AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Helen Atniel

MATH103 · MATH102 · ESM092 · MATH70 · MATH070 · MATH060 · MATH093 · MATH104 · 91 lifetime ratings

AI rating
45/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
73.91%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want a demanding math class and are ready to attend, practice constantly, and ask for help.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyCaring but demandingFast pacedHigh dropout risk
  • Students consistently describe her as demanding, test-heavy, and strict about showing work.
  • Positive reviews say she cares, gives useful study guides, and prepares serious students well.
  • Negative reviews , and high dropout rates.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting an A is possible but usually , and exact work on tests.

, but the in-person evidence gives much richer detail about the effort needed.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The math content feels fast-paced and difficult, especially for .

Online reviews are few but difficult, while and fast paced.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Students repeatedly say attendance is necessary, and one online .

Attendance pressure appears in both formats, with much stronger .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

but warn that , and pace can be punishing.

Online recommendations are weak and mixed, while and math confidence.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

20/100

She is repeatedly described as a tough or not shown her way.

Format shift

giving the clearest evidence.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students report lots of , and a workload that .

Format shift

Online workload evidence is limited, while and test preparation.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Her teaching is polarizing because many students praise her care and preparation while .

Format shift

Online teaching evidence is mixed and limited, while support and serious complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews strongly emphasize hard , and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize tests, with .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are polarized, with strong praise for caring support but and difficult exams.

Main concern

The class , and tolerance for .

What students said

“She is pretty hard and if you are up for a .”
MATH070
“No place for lazy ppl!”
MATH103
“ .”
MATH103

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online evidence is limited and mixed, with one okay review and one strongly and cheating accusations.

Main concern

and support may feel limited online.

What students said

“Difficult class and .”
MATH104
“Started with 29 students, ended up with 9 - that should tell you how bad she was.”
MATH103

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-risk because students repeatedly , and heavy reliance on study guides.

Hard TestsStrict Step GradingStudy GuidesRegular AttendanceTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews consistently describe difficult, test-heavy exams with and work shown.

Hard TestsStrict Step GradingStudy GuidesTest Heavy
“ ”
MATH070
“She expects you to show explicit work on everything and if you .”
MATH070
“ and is on the .”
MATH070

Online

, and reviews do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or proctoring rules.

Hard TestsRegular Attendance
“Difficult class and .”
MATH104
“class average on one of our tests was 51, another was 65.”
MATH103

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is one tough woman, but I grew to love Atniel at the end of semester. She is pretty hard and if you are up for a . However, if you have a low gpa like me I recommend you don't take her since this class is hard to get an A in.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Although Prof Atniel was a any other professor.”

⚖️

20/100

“She is an incredibly brutal and .”

📚 Workload And Difficulty

25/100

“You have to work your butt off and go to the TLC.”

Theme 1

🧮 About Difficulty And Grades

  • and she grades very strictly.
  • in order to get an A you have to do the and
  • If you don't apply yourself, you will fail. Period.

Theme 2

👩‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She really does care for a student's success
  • She teaches very fast so if you are not use to asking questions, expect to be lost.
  • .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Risk

  • Started with 29 students, ended up with 9 - that should tell you how bad she was.
  • DROP RATE FOR HER CLASS IS OVER 75%
  • !

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

91

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 50 reviews over many years, with repeated and , and polarized teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 512
3 out of 56
2 out of 521
1 out of 523

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

12

C+ 1 · C 11

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Rather not say 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1