AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Jan Vanderpool

BUS32 · BUS032 · BUS8034 · BUS38 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you can; students report unfair deductions, late grades, and poor communication.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough grader no reasonSlow feedbackUnclear instructionsRude demeanorAvoid if possible
  • Most students say and grades late.
  • Communication and tone are widely called rude or unapproachable.
  • Content is not especially hard, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Course content is moderate, but and .

Online reviews dominate the ; the .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Students rarely call the material intellectually hard; and communication.

Both formats describe content as passable; pain is process, not concepts.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and required with little emphasis on lecture value.

; one in-person lists mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Would-take-again is zero among those who answered, and .

; only one old in-person review is positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

14/100

Repeated claims of deductions with no reason and .

Format shift

and recent in-person comments.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Papers, quizzes, and projects exist, but and .

Format shift

Online mentions many papers and quizzes; in-person says little about volume.

Teaching experience

Poor

20/100

, and condescending tone far more than good teaching.

Format shift

Online sample is almost all poor; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

40/100

Assignments, projects, and finals.

Format shift

Online comments focus on quizzes and imported assignments; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

a recent one calls him rude with , while a 2013 note is positive about applied business math.

Main concern

and rudeness.

What students said

“ . . . very rude”
BUS38
“ but you need to participate to benefit. Very easy if you follow the syllabus and very rewarding.”
BUS8034

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online business and communications reviews are overwhelmingly negative , and unprofessional tone.

Main concern

and slow grading leave students unsure where they stand.

What students said

“Docks significant points with .”
BUS032
“ if all possible.”
BUS032
“Takes forever to grade. Class ended with 10 ungraded assignments.”
BUS32

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews emphasize one-shot quizzes and .

One-attempt quizzesQuiz questions from bookAssignment-heavy gradingLittle proctoring detail

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews do not clearly describe and one easy syllabus-driven class.

Syllabus-driven work
“Very easy if you follow the syllabus and very rewarding.”
BUS8034

Online

Online students mention one-attempt quizzes and .

One-attempt quizzesBook-based quiz questionsLate assignment grading
“ time.”
BUS032
“A lot of the but are still marked wrong.”
BUS32

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if all possible.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews (6 online, 2 in and communication failures. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫

12/100

“ if all possible.”

⚖️

14/100

“ . Petty.”

🐢 Teaching Quality

20/100

“Vanderpool lacks communication; ironically the course was Business Communications.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Not much interaction with students on Canvas.
  • Tries hard, but comes off as elitist and condescending.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Takes forever to grade. Class ended with 10 ungraded assignments.
  • Very easy if you follow the syllabus and very rewarding.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • very rude
  • His demeanor comes off very unapproachable and grouchy.
  • He is rude and unprofessional if you ask

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eight and tone problems, but the sample is small and includes one very old positive outlier.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

BUS0323 reviews
BUS322 reviews
BUS382 reviews
BUS80341 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1