AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

John Thoo

MATH1A · MATH1C · MATH2A · MATH9 · MATHMATH · MATH3 · MATH25 · MATH1B · MATH20 · MATH2 · MATH15 · MATH51 · MATH50 · MATH10 · MATH21 · MATH52 · 70 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
42.31%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you are a strong, self-motivated math student ; otherwise pick someone else.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyHard examsNice but toughGraded by few thingsPolarizing math
  • Grades rest mostly on a or homework.
  • He is often described as a but teaches above the course level.
  • ; many weaker students warn others to avoid him.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A and frequent comments that exams are much harder than practice.

Both online and ; online is especially unforgiving.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Difficulty is consistently high due to fast or abstract lectures and .

In person and online both rate content hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

, but many warn you must be in class to understand material and pass tests.

, yet skipping is discouraged for success.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About two in ; fans praise learning and care while a .

In-person reviews are mixed; online reviews lean more negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

and few graded items mean one weak exam can sink the grade with .

Format shift

Consistent across formats; online .

Workload

Light

58/100

, but and reading load remain heavy for serious students.

Format shift

In person sometimes assigns papers; .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Enthusiastic and and misaligned with tests for many others.

Format shift

Stronger praise appears in advanced in-person calc; online quality scores are lower.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Multiple reviews say , and a final, with .

Format shift

.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

caring and clear for strong students, confusing and tests.

Main concern

and leave little grade cushion.

What students said

“There is a reason he is rated so low... He is a nice dude but cannot teach to save a life.”
MATH20
“AWESOME CALC PROFESSOR. ... .”
MATH1A
“Tests do not correlate with what he teaches. Unnecessarily .”
MATH20

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online math with Thoo draws complaints about long , and very hard tests with weak support.

Main concern

Poor communication and .

What students said

“Lectures are decent. If you struggle with math, dont take this class. .”
MATH20
“VERY long lectures with little valuable information. and .”
MATH10
“ . My grade was 90% based on test that are impossibly hard.”
MATH52

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are described as very hard and often disconnected from lectures; reviews .

Test heavyHard examsFew graded itemsLittle study-guide prep

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person students repeatedly say tests are insanely difficult and not like notes or homework.

Test heavyHard examsNot like lectures
“His tests are insanely difficult. and one paper.”
MATH1A
“if you are taking pre cal with him I suggest .”
MATH20

Online

Online reviews emphasize impossibly hard tests dominating the grade with .

Test heavyHard examsWeak exam prep
“My grade was 90% based on test that are impossibly hard.”
MATH52
“prepare for .”
MATH2

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ unless you want a serious challenge. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting hard test-driven math and a split student base. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“ ... He explains things easy to understand, but you have to be in class to get it.”

📝

28/100

“John Thoo does not prepare you for . There are no study guides or notes for a test.”

⚖️

30/100

“Barely any assignments so , and when there was a you for it.”

👍 Recommendation Split

42/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is a nice dude but cannot teach to save a life.
  • AWESOME CALC PROFESSOR.
  • It's obvious that he loves the subject matter he teaches.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Homework is not taken in this class, so it

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professor Thoo was a very cool person down to earth
  • Excellent professor very helpful, friendly and enthusiastic

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

70

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years show stable themes of , and a serious-student audience.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 512
3 out of 514
2 out of 512
1 out of 58

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

2

C 2

D range

5

D+ 3 · D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2