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Mathematics

Tom Judge

MATH303 · MATH188 · MATH103 · MATH187 · MATH101C · 101B · MATH101B · MATH181 · MATH186 · MATH151A · MATH104 · 98 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
60.56%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want a supportive, reachable calculus teacher and will practice conceptual problems; avoid if .

Best fit · Effort For Reward24/7 accessibleHuge curves and ECConceptual word-problem examsCheat sheet friendlyParticipation heavy
  • Extremely accessible by text or call and and .
  • Exams lean conceptual and word-problem heavy, which some students find fair and others find brutal.
  • , and study textbook applications rather than pure memorization.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

, and large EC pools make As realistic if you practice applications, not if you coast.

In-person comments most strongly support recoverable As; and less consistent.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Core calc and DE ideas are taught carefully, but and application problems keep challenge moderate to high.

In-person MATH101C drives this middle-ground view; some online reports felt easier content coverage but .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

and early arrivals can earn EC, yet many still succeed with if they communicate.

tip; online also stresses participation.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Majority enthusiasm about help access and fairness outweighs a .

In-person recommendations dominate; online reviews lower confidence slightly.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and large EC buffers make grading more forgiving than the hard syllabus first suggests.

Format shift

; online is less consistent.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Homework and quizzes are manageable, but and conceptual practice demand real weekly time.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize practice problems more than endless busywork.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

and enjoyable with endless outside help; critics say he overexplains or drifts into long word problems.

Format shift

online sample.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple midterms plus a and homework as smaller cushions.

Format shift

In-person grade breakdowns often put exams near 50-80% combined with final.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students mostly call him clear, funny, and , and early-class EC balancing hard conceptual tests.

Main concern

, and long word problems frustrate students who want plug-and-chug tests.

What students said

“Tom Judge is an amazing teacher and as well.”
MATH101C
“He overcomplicates every topic!”
MATH101C
“Never had a better prof; first time I read his syllabus, I was full of apprehension... .”
MATH104

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are thinner and more mixed, with praise for thorough help but complaints about hard or syllabus-skipping terms.

Main concern

Some online sections felt exam-heavy or incomplete in advanced topics.

What students said

“What I really love is that Tom grades based on the work you show.”
MATH186
“Skipped 30% of the syllabus.”
MATH101C
“ . they have almost nothing to do with the material taught in class.”
MATH103

Exam style

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Exams are conceptual and application-heavy but often allow notes and award process credit with curves.

Cheat sheets allowed oftenConceptual word problemsHeavy curves and partial creditPop quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, allow cheat sheets, and may be curved heavily.

Cheat sheet examsPartial creditExam curvesEarly-class EC
“ +textbook.”
MATH101C
“ answer.”
MATH101C

Online

Online comments rarely detail proctoring tools; and .

Process-based gradingHard unit exams
“Tom grades based on the work you show. If you show him math that makes sense he will grade you accordingly so getting the answer correctly isn't everything.”
MATH186
“ .”
MATH103

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Don't be fooled by how strict and harsh he sounds in his syllabus - this guy is a real gem.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (7 online, 43 in , and conceptual exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Amazing professor. and breaks everything down step by step.”

📱 Accessibility

90/100

“He is open to communication 24/7 and provides his phone number.”

📝

55/100

“All exam questions (weighted 50%) are application or descriptive geometric problems.”

🎁 Grade Support

72/100

“lots of (~12% grade increase total).”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Always ready to help students in trouble
  • His lectures were amazing and very enjoyable
  • time

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • answer
  • if you study for them, pretty difficult if you don't
  • if you get <70% on the

Theme 3

⚠️

  • He overcomplicates every topic
  • picks people randomly to answer the questions
  • page long word problems

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

98

Lifetime ratings

87/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many math courses and years show recurring access, curve, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 559
4 out of 513
3 out of 56
2 out of 57
1 out of 513

Course coverage

MATH101C18 reviews
MATH10310 reviews
MATH1044 reviews
MATH1814 reviews
MATH1874 reviews
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MATH1863 reviews
MATH101B2 reviews
MATH1882 reviews
101B1 review
MATH151A1 review
MATH3031 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 7 · A 19 · A- 1

B range

4

B 3 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2