Carl Yuan

MATH3 · MATH1 · MATH55 · MM207 · MAT2 · STATISTICS · MATH2 · 239 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 96/100
RMP rating: 4.9/5
Take again: 98.84%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

Take Carl Yuan if you want strong support and , but expect to participate and keep up with the work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExceptional supportClear gradingExtra creditMath anxiety friendlyHigh effort required

Students overwhelmingly describe Carl Yuan as , and unusually effective for math-anxious learners.
The class is not a free A, but late work, corrections, , and .
Online reviews are especially strong, while notable self-teaching complaint.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

An A is very reachable through effort because he offers , late work, corrections, and support, but many students explicitly say it is not an easy A.

Online evidence strongly mentions flexibility and , while but stresses participation.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The math and statistics content is often described as hard or fast-paced, but and resources make it manageable.

Online students more often mention tough pacing and workload, while and support.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

65/100

Participation matters and skipping can hurt, but online pacing, late work, and broad support make the structure more flexible than strict.

Online reviews show more flexibility through pacing and late work, while and participation are more important.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

Students recommend him because he makes intimidating math understandable and gives unusually strong support.

Both formats are highly recommended, with online reviews providing the strongest and most frequent praise.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

84/100

and forgiving because students mention , late work, corrections, and many chances to earn points.

Format shift

Online reviews give stronger evidence for late work and corrections, while and fairness.

Workload

Moderate

43/100

The workload is not light because students repeatedly mention lots of , and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention workload pressure more often, while and class participation.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students consistently describe him as , and especially helpful for people who struggle with math.

Format shift

Both formats strongly support excellent teaching, with online reviews adding frequent praise for , and live help.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention homework, discussions, quizzes, a final, presentations, and , so assessment appears .

Format shift

Online reviews provide more detail about discussions, quizzes, presentations, and homework, while and test support.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mostly very positive and , and help with difficult math concepts.

Main concern

The main concern is that participation and staying engaged matter a lot.

What students said

“He is fair and and grading.”
MM207

“As long as you care about learning the material he will make sure you succeed.”
MATH2

“ .”
MAT2

Remote format

Online

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students consistently praise , and flexibility, though many warn the work takes real effort.

Main concern

The main concern is falling behind because and math-heavy.

What students said

“It isn't an easy A, you need to work.”
MATH2

“He allows you to turn all of .”
MATH2

“Great teacher, you can go at your own pace so really helps those like myself with full-time jobs.”
MATH55

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and test support, but they do not clearly prove open-book rules, webcam use, Lockdown Browser, or strict proctoring.

Correctable QuizzesFinal MentionedExtra Credit For Test TakersPolicy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides, but they do not clearly prove closed-book rules, proctoring, or a .

Study GuidesExtra Credit For Test TakersPolicy Not Clearly Proven

“He provided lectures, study guides, and live videos to help students.”
STATISTICS

“ to help bad test takers.”
MATH55

Online

Online reviews mention correctable quizzes and a final, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or .

Correctable QuizzesFinal MentionedPolicy Not Clearly Proven

“ ”
MATH2

“ and ”
MATH55

“the final term is 450 points”
MATH55

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“It isn't an easy A, you need to work.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and student support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Professor Yuan is hands down one of the .”

👍 Recommendation Strength

97/100

“ . Yuan.”

⚖️

84/100

“He is very transparent and honest with and his expectations.”

📚 Effort Required

72/100

“It is not an easy A. You need to do a lot of work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

so well and gives plenty of resources to make things easier.
He made statistics understandable.
Professor Yuan is an exceptional teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

It isn't an easy A, you need to work.
He allows you to turn all of .
He offers many opportunities, and offers the chance to make up work you didn't do well on.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support And Character

He wants all his students to succeed
if you are struggling
He goes above and beyond to ensure his students understand the material.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

239

Lifetime ratings

95/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is highly credible because it is based on 50 reviews across many years, with detailed and highly consistent comments despite a few outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5221

4 out of 515

3 out of 51

2 out of 51

1 out of 51

Course coverage

MATH223 reviews

MATH5512 reviews

STATISTICS9 reviews

MAT22 reviews

MATH32 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 7 · A 9 · A- 2

B range

B+ 6 · B 5 · B- 2

C range

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1

Carl Yuan

Take Carl Yuan if you want strong support and x x, but expect to participate and keep up with the work.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

MustTake

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Strength

⚖️ x x

📚 Effort Required

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

❤️ About Support And Character

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

Take Carl Yuan if you want strong support and , but expect to participate and keep up with the work.

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