AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Kenneth Tang

SURV1B · SURV1A · ENGR18 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
58.33%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

take him if you will read the textbook and show up, but expect and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizingLate gradingTextbook-dependent examsCaring when engagedAttendance matters
  • many find him kind and and
  • ; some report only a few As
  • Chronic late grading and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some say show up and read the book for an A; others report harsh curves where only one or two students get As.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Difficulty ratings and comments range from easy and dense survey material.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most reviews say attendance is needed or mandatory, with tags that skipping class means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

and call him kind; a loud minority call him the worst and warn others away.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some call him very lenient with and resubmits; others describe hard A curves and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

In-class homework is common, but lots of homework and exams.

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Praised as thorough and caring by many; criticized by others as slow, repetitive, dry, and poorly aligned with exams.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams dominate outcomes; homework is often done in class but and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person ENGR18/SURV courses show a sharp split: older and and care, while several recent ENGR18 As, and exams that test unread textbook material.

Main concern

, and exams that reward textbook reading more than lecture.

What students said

“Ask and you shall receive in this class. , but only in the sense that you have to read the textbook.”
ENGR18
“did not grade a ”
ENGR18
“ teach unless you read the textbook.”
ENGR18

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.

; several students say material is textbook-based rather than lecture-based, with limited proctoring mentioned once.

Textbook-heavy examsIn-person examsSome easy exams reportedMisaligned with lecture at times

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some say nothing surprising if you study his teaching, others say lecture does not match tests.

Textbook-dependentIn-person examsVariable difficultyLate feedback on graded work
“ , but only in the sense that you have to read the textbook.”
ENGR18
“ as surprises.”
ENGR18
“he does so you can easily cheat.”
ENGR18

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ , but only in the sense that you have to read the textbook. Be willing to do that and show up every lecture and I guarantee you'll get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person and exam alignment. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“His lectures are very thorough and if you ask him to go over something again... he will stop and .”

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48/100

“graded based off a curve (literally) that way only 1 or 2 people in the class would get an A”

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30/100

“It took him 12 weeks out of a 16 week semester to grade a single assignment.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • One of the kindest professors I have ever interacted with
  • lectures are slow, repetitive and dry
  • Always there for the students, his lectures are the best

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Only 2 people got an A
  • teach unless you read the textbook

Theme 3

⚠️

  • did not grade a
  • Go with the other professor if you wanna be prepared for engr 24

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

12 reviews spanning 2017-2025 with detailed, mixed opinions provide solid but polarized evidence.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ENGR189 reviews
SURV1A2 reviews
SURV1B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 4