Michael Valdez

MATH102 · MATH70 · MATH058 · MATH070 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 90/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 80%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

if you are willing to attend consistently and do the .

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear TeacherHeavy HomeworkPatientFair ChancesAttendance Matters

Valdez is widely praised as , and strong at explaining math.
The course requires steady attendance and .
but often fair or , and point allowances.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

A good grade is realistic, but , and keeping up with quick lectures.

All ; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The math content is understandable with , but students describe quick, heavy lectures and high difficulty.

, and they consistently show a demanding but teachable course.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Students strongly warn that skipping class makes passing unlikely or leaves you lost.

; no online evidence exists.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most students recommend him because he teaches clearly, helps struggling students, and gives chances to recover.

All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews, with one negative review tied to workload and pace.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Students report , and , though one review calls him tough with grading.

Format shift

, and they are mostly forgiving with one strict outlier.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Multiple students mention a lot or a ton of .

Format shift

All workload evidence comes from in-person reviews and .

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students repeatedly describe him as , and strong at explaining math.

Format shift

All and is strongly positive.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment appears to combine homework, daily quizzes, tests, and .

Format shift

and tests clearly present.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and support, but warn that homework and attendance are important.

Main concern

The pace and .

What students said

“Brilliant teacher that knows how to teach and he has a lot of .”
MATH102

“Show up to class every day or you will be lost.”
MATH70

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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Reviews describe quizzes and tests with helpful policies such as , and corrections.

Homework Allowed On QuizzesLenient Test GradingTest Corrections

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention daily quizzes, tests, homework , and , but do not clearly prove proctoring or open-book exam rules.

Homework Allowed On QuizzesLenient Test GradingTest Corrections

“you are allowed to use them on the daily quizzes”
MATH070

“allows you to miss 15 points and still get a 100”
MATH070

“he would allow you to fix the ”
MATH058

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Brilliant teacher that knows how to teach and he has a lot of .”
Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“His lectures were easy to follow with good examples.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“Assigned a ton of , but you are allowed to use them on the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“100% recommend him!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

, and to the point
He really tries his best to help students that are struggling
His lectures were easy to follow with good examples.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Assigned a ton of
No and very tough with grading.
allows you to miss 15 points and still get a 100

Theme 3

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Skip class? You won't pass.
Show up to class every day or you will be lost.
His lectures are quick and heavy so if you tend to .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed reviews from a close time span show consistent praise and and attendance.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 51

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH0702 reviews

MATH0581 review

MATH1021 review

MATH701 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

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C range

C 1

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Michael Valdez

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

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

📚 Workload Reality

👍 Recommendation Rate

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧭 x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you are willing to attend consistently and do the .

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