AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Rob Smedfjeld

CALC101A · MATH103 · MATH167 · MATH159 · 101A · MATH101C · 101B · CAL101B · MATH101B · 101C · MATH101A · 131 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
35.48%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want rigorous teaching and can live with .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderCrystal Clear LecturesTest HeavyHis Way OnlyStrong for Hard Workers
  • Many students and build a strong calculus foundation.
  • Grading is picky and small errors.
  • Best for hardworking math-strong students; weaker or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students report B or lower when tests and picky deductions dominate, so an A takes serious, careful work.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Calculus content plus fast pacing, trig demands, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance and participation matter, late arrivals anger him, and skipping is repeatedly framed as a path to failure.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

40/100

Would-take-again is only about 35 percent: hard workers who want mastery love .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

He is widely labeled a , or not matching his preferred solution.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

, but you must practice heavily because quizzes and tests assume that work.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many call lectures organized and and intimidating classroom tone.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

sections, so , and finals decide almost everything.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person calculus and math students praise clear lectures and organization but warn that exams and .

Main concern

and test weight can tank GPAs even when you understand the material.

What students said

“Rob's amazing! and he will answer your questions in and outside of class.”
MATH101B
“pretty good at explaining but !!”
MATH101A
“Don't join his class. He is so rude to his students and a ”
101B

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 hard and high stakes, often with limited notes and little tolerance for alternate methods or small mistakes.

Test HeavyPicky GradingHalf-Page Notes SometimesTake-Home QuizzesHis Method Required

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

half-page cheat sheet, and are graded very pickily for method and form.

In-Person ExamsTake-Home QuizzesCheat Sheet SometimesPicky Partial Credit
“For notes.”
MATH101A
“if you learn or approach the problem differently, you get a 0 on the problem”
101B
“ . Cheat Sheet allowed .”
CALC101A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“pretty good at explaining but !! beware.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and test-heavy risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Clarity

72/100

“ and he will answer your questions in and outside of class.”

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18/100

“If you dont do the math the exact way he wants you to you get no credit.”

📝 Test Weight

28/100

“Whole grade is based off of and in .”

⚖️ Recommendation Split

40/100

“The . .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are incredibly clear, the
  • .
  • He moves quickly through the material

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • !!
  • earth
  • if you do the hw, understand the concepts, and review, ur chillin.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Tone

  • He is so rude to his students
  • questions students intelligence, and mocks / hurt students
  • He can be very rude. Can't control his emotions.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

131

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews over many years give a and harsh-grading warnings.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 575
4 out of 518
3 out of 515
2 out of 55
1 out of 518

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 5 · A 6

B range

9

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 5

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2