AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Tracy Vu

MATH188 · MATH167 · MATH159 · MATH152 · MATH181 · MATH192 · MATH151 · MATH190 · PREALG190 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if and tests; otherwise switch sections if possible.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest HeavyLots of HomeworkThick AccentPolarizingTeach Yourself
  • Workload is heavy with , and
  • Many students say lectures are hard to understand and rely on YouTube
  • Motivated students who do every homework and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Curves, dropped scores, and , but and homework mean an A still requires consistent work.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students often rate difficulty high and describe lecture-heavy, test-heavy math that many find .

Difficulty .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags repeatedly say skipping class hurts your chance to pass.

.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About half would take her again, but many emphatic avoid warnings and .

Split recommendation is entirely in-person across multiple math courses.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

She curves exams and offers , yet tough-grader and nitpicky comments .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students repeatedly cite lots of , and test-heavy pacing that overwhelms weaker math students.

Format shift

Heavy-load .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Supporters call her patient and organized, but a large , and force self-teaching.

Format shift

Polarized teaching judgments are all in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Courses center on multiple exams, quizzes, and homework that prepares for .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some call her patient and fair with curves and , while many warn , and self-teaching.

Main concern

Hard-to-follow lectures plus heavy homework and .

What students said

“As long as you follow her lecture and and it is not hard to get an A.”
MATH159
“ . You really will just ended up teaching yourself through YouTube.”
MATH188
“ . Reviews here aren't accurate, you would probably end up dropping her class.”
MATH151

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent and serious, though , and occasional notes soften pure harshness.

Test HeavyPractice Exams for Extra CreditExam CurvesOccasional Notes Allowed

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes; some allow notes and award for practice exams.

Test HeavyPractice ExamsCurvesNotes Sometimes Allowed
“3 exams and 12 homeworks, she drops the lowest one. .”
MATH159
“She allowed some sort of notes on most of the test/quizzes.”
MATH181
“The random and specific.”
MATH167

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . You really will just ended up teaching yourself through YouTube.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 in-person reviews, highlighting heavy testing and polarized lecture clarity. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

38/100

“Terrible accent, even worse teaching skills, didn't learn anything from her, had to do myself.”

📚 Workload Intensity

24/100

“You have to do a horrible 50-80 problem homework every week with a .”

🅰️ Grade Path for Persistent Students

52/100

“As long as you follow her lecture and and it is not hard to get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and rarely cover what is on the homework
  • She teaches concepts with a big focus .
  • Tracy Vu is wonderful teacher!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and gives by completing the practice tests.
  • The random and specific.
  • She is a great math teacher and a .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Accessibility & Support

  • She refuses to answer any questions from students and expects us to find the answers ourselves.
  • She gets annoyed if you ask for help.
  • She was very nice and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three detailed in-person reviews over many years show a stable polarized pattern of heavy workload and mixed teaching clarity.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1