AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

David Petersen

MATH50AND90 · MATH42S · MATH42 · MATH90 · MATH12 · MATH3943 · MATH50 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Strong pick for anyone who struggles with math and wants a .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilarious math teacherStudent-friendly testsExtra creditDrops lowest testGreat for math-anxious students
  • and intro math far less painful
  • Tests are manageable with notes or cheat sheets, and
  • Homework and showing up still matter, but the path to a

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students who historically struggle in math report As and and use his flexible testing policies.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

He simplifies concepts and keeps pace friendly for remedial math, though the subject itself still requires practice.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

and some tags say skipping hurts, but it is not uniformly strict.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Overwhelming recommendation especially for students who dislike or fear math.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

, and student-friendly exams boost grades.

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Workload

Light

68/100

Homework is usually manageable and weeks rather than constant busywork.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students credit his humor, patience, and and passing math.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests and and a dropped low test.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person math students repeatedly praise his humor, patience, and and even excel.

Main concern

A minority say he rushes or expects prior knowledge, which can hurt students who need very slow reteaching.

What students said

“I was never good with math and was hoping to finish this course with a "C" and ended up with an "A".”
MATH12
“none of and he lets us use a "cheat sheet"”
132
“You don't have to be a math wiz at all in order to get an A or B in his class!”
MATH90

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 widely described as fair and and a dropped lowest score.

Cheat sheet allowedMultiple choiceDrops lowest testExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests frequently allow a notes cheat sheet, include multiple choice, and .

Cheat sheetMultiple choiceDrop lowest test
“none of and he lets us use a "cheat sheet" its usually a sheet of paper front and back with notes for the test”
132
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MATH90
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MATH12

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I was never good with math and was hoping to finish this course with a "C" and ended up with an "A". He is an awesome professor who cares about his students”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 in-person math reviews, highlighting humor, accessibility, and fair testing. Credibility rating: High.

😂 Fun Lectures

88/100

“Mr. Petersen makes going to math class fun”

📝 Student-Friendly Tests

84/100

“none of and he lets us use a "cheat sheet"”

🌟 Math Anxiety Relief

88/100

“Mr Peterson helped my pass math90 after having taken it multiple times.”

👍

88/100

“Definitely would recommend especially if !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and hilarious!
  • He takes his time and answers all questions.
  • He tells jokes and stories to break up the time.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • As long as you do the .
  • You .
  • The and he does .

Theme 3

⚠️ Occasional Critiques

  • he rushes through the class and isn't very good at actually TEACHING the math.
  • He doesn't teach, he expects you to know everything and .
  • His non-multiple choice test was the thing that really killed me.

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

25 consistent in-person reviews over many years strongly agree on humor, support, and .

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 4 · A 2

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1