AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Lelisa Dera

STATS227 · MATH227 · MATH115 · STAT227 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
93.33%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you will attend, do the homework, and use his study guides; and exam-aligned.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPatient Math ExplainerTests Match HomeworkStudy Guides ProvidedCares About UnderstandingAttendance Matters
  • Near-universal praise for and math.
  • and study guides, rewarding consistent practice.
  • and skipping is risky, but effort plus office help leads to strong grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A is very reachable if , and attend, but it is not a free pass.

Online and ; neither format is a pure walk-in A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Stats and math still challenge many students, but and alignment lower the pain.

Online difficulty reports range 2 to 4; in-person centers around 2 to 4 with one harsh outlier.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that skipping hurts your chance to pass.

Online Zoom sessions are often mandatory; and you will not pass.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Fourteen of and call him one of the and care.

Strong yes in both formats; the single no is an .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

and tests mirror practice, though one student still struggled badly.

Format shift

Online notes completion grading on long HW; .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Typically a ; manageable with steady weekly work.

Format shift

Online often cites 3 HW and 3 tests; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students , and making stats feel approachable.

Format shift

Teaching excellence is consistent online and in person aside from one formula-heavy critique.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

as practice and occasional completion credit.

Format shift

Online tags test-heavy; final.

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

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews highlight caring lectures, handouts, homework that predicts tests, and .

Main concern

One and earned a D; skipping class is called out as unsafe.

What students said

“ .W, so make sure you do all 3 of them.”
STATS227
“ and as long as you show consistent effort, you will pass.”
MATH115

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students praise Zoom , and exams that track study guides.

Main concern

if cameras can stay off.

What students said

“Just had to do the and and you will be doing great.”
MATH227
“Zoom lectures were once a week and mandatory but you can keep camera/mic off the whole time.”
MATH227

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and study guides, so preparation is transparent and fair.

Tests From HomeworkStudy GuidesExam Reviews

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and handouts with explicit review sessions before exams.

Tests From HWStudy GuidesIn-Class Reviews
“ .W, so make sure you do all 3 of them.”
STATS227
“He provides study guides MAKE SURE YOU STUDY THOSE as will be similar to the tests.”
MATH115

Online

and review of past study guides; camera can stay off in lecture but exams are still required.

Homework-Matched TestsStudy GuidesZoom Lecture Attendance
“many of the hw”
MATH227
“He has a study for each test and the from past 2 exams.”
MATH227

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This is the best math professor I have ever taken Math with on behalf of West LA . , and will make sure you understand the material even if .”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 , and mandatory attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“teaches amazing and wants you to learn”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

“ feel like statistics is nothing to be scared of!”

📝

78/100

“ .W, so make sure you do all 3 of them.”

🚪

28/100

“ and as long as you show consistent effort, you will pass.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He takes his time and
  • Amazing and and my peers
  • makes you love Stat

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Got an A
  • Just had to do the and
  • Make sure you do the HW it can make the difference between an A and B

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • truly cares about his students
  • You'll quit on you before he will!
  • He is great teacher

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen detailed reviews from 2019 to 2026, mostly consistent praise with .

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH2279 reviews
STAT2273 reviews
MATH1152 reviews
STATS2271 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2