Lance Schaina

ALGEBRA · MATH51 · MATH110 · ELEMENTARYSTAT · MATH180 · MATH5171110 · MATH290 · MAT180 · STATISTICS · STATS · MATH280 · MATH50 · MATH100 · MTH51 · MATH · MATH110H · CALCULUS280 · MATH181 · ELEMALGEBRA · 88 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 93/100
RMP rating: 4.5/5
Take again: 90.91%
Difficulty: 2.3

The decision

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Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilarious math teacherExam-only gradingPractice tests mirror examsCaring and clearEasy A with study guides

Students overwhelmingly call him the best math professor for .
; and study guides nearly match tests.
but showing up still helps learning.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

, and many report easy As when they do the guides.

All evidence is in person.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

He breaks concepts down step by step so even math-anxious students find content approachable.

All evidence is in person.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

92/100

Roughly 91% would take again and comments repeatedly crown him best math professor.

All evidence is in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and final can replace lowest exam.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Workload

Light

80/100

Little or ; main work is practice problems and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

, and genuine care dominate decades of reviews.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

; homework is ungraded practice.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Nearly uniform praise for clarity humor and care across algebra stats calculus and linear algebra; .

Main concern

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What students said

“Dr. Schaina is the .”
CALCULUS280

“If you understand the .”
Math290

“doesnt assign anything so grade is ONLY the midterms”
180

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.

and replacement policies that lower stress.

Practice exams nearly identicalCurve reportedFinal replaces lowest examExtra credit on examsFew graded items

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams mirror practice tests; and .

Practice examsFinal replaces lowestExtra credit questionCurve

“ if higher”
Math290

“The ”
Math290

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Dr. Schaina is the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person math reviews with highly consistent praise. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“He breaks everything down so that a .”

😊

82/100

“If you understand the .”

❤️ Caring Personality

90/100

“the sweetest man ever! really cares about his students and it shows!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

“SCHAINA IS THE BEST MATH PROFESSOR AT MT.SAC!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He makes math fun, I sure wish he was still teaching
, and always makes sure everyone gets it
very chill and caring professor

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

grade is ONLY the midterms
There's no HW but he does assign practice problems
Very easy class, provides study guides (Extremely similar to the Exams)

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He's funny and nice
and for the first time Algebra actually clicked
Very chill and caring professor

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with very high consistency on teaching quality and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 567

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3 out of 52

2 out of 52

1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 2

B range

B+ 2

C range

C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

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🎯 Teaching Quality

😊 x x x

❤️ Caring Personality

👍 Recommendation Rate

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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D range

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