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Mathematics

Emmanuel Garcia

CS113 · MATH159 · 101A · MATH101C · 101B · MATH101B · MATH101A · MATH104 · CALC101B · 107 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
72.9%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take him only if and lean on practice exams; skip if you need structured lectures and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHilarious but unorganizedSelf-study heavy hybridSlow gradingPractice tests match examsRarely answers emails
  • Many students say professors' videos and little live teaching.
  • Practice tests often match real exams and .
  • hilarious and and chaos for others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many still earn As and practice tests are completed, but , and uneven teaching make the A far from free.

Online reviews more often report open-note or unlimited-attempt tests; As.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Calc and stats content is standard college math difficulty, eased when lectures click and .

Both formats report average-to-hard content; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and mandatory for hybrids, including classes where students say they do little once they show up.

Online and hybrid sections more often require showing up despite weak live teaching.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

, but passionate avoid warnings about unprepared calc students balance the positive fan reviews.

; many recent online and hybrid reviews are harsher.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Some report generous curves and ; others call him a .

Format shift

Online open-note policies feel .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and multi-part online assignments are mentioned across many terms.

Format shift

Online 101B and hybrid terms draw the .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

When he lectures well he is hilarious and clear; when hybrid or distracted he uses other professors' videos and leaves students lost.

Format shift

organization and email response dominate complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests and , though some terms overweight homework enough that consistent work can carry the class.

Format shift

Evidence is similar across formats with practice tests commonly matching exams.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

older cohorts loved entertaining lectures, newer hybrid terms often describe empty class time, other professors' videos, and .

Main concern

Hybrid sections can become online-in-disguise with little real instruction and .

What students said

“Although it is a hybrid class, we do nothing in person. He only taught the class the first day, and then everything was just solo for the rest of the term.”
101A
“Somehow both the easiest and one of the most effective math teachers I've ever had.”
MATH101B
“ . Gives other professors videos, and just does a problem in class for his so-called lecture.”
101A

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise open-note tests and kindness, while , and almost no email replies.

Main concern

and poor out-of-class communication force heavy self-study.

What students said

“ and if you need any clarification or help.”
101B
“ with classmates. He wants you to learn.”
CALC101B
“you and tests. However his teaching can be messy and tangential.”
MATH159

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are usually practice-aligned and sometimes open-note, but can be hard and high-stakes when lectures fail.

Practice tests match examsSometimes open noteTest heavyOccasional curves

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; several reviews call them hard, picky on steps, and heavily weighted.

Practice tests match examsTest heavyNotes sometimes allowedParticular about work shown
“The but if you finish the .”
MATH101A
“ and they are hard but he allows notes.”
MATH104

Online

Some online ; others still feel test-heavy with little support.

Open note open bookUnlimited attemptsPractice aligned
“ with classmates.”
CALC101B
“you and tests.”
MATH159

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He does not teach in class. He expects you to watch the lecture vids prior to class and . It's basically an online class with .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and and practice exams with recurring hybrid and communication complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Polarizing Personality

70/100

“Professor Garcia is a funny guy, but he also focuses on what needs to be taught.”

📚

35/100

“course content is online only so ”

📝 Practice-Test Lifeline

72/100

“Tests and as practices.”

📧 Communication Gap

30/100

“ so dont bother.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Made hard concepts easy and made class fun.
  • Gives other professors videos, and just does a problem in class for his so-called lecture.
  • Super interesting lecture, with incredible background knowledge of every topic he teaches.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This was by far the HARDEST A I got.
  • He's weighed the class so that so long as you do the homework and .
  • Very , and deducts for very minor steps not shown.

Theme 3

📦 About Workload & Organization

  • and work.
  • he graded pretty leniently on the badly on them.
  • ALOT OF if you like to research math by yourself

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

107

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews from 2020-2025 cover many courses with recurring themes, though quality and organization clearly drift by term.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 562
4 out of 512
3 out of 58
2 out of 55
1 out of 520

Course coverage

101B10 reviews
101A9 reviews
MATH101A9 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

31

A+ 7 · A 21 · A- 3

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1