Chris Glaves

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AI rating: 100/100
RMP rating: 5.0/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you want a demanding subject taught clearly by a highly supportive professor.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExceptional lecturerDeeply helpfulClear explanationsCaring mentorWorth the work

Students overwhelmingly describe Glaves as one of the and engineering teachers they have had.
His classes can involve hard material and , but and support make success realistic.
Recommendation strength is extremely high across many years and mostly in-person reviews.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

74/100

Good grades are very achievable with effort, support, and fair structure, but students still describe homework, hard material, and .

Both formats support strong outcomes, while in-person reviews provide much richer evidence of .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The subjects are inherently difficult, but Glaves makes them much and thorough teaching.

Online and but explained unusually well.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

99/100

Students almost universally recommend him because and gives unusually strong help.

Both formats are highly positive, with and longer-term support.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Students describe fair , and chances to recover from poor tests.

Format shift

, while online reviews give little direct grading-policy evidence.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

and sometimes heavy, but students usually frame it as useful and manageable for hard courses.

Format shift

Both formats mention homework, with online reviews explicitly noting textbook-based offline work.

Teaching experience

Excellent

99/100

Reviews repeatedly , and one of the best teachers students have had.

Format shift

Teaching praise is extremely consistent in both formats, especially across the 42 in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and exams, suggesting a mix rather than one dominant method.

Format shift

In-person reviews contain , and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, support, knowledge, and long-term impact.

Main concern

Some students mention lots of always easy.

What students said

“Mr. Glaves made multivariable calculus simple to understand.”
MATH6

“ and he may try to trick you.”
MATH17ENG6ENG40

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are extremely positive and emphasize detailed explanations, posted materials, and .

Main concern

The material and because calculus is demanding.

What students said

“ .”
MATH17

“He takes the time to cover each topic in detail & make things as simple as possible.”
MATH6

Exam style

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Exam evidence is mostly student-friendly because , and an , though some tests are challenging.

Study GuidesOpen Book TestsOne-Sheet Exam AidTests Can Be Challenging

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a full sheet of paper allowed on exams, but also note that some tests are not easy.

Open Book TestsStudy GuidesOne-Sheet Exam AidChallenging Tests

“ .”
CSCI40

“you can use an entire sheet of !”
MATH6

“ and he may try to trick you.”
MATH17ENG6ENG40

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, Lockdown Browser, midterm, or .

Student evidence

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Top student voice
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Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, support, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

99/100

“ .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

99/100

“Do yourself a favor and take as many classes as you can with him.”

⚖️ Effort and Reward

74/100

“If you put in effort you will pass”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Mr. Glaves made multivariable calculus simple to understand.
and linear.
He is very thorough in explaining new concepts to the class.
He takes the time to cover each topic in detail & make things as simple as possible.

Theme 2

❤️ About Support

He actually cares if you understand the material.
He was really helpful and may have.
He goes waaaaay out of his way to help the students.
Definitely cares about his students' success.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Calculus is a very difficult topic so having a teacher that knows it forwards and backwards is invaluable.
If you put in effort you will pass
and he may try to trick you.
Class is weighted in a way so that if you do poorly on a .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-four reviews across many years show exceptionally consistent, detailed praise with only minor concerns about pace and workload.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 543

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 7

B range

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

MustTake

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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 Rate

⚖️ Effort and Reward

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

❤️ About Support

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

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

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