AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Mena Cheng

MA181 · GEOMETRY · MATH152 · MATH153 · MATH181 · MATH151 · MATH186 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
61.54%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Only take her if and practice tests and still want the safety net.

Best fit · Self Taught ProThick Accent BarrierTons of Extra CreditPractice Tests Match ExamsHard to Understand LecturesSelf-Study Friendly
  • Many students struggle to understand lectures because of a thick accent and board mistakes.
  • , and make-up options can still produce high grades for self-starters.
  • Online and sudden drops.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is realistic if , and , not from lecture alone.

; online reports include a drop and a B with weak teaching.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Math content is and students must relearn from online homework.

Both formats point students to textbooks, MyMathLab, or YouTube over lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

early , but some sections allow more flexibility.

In-person comments more often reward coming early for EC; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Recommendation hinges and use her EC systems.

Recent and online reviews are colder; some 2017-2019 in-person clusters are glowing.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Lots of , and occasional make-ups or retakes soften grades.

Format shift

Online has one report of being dropped after one missed quiz.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and .

Format shift

; online also adds long lecture videos.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Persistent accent, board mistakes, and and humor some students note.

Format shift

In-person is mixed; the two online reviews are strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Homework plus chapter tests and on top.

Format shift

Similar pattern online and in person, with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

many cannot understand lectures, while others , and pass rates.

Main concern

Accent and .

What students said

“She has a very, very thick Asian accent, which makes it difficult to understand.”
MATH186
“She gives out on every test which helps boost out your grade and does let you do a .”
MATH152
“ if you have no other option.”
MATH152

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe recycled or weak lecture videos, heavy accent barriers, and .

Main concern

and strict quiz consequences without notice.

What students said

“This lecture was the most awful one as I only missed 1 quiz and she dropped me without giving any notice.”
MATH186
“For her online classes she literally does not teach, and gave us links to lecture videos she made for the last semester.”
MATH152

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often approachable and occasional retakes.

Practice tests match examsExtra credit on testsMultiple choice testsMake-up or retake options

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students say tests are easy or multiple choice if and .

Practice testsMultiple choice testsExtra creditMake-up tests
“She gives lots of and .”
MATH186
“ easier.”
MATH153

Online

Online evidence mentions quizzes and practice-similar tests but .

Quizzes matterTests similar to practice
“ .”
MATH152
“I only missed 1 quiz and she dropped me without giving any notice.”
MATH186

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She has a very thick accent, which makes it hard to understand her most of the time. However, if you do the homework and study the , you should be good.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting accent barriers, , and . Credibility rating: High.

🗣️ Accent Barrier

30/100

“Very hard to understand due to very thick accent.”

🎁 Lifeline

80/100

“Tons of !”

📘

55/100

“You are literally better off watching YouTube videos.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • hard understand to listen her accent
  • doesn't go over any actual problems
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Take her class and you'll get an easy A!
  • gives a lot of too
  • test

Theme 3

💻 About Online Sections

  • she literally does not teach
  • dropped me without giving any notice
  • All the lecture and

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-one reviews over many years show a stable split between accent-driven teaching complaints and extra-credit grade rescue.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 510
1 out of 55

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 6 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3