AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Stephen Lancaster

MATH2690 · MATH280 · MATH285 · STATS110 · MATH181 · MATH110 · MATH150 · MAT110 · MATH110S · 110 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
24.64%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you can self-teach from long videos and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Teach HeavyTough GraderLong Outdated VideosTest HeavyUnorganized Canvas
  • Many students say class time is group work while real teaching lives in long, error-prone recorded videos.
  • and strict, with frequent complaints about harsh deductions and no rounding.
  • A minority succeed with self-study and free materials, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Some students pass with heavy self-study, but , and and unreliable.

; in person still stresses test-heavy grading and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and test-focused assessment make the material feel harder than it should.

; online adds Canvas chaos and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

Participation often matters and some sections penalize absence, but others treat class as .

; in person often requires presence for .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

and most detailed comments warn students to find another professor.

Negative tone dominates both formats, with a .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Students report , and refusals to round borderline grades.

Format shift

; online also stresses formatting penalties and .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and projects create a high time load for many students.

Format shift

and ; in person still requires long pre-class videos.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Common themes are unprepared live sessions, outdated mistaken videos, rude responses, and self-teaching.

Format shift

A minority of in person students like the humor and office-hour help; online reviews are more consistently negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Many , and a few discussion or participation items.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

watch long videos while he rarely teaches live; some enjoy the vibe if they are independent.

Main concern

, and outdated lecture videos with mistakes.

What students said

“Does not teach in class, if you dont watch the videos he post prior do not even bother coming to class he will not teach the subject.”
MATH110
“You'll basically teach yourself in this class. Lecture videos have tons of mistakes, but you need to watch them in order to do the HW in class.”
MATH110
“Lancaster is hilarious and created the .”
MAT110

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are largely negative about confusing old videos, heavy written work, discussion requirements, and .

Main concern

Unclear expectations, weak support, and rules.

What students said

“The class . The videos are not very informative, and the professor is not helpful when you reach out”
STATS110
“he dropped on Wednesday. I tried reaching out and got no response.”
MAT110
“ . i took him for winter 2022. literally terrible, you basically teach yourself.”
MATH110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and are often described as harder than homework, with limited teaching support.

Test HeavyMultiple Choice ExamsPhone Calculator AllowedFew Graded CategoriesStrict Exam Grading

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person students describe multiple-choice midterms and phone calculators.

Multiple Choice TestsPhone CalculatorTough Exam Grading
“the tests (mid and " and allows us to use phone for calculator.”
MATH150
“ .”
MATH110

Online

Online reviews emphasize exam weight and .

Test HeavyDiscussion BoardsSelf Study Exams
“this prof does not , and .”
MATH280
“ but not too hard, but nonetheless the lectures did not help us.”
MATH110

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Youll basically teach yourself in this class. Lecture videos have tons of mistakes, but you need to watch them in order to do the HW in class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and in person math , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Quality

30/100

“This man has the 2020! He does no teach in class at all so you're basically teaching yourself.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

24/100

“ . .”

📉

22/100

“HE DOES NOT ROUND UP GRADE! I finished his class with a 79.08%!! I begged him to round it up to a 80% and he refused.”

📚 Workload Pressure

24/100

“He gives at least an hour and a half of video notes every week, homework is like 15 pages long each week and is nothing like the notes”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Does not teach in class
  • Most of the lectures is of him just complaining about the technology

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • .
  • It is difficult to get a good grade as
  • . HE DOES NOT ROUND UP GRADE!

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • The class
  • Professor dropped multiple students the day before the .
  • Rude, Impatient, Dismissive.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

110

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with repeated themes of , and low recommendation make the signal strong despite some polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 523
3 out of 510
2 out of 516
1 out of 542

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 4

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

8

C 7 · C- 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

16

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 3