AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Mark Foster

STAT001 · STAT227 · ARTART · STATS227 · MATH115ALGEBR · STATISTCS227 · MATH227 · MATH125 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
20/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

unless you are highly independent, already strong in math, and comfortable learning mostly on your own.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesSelf-teaching requiredTest heavyHigh failure riskInconsistent support
  • Most students describe weak teaching, unclear directions, and .
  • The class often feels high-risk because tests are hard and many students report .
  • A few students say disciplined students can succeed, but the overall advice is strongly cautious.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

31/100

Some students earned A grades, but comments show and the failure or .

The online review gives no grade confidence, while but many warnings about failure and self-teaching.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

Math and statistics content , and limited instructional clarity.

Both formats point to unclear structure or teaching, with conditions.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

One review says attendance is optional, another says quizzes every class make skipping risky, so the policy appears inconsistent by course.

, and the lone online review does not prove an .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Most students do not recommend him because , and forced to learn the material themselves.

The online review is strongly negative, and the few positive exceptions.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tests are described as hard and grade-determining, with few graded items, though one review mentions a curve and .

Format shift

Online grading evidence says tests lack feedback, while and limited flexibility.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

, but students report daily , and heavy self-learning.

Format shift

but direction-poor, while and test preparation.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Most reviews criticize , lack of teaching, poor clarity, and weak connection with students.

Format shift

The online review reports unclear direction, and in-person reviews repeatedly describe confusing or absent instruction.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

, and few graded items as the core assessment structure.

Format shift

Online evidence mentions tests without answers, while and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, , and a need for self-teaching.

Main concern

Students frequently report confusion, weak lectures, and poor outcomes unless they can study independently.

What students said

“I had to on my own, he is totally useless.”
MATH227
“The majority of our class failed.”
MATH227
“He teaches like if a student is already a savvy and he forgets that we are actually beginners and we are there to learn new material.”
STATISTCS227

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review says the course structure was unclear, directions were poor, and .

Main concern

Online students may have .

What students said

“ how the class will be structured so you have to play the guessing game all semester.”
MATH227
“Does not provide clear direction on what is happening in the class.”
MATH227

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam risk is high because , and limited feedback, while proctoring or open-book policies are not clearly proven.

Test HeavyHard TestsFrequent QuizzesFew Graded ItemsNo Test Answers Provided

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and test-heavy grading, but do not clearly prove proctoring or open-book policy.

Hard TestsFrequent QuizzesTest HeavyFew Graded Items
“ miss a class”
MATH125
“Did not lecture at all just showed up and gave us a test”
MATH125
“the tests are so confusing and hard!”
MATH227

Online

The , but does not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or .

No Test Answers ProvidedExam policy not clearly proven
“He does so you wont know what you are doing wrong.”
MATH227

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I had to on my own, he is totally useless.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation risk; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

25/100

“He teaches like if a student is already a savvy and he forgets that we are actually beginners and we are there to learn new material.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

24/100

“ .”

🧪

28/100

“the tests are so confusing and hard!”

📚 Self-Teaching Burden

31/100

“you will have to do most of the work on your own.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Did not lecture at all just showed up and gave us a test
  • I can't learn anything from his class, but if u review the book by yourself, at least u can get C finally.
  • and the tests are so confusing and hard!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The majority of our class failed.
  • bad we started with 40 students, it went from 20 to 25, endedup with 8 students.
  • you will completely fail.

Theme 3

✅ Positive Outliers

  • he has a great system if you really want to learn to be discipline
  • He is a nice guy and will answer your questions in class.
  • Do it and you'll do well.

Theme 4

💻 About Online Class

  • you have to play the guessing game all semester.
  • Does not provide clear direction on what is happening in the class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 20 reviews over many years show a consistent negative pattern, despite a few positive outliers.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 510

Course coverage

MATH22711 reviews
MATH1252 reviews
STATS2272 reviews
ARTART1 review
MATH115ALGEBR1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1