AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Issa Tall

MATH267 · MATH263 · MATH245 · MATH261 · MATH120 · MATH110 · MATH262 · MATH227 · MATH125 · MATH275 · MATH270 · 58 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
17.02%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

unless you are already strong in math and ready for heavy daily work, fast lectures, and strict assessments.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming workloadTough graderPop quizzesFast lecturesAvoid if struggling
  • Most students report a very difficult and stressful class experience.
  • , and strict grading dominate the reviews.
  • A small minority of strong or disciplined math students found value, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

27/100

An A is possible for a few strong students, but it usually , and .

Both formats require heavy effort, while and strict timing concerns.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

23/100

The math content feels harder because , and students report unclear explanations.

Online and comments giving more examples of rushed lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

because students report pop quizzes, class-time quizzes, and warnings that skipping means failing.

, while online reviews also describe timed class activities.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students do not recommend him because the , and teaching is often described as unclear or unsupportive.

Both online and in-person and online exceptions from highly disciplined students.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

16/100

Students repeatedly , and little grading flexibility.

Format shift

Both formats show harsh grading, while online and strict timing.

Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

Reviews repeatedly , and multiple tests.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy workload, with online reviews describing large assignment batches and .

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Most students , and stressful classroom interactions.

Format shift

Both formats are negative, though a small minority of in-person and online reviews praise his structure for disciplined students.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grades appear driven by quizzes, tests, finals, oral exams, and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention oral exams and timed tests, while and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews also skew strongly negative, , and poor support.

Main concern

Students struggle with , and .

What students said

“He overwhelms you with 5-7 quizzes a week”
MATH262
“ and quizzes.”
MATH120
“ TESTS”
MATH261

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are mostly very negative and , and poor online adaptation.

Main concern

Online students report high stress, oral exams, strict timing, and heavy workload.

What students said

“ statistics class, but the material was far from that.”
MATH262
“ .”
MATH227
“Tests longer than the .”
MATH262

Exam style

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The exams in some online classes, frequent pop quizzes, and .

Strictly Timed TestsOral ExamsPop QuizzesHard FinalTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

14/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews , and long challenging finals.

Pop QuizzesHard TestsLong Final
“ day in the lecture.”
MATH270
“ and quizzes.”
MATH120
“The tests and and challenging”
MATH275

Online

Online , and quizzes due during class time.

Oral ExamsStrictly Timed TestsClass-Time Quizzes
“call u for ”
MATH263
“ .”
MATH227
“ so hard.”
MATH120

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . I'm already bad at math and he made it 5x harder.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

18/100

“Do not take any class with this professor, you are going to suffer if ”

📚 Workload Pressure

8/100

“He overwhelms you with 5-7 quizzes a week”

🧪

14/100

“ statistics class, but the material was far from that.”

Theme 1

📉 About Difficulty

  • I'm already bad at math and he made it 5x harder.
  • His class is way more difficult than it needs to be.
  • extremely hard course, don't reccomend

Theme 2

📝 About Workload And Quizzes

  • He gives anywhere between 20-30 pieces of homework to do within 2 weeks
  • TESTS
  • .

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • teaching it is def. not his strong-suit.
  • and fills up the white board without really explaining everything.
  • Good professor, and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

58

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is highly credible because it uses 50 reviews across many years with consistent negative patterns and some dissenting positives.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 55
3 out of 59
2 out of 58
1 out of 530

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

7

B 7

C range

4

C 4

D range

4

D+ 2 · D 2

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

21

Drop/Withdrawal 10 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 2