH132

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He wants you to pass, but you also need to put in the effort to pass.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (10 online, 40 in person), balancing praise for practice-based teaching against accent and online-support complaints. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️ Polarizing Clarity

55/100

“His ability to explain concepts is the , and his quizzes and tests are extraordinarily difficult given the lack of preparation.”

📘

62/100

“you do a lot of practice problems that makes doing HW and his quizzes and tests easier.”

💻 Online Support Gap

35/100

“If you are someone taking this course I would go in person maybe it would be better for support.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Answers pretty much any question during class.
  • He's the !
  • Very hard to understand.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • and tests.
  • you must do all HW, study EVERY single night to EARN the A+ you want
  • ... But, don't get my word for it.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support and Character

  • .
  • He truly enjoys what he does.
  • I got 0 empathy.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

50

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and courses with rich detail and a stable split opinion pattern.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 57
3 out of 54
2 out of 510
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 2 · A 6

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1