AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Sam Pearsall

MATH42 · MATH120 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

unless you can fully teach yourself math and and expensive platforms.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganizedTough GraderHeavy WorkloadPoor CommunicationExpensive Materials
  • Recent students , and almost no useful directions.
  • Workload is heavy with , and costly course materials.
  • Older reviews were mixed to positive, but .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

, and multiple F grades with almost no path to recover.

Both online and in-person recent reviews describe harsh outcomes; only an .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Students rate the content very hard and say the class piles on exams, projects, and .

Difficulty is high in both formats; online adds costly multi-platform work.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

as mandatory, and online Zoom sessions are required for limited .

and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

and recent comments tell students to run, citing chaos and no support.

; older in-person reviews are less extreme.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

and most reported grades are F.

Format shift

; one older in-person student earned an A-.

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

and projects, and expensive multi-platform tech overwhelm students.

Format shift

Online reviews stress Cengage cost and .

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Students describe no , and ignored emails.

Format shift

Recent online and in-person reviews are very negative; one 2014 in-person review was glowing.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and multiple tests plus a final.

Format shift

and many exams; in-person also notes fill-in and multiple-choice tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

clear directions, though one older algebra student really liked the class.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“ . Very messy and class was all over place. No structure at all.”
MATH42
“No directions!”
MATH120
“he would not give us a study guide or even review with us before the tests”
MATH120

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online MATH120 is described as , and poorly supported, with and mandatory live Zoom.

Main concern

, and almost no instructor communication.

What students said

“ ! Run before it is too late!”
MATH120
“ ! Everything on Cengage. Super expensive class. $400 in total.”
MATH120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent and challenging; one older review notes open-book tests that still were not very helpful.

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments mention fill-in tests, a , and .

Open book testsFill-in testsMultiple choice finalNo study guide
“ though not always a huge help.”
MATH120
“he would not give us a study guide or even review with us before the tests”
MATH120

Online

Online reviews stress lots of exams and testing on multiple .

Frequent examsMulti-platform testingHomework-driven
“Lots of , and uses lots of other technology other than Cengage and Canvas.”
MATH120

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! Run before it is too late!”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews (2 online, 4 in person), highlighting chaos, workload, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🚨

12/100

“ ! Run before it is too late!”

📉 Teaching Chaos

22/100

“ . Very messy and class was all over place. No structure at all.”

💸 Costly Heavy Work

14/100

“ ! Everything on Cengage. Super expensive class. $400 in total.”

📝

18/100

“No , unless go to Zoom meetings that have specific timings. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . Very messy and class was all over place.
  • No directions!
  • . Need a lot more communication!:(

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , So many papers
  • Lots of
  • he would not give us a study guide or even review with us before the tests

Theme 3

💰 About Cost & Workload

  • Super expensive class. $400 in total.
  • ! Everything on Cengage.
  • Zoom meetings that are not pre-recorded.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews across online and , but two very old positive or mixed reviews lower consistency over time.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

MATH1204 reviews
MATH422 reviews

Reported outcomes

F results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

4

F 4

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values