AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Joan Sholars

MATH280 · MATH285 · MATH160 · MAT180 · MATH110H · MATH181 · MATH110 · MATH180 · MATH180181 · 117 lifetime ratings

AI rating
47/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
41.67%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want to truly learn calculus and and tough grading.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderLots of HomeworkTest HeavyHigh ExpectationsPolarizing
  • dedicated students praise office hours and real learning; others call lectures sparse and exams brutal.
  • , and two-part tricky exams keep the workload high and grades hard-earned.
  • grind; avoid if you need hand-holding or an easy GPA boost.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A means constant daily study, perfect homework, and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Calc and , and demand strong algebra plus memorization of identities.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Many students report and tags that skipping class means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About 42% would take again; while GPA-focused students strongly advise avoiding.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

; and exams include the hardest textbook-style questions.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and long exams create a continuous heavy load.

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

, and life-changing for math; others say she skips steps, shows few examples, and leaves students on their own.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

, and a cumulative final more than routine homework alone.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person calculus and stats with , and long tricky exams; and lectures move fast with limited examples.

Main concern

, and exam questions harder than quizzes can tank GPA.

What students said

“If you follow the , and do the .”
MATH181
“ if your goal is to understand the material and keep GPA high.”
MATH181
“YOU WILL HAVE TO STUDY ALOT! Im serious, everyday!”
MATH181

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 harder than quizzes, with heavy weight on tests and a .

Two-Part ExamsTricky QuestionsFrequent QuizzesCumulative FinalTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and cumulative finals that many call GPA killers.

Two-Part ExamsTricky QuestionsPop QuizzesCumulative Final
“Her exams have 2 parts and tricky and usually kill your grades.”
MATH181
“she had given 9 quizzes and 4 exams and .”
MATH181
“ , but she picks the hardest questions that .”
MATH280

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Sholars is one of those professors that you cuss out in your head every day during the semester... .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching polarization, heavy workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Professor Sholars is an excellent professor and aslo a nice and humorous person.”

📚 Workload Intensity

22/100

“ track instead of doing all the homework the day before the exam.”

⚖️

26/100

“grades way too harshly, randomly disappears and misses lectures without even short notice.”

👍 Recommendation Split

42/100

“If you are a math major, def a yes. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she skips steps during lecture and expect student to understand
  • She focuses more on real-world examples and applied math.
  • she wont actually explain the material she'll just show the arithmetic.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and score if you try to do it
  • B is easy. A is tricky.
  • Even if you perfectly understand all of the concepts, you can lose a LOT of points

Theme 3

❤️ About Character & Support

  • She is willing to help her students even if she is busy at her office hour.
  • She's just a tough-lovin Texan. THE most dedicated professor I have ever had.
  • Nice person, but not a .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

117

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years with , and exams support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 533
3 out of 515
2 out of 515
1 out of 517

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 2 · A- 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

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D range

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Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Fail 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1