AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Bob Carlson

MATH3474 · MATH9045260 · MATH3110 · MATH105 · MATHALL · MATH132 · MATH90 · MATH42 · MATH3796 · MATH4184 · MATH3784 · MATH10 · MATH50 · 76 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid Bob Carlson unless you already know the material extremely well and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProNice Guy Bad TeacherTests Harder Than LecturesExam-Only GradesSelf-Teach RequiredAvoid At All Costs
  • Students repeatedly call him a nice man but a terrible math teacher.
  • and tests rarely match lecture examples.
  • Many say you must teach yourself from the book or fail.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Many report first-ever failures, D/F grades, and exams far harder than class examples with almost no grade cushion.

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Content feels extremely hard because and move too fast for most students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

and others optional, with mixed enforcement across reviews.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

10/100

and zero take-again signal dominate the review set.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

credit or .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

, but students report .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Common theme is a that leave students confused.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Students consistently say grades come almost only from chapter tests and the final.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Across decades of in-person math courses, students , and grades driven only by tests.

Main concern

because little else balances the grade.

What students said

“ . It's a waste of time if you don't already know the subject well.”
MATH90
“ .”
MATH90
“ALL of .”
MATH50
“ . .”
52061

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and poorly aligned with lecture examples.

Exam-Only GradingWord Problems HeavyTests Harder Than LecturesStudy Guides Mismatch

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and are repeatedly called much harder than lectures or study guides.

Exam-Only GradingWord Problems HeavyTests Harder Than LecturesStudy Guides Mismatch
“ .”
MATH90
“ , so if you do poorly on tests like I do, I'd advise you against taking his class.”
MATH90
“Hands out study guides for the exam (which are about 60% word problem)”
MATH90

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person math reviews spanning years of , and self-teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“He is such a sweet old man, but a horrible teacher!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

10/100

“ .”

📝

22/100

“ .”

⚖️ Getting the A

12/100

“This is a good and easy teacher if you're good at math... But for .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's a nice guy and knows his stuff, but his teachings are poor.
  • You're textbook could teach you more than he could.
  • his lectures are mostly boring and hard to listen to.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • so nothing to help your grade.
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  • ALL of .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's the nicest guy, but his class is impossible.
  • !
  • A nice guy, but

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

76

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews spanning many years show , and teaching clarity.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 56
3 out of 511
2 out of 527
1 out of 525

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Reported outcomes

D range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1