AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Wayne Lam

MATHMATH · MATH083 · MATH025 · MATH103 · MATH081 · MATH25 · MATH102 · MAT111 · MATH070 · MATH060 · MA125 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
15/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

unless you are comfortable learning independently and and harsh classroom interactions.

Best fit · Self Taught ProRudeHard To UnderstandPoor ExplanationsHarsh GradingDisorganized
  • Most reviews describe him as rude, condescending, and unwilling to answer questions helpfully.
  • Students and many had to teach themselves.
  • , but the overall experience is strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some students report easy or open-book tests, but , and poor support.

, and those reviews conflict between easy tests and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

40/100

Some material is described as easy, but , and poor support make the course harder than it should be.

, and they mix easy content with difficult instruction.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Reviews suggest going to class matters for notes, quizzes, and respect, but .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

10/100

Students overwhelmingly do not recommend him because of , and poor help with questions.

The recommendation and is strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Reviews mention tough , and heavy penalties for small mistakes.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Workload varies by course, with and others describing tons of homework and frequent quizzes.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and workload evidence is inconsistent across courses.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most students describe him as , and poor at explaining math.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

, and reviews, so assessment is a mix with a test-heavy feel.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss assessments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are strongly negative, focusing on rude behavior, poor explanations, , and .

Main concern

Students say he is hard to understand and discouraging when they ask questions.

What students said

“Extremely rude and will do his best to make you feel stupid when asking a question.”
MA125
“He is unorganized, difficult to understand, has a horrible teaching strategy, and has a bad attitude.”
MATH103
“I suck at math but got an A because he ”
MATH083

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exam evidence is inconsistent, with some students citing open-book or easy tests and others describing hard or and quizzes.

Open Book TestsHard TestsFrequent QuizzesTest Reviews

Assessment risk

Varies

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention open-book tests in one course, hard tests in others, and frequent quizzes, but .

Open Book TestsHard TestsFrequent Quizzes
“he ”
MATH083
“We had multiple tests were the class average was under 45 percent.”
MATH070
“Gives 2 question quizzes every class on something you have not learned.”
MA125

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is unorganized, difficult to understand, has a horrible teaching strategy, and has a bad attitude.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom treatment. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“He is unorganized, difficult to understand, has a horrible teaching strategy, and has a bad attitude.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

10/100

“I highly .”

⚖️

28/100

“ and will mark the whole problem wrong for one little mistake.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Hard to understand. Expects you to know everything.
  • Half the time he doesn't know what is going on and makes mistakes.
  • His lectures were boring and i taught myself instead because he made no sense

Theme 2

⚠️ About Classroom Treatment

  • Extremely rude and will do his best to make you feel stupid when asking a question.
  • Gets mad when you ask him something.
  • He verbally harrases the students by calling them names

Theme 3

📈

  • Gives 2 question quizzes every class on something you have not learned.
  • We had multiple tests were the class average was under 45 percent.
  • the and he gives you a review that is almost indentical.

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-one mostly detailed in-person reviews over many years show highly consistent concerns despite a few easier-course exceptions.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 511
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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MA1251 review
MAT1111 review
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MATHMATH1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

1

B+ 1

C range

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D range

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F

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