AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Erik Pachas

MATH280 · MATH180 · MATH160 · MATH51 · STATS110 · MATH181 · MATH11 · MATH110 · MATH150 · MATH130 · 87 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
59.77%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if and study guides; otherwise look for a clearer lecturer.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing MathStudy Guides HelpSelf-Teach RiskExtra CreditLecture Heavy
  • many call him caring with and force YouTube self-study.
  • Success , and study guides rather than relying on lecture alone.
  • Would-take-again is only about 60%, so outcomes depend heavily on student independence and course level.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

A is reachable with homework, study guides, and , but and self-teaching block many students.

Both formats show A possible with work; both also include fail, withdraw, and tough-grader reports.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Math content is often theory-heavy and fast, with many students saying they learned more from YouTube than lecture.

In-person and online both report high difficulty, especially MATH110, 180, and 280.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and optional in others, with no single rule across courses.

Both online and in-person reviews mix mandatory and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About 60% would take again; love him if if .

Recommendation is mixed in both formats, with slightly more recent in-person praise in calc 3.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Many call him surprisingly lenient with grade boosts and ; others tag him as a .

Format shift

Leniency claims appear in both formats, with .

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Lots of homework, papers, quizzes, and is ungraded.

Format shift

Heavy workload tags appear in both online and in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

and care; the other half say lectures teach nothing and .

Format shift

Both formats are polarized; recent MATH280 in-person reviews lean more positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes and exams dominate grades; but .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and care or warn that lectures are theory-heavy and force self-teaching.

Main concern

High attrition and and some calc sections.

What students said

“ and straightforward on what types of problems are on the exam so you know what to expect.”
MATH280
“Lectures teach you nothing. Just look at youtube videos, and .”
MATH110
“His tests were very similar to the study guides. , and .”
MATH280

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reactions range from easy exams and and poor teaching clarity.

Main concern

Some online students say homework and .

What students said

“ if you do the homework and he is very flexible with the homework.”
MATH130
“ and does not teach very well.”
MATH180
“This is the .”
MATH110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams often mirror study guides and class examples, but difficulty ramps up and .

Study Guide Aligned ExamsQuizzes And Exams HeavyExtra Credit OpportunitiesIn-Person And Online Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and notes, with quizzes and exams carrying most of the grade.

Study Guide Aligned ExamsExample-Based ExamsQuizzes And Exams Heavy
“For our class tho we were only graded on quizzes and exams, but and homework.”
MATH280
“ .”
MATH280

Online

some say exams are easy with homework, others call him a .

Homework-Aligned ExamsTough Grader ReportsQuizzes
“ if you do the homework and he is very flexible with the homework.”
MATH130
“ and does not teach very well. There is a lot of and it is very hard to keep up.”
MATH180

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Actually, took him for MATH290 but he da goat fr. Trust me, follow along his examples in class and be set.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and . Credibility rating: High.

⚖️ Polarizing Teaching

54/100

“Lectures teach you nothing. Just look at youtube videos, and .”

📘 Study Guide Payoff

70/100

“His tests were very similar to the study guides. , and .”

❤️ Care Versus Clarity

60/100

“He's a nice teacher but just not a great teacher.”

👍

55/100

“ , if you are intimidated .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are example-heavy.
  • Lectures were and theory-heavy.
  • Goes strictly off worksheets from the textbook and doesn't teach with examples

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Professor Pachas is surprisingly lenient when it comes to grades.
  • Doable exams and offers

Theme 3

⚠️ About Self-Teaching Risk

  • Learned more from YouTube and .
  • I've had to I know about calculus because he's terrible at explaining things.
  • Get out while you still can!!!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

87

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many math courses and years, with rich detail and a stable polarized pattern.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 545
4 out of 56
3 out of 57
2 out of 52
1 out of 527

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 6 · A 13 · A- 2

B range

15

B+ 7 · B 8

C range

3

C+ 1 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 3