Terrence Maguire

MATH190A · MATH191 · PHYS108 · BASICMATH · MATH190 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

Avoid if ; if you can self-study hard and handle tough quizzes.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderWhiteboard LecturesNo HomeworkWeekly QuizzesSkip Class You Fail

Old-school and boring
; weekly quizzes and
and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting an A takes heavy self-study and strong quiz scores because and there is .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Basic math content is not advanced, but , and hard quizzes make it feel tougher than the material alone.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

and skip-class tags warn you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Many students say , and take-again signal is weak despite a few older positive notes.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Students call him a and punishes weak quiz performance.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

62/100

No assigned homework, but weekly quizzes, midterms, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Lectures are long, monotone, and whiteboard-focused; and help is limited.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and finals rather than homework or projects.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math is lecture-heavy on the whiteboard with , and and attendance.

Main concern

Unclear lectures, tough quizzes, and teaching.

What students said

“He's a very tough professor, he purely lectures and that is all. There is no homework assigned within the course and he the .”
MATH190

“Horrible! Talks to the white board more than he does to the .”
MATH190

“He stood in front of the whiteboard, and just talked away, thinking we understood everything.”
MATH190

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

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and a and are described as hard.

Weekly QuizzesMidterms and FinalHard TestsQuiz-Heavy Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Weekly quizzes, midterms, and a ; tests and quizzes are called hard and high stakes.

Weekly QuizzesMidtermsFinal ExamTough Quiz Weight

“There are bit harder.”
MATH190

“His tests and as well, if you don't study and put the effort in.”
MATH190

“ and final.”
190

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . . He's not a good teacher.”
Voice snapshots generated from 20 in-person , and recommendation risk. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Clarity

35/100

“ . He stood in front of the whiteboard, and just talked away, thinking we understood everything.”

📝 Assessment Pressure

32/100

“There is ... His tests and as well.”

🚫 Recommendation Signal

28/100

“ . Try to find a different instructor, but .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Talks to the whiteboard more than the students.
his teaching style is old school, all done on the whiteboard
He stood in front of the whiteboard, and just talked away

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

. .
if you don't study and put the effort in

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He is a nice guy, but as clear as his expectations are.
Mr. Maguire is a .
great man! if you do not get it straight out tell him!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty detailed in-person reviews span many years with mixed but recurring themes; grades and and older.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 54

3 out of 57

2 out of 51

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B 1 · B- 1

C range

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2

Terrence Maguire

Avoid if x x x x x x x x; x x x if you can self-study hard and handle tough quizzes.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📉 Teaching Clarity

📝 Assessment Pressure

🚫 Recommendation Signal

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid if ; if you can self-study hard and handle tough quizzes.