Lewis Felver

MATH1A · W851 · MATH9 · MATH21 · W4820 · MATH20 · W4853 · W2797 · MATH1B · MATH111 · MATH52 · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 2.9/5
Take again: 55.81%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

Only enroll if you can learn independently and use office hours; expect fast lectures and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProFast lecturesTest heavyHomework by completionDry humorPolarizing math teacher

Many students say he races through material as if they already know it, so self-study and office hours become critical.
, but quizzes and and can feel mismatched to lectures.
Fans love his dry humor and office-hour help; critics say he does not teach and should be avoided for trig and calc.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

, but and tests dominate and many call them hard or misaligned.

Online sometimes eases later chapter quizzes; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Calc and trig content plus fast lectures make the material .

Both formats report fast pace; difficulty depends heavily on prior math strength.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and skip-class warnings appear, even when some sections are more chill.

In-person more often mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Take-again near 56% with a and never-again camps.

Online is mixed-to-negative for teaching quality; and strong critics.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

HW often completion-based and lowest quiz sometimes dropped, but .

Format shift

Online notes completion HW and responsive help; in-person reports no rounding and .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and multi-chapter tests create steady grind, especially in summer.

Format shift

Both formats mention lots of homework; .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Quality averages low-mid because fast monotone lectures clash with glowing comments about humor and office-hour rescue.

Format shift

In-person has the widest split; online often criticizes lecture quality but .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and finals far more than homework correctness.

Format shift

completion HW, high-stakes quizzes and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

mentor and fast uninterested lecturer whose tests do not match homework.

Main concern

Pace and .

What students said

“Relaxed pace with lots of in class examples and collaboration work to help understand concepts.”
MATH1B

“Homework and lessons are irrelevant when . They are nothing like the test.”
MATH1A

“He zoomed through chapters and lessons like if we already knew what they were.”
MATH21

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some , and passable quizzes, while others say he assigns piles of work without teaching.

Main concern

Weak lecture audio or instruction .

What students said

“ and due Friday and he only grades based on completion.”
MATH1A

“The online lectures aren't the greatest in terms of audio quality and in teaching the material, but he'll absolutely answer questions and give out help.”
MATH21

“He didn't teach one bit. He also assigned discussion assignments for math that didn't do anything to help with the chapter.”
MATH20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and ; friendliness depends on whether tests match taught material.

Chapter quizzesTest heavyCompletion homeworkStudy guides sometimes match exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and multi-chapter tests; some finals mirror past quizzes, others feel mismatched.

Chapter quizzesMulti-chapter testsTest heavyOccasional study guides like exams

“Almost all of your grade will be .”
MATH1B

“ .”
MATH21

“Homework and lessons are irrelevant when . They are nothing like the test.”
MATH1A

Online

; no clear Lockdown or webcam proof in comments.

Biweekly quizzesCompletion homeworkWeekly discussions

“Every 2 weeks he assigns a quiz with around 3-5 questions with plenty of time to finish them.”
MATH1A

“Hw is graded by completion; you're good as long as you've tried and turned stuff in on time. .”
MATH21

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“His teaching style just didn't work for me. Felver doesn't instruct with much enthusiasm which makes it harder to focus. Overall a chill guy, just felt it was hard to learn in his class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 43 reviews (6 online, 37 in , and love-hate split. Credibility rating: High.

⚡ Fast Lecture Pace

30/100

“He teaches material as if you already know it, he's not very good at explaining problems to people new to it, moves through subjects very fast.”

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78/100

“Almost all of your grade will be .”

😂 Polarizing Experience

48/100

“Felver is honestly one of the funniest professors I've had. I took 2 calc classes with him and you definitely need to work if you want to get a good grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He zoomed through chapters and lessons like if we already knew what they were.
Relaxed pace with lots of in class examples and collaboration work to help understand concepts.
He literally reads from the textbook at the white board.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Hw is graded by completion; you're good as long as you've tried and turned stuff in on time. .
Homework and lessons are irrelevant when .
Do the homework and you should do fine on the quizzes.

Theme 3

😂 About Personality

He is a bit monotone but has good deadpan humor. !
Kind and lighthearted person.
Don't be afraid to joke around with him.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-three reviews over many years with detailed, , and humor despite polarized ratings.

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511

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3 out of 52

2 out of 54

1 out of 515

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 3

B range

B+ 2 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

C 4

D range

D+ 2

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 1

Lewis Felver

Only enroll if you can learn independently and use office hours; expect fast lectures and x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

⚡ Fast Lecture Pace

📝 x x

😂 Polarizing Experience

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

😂 About Personality

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Only enroll if you can learn independently and use office hours; expect fast lectures and .

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