Alex Selim

MATH110WINTER · STAT110 · M110 · MATH71 · MATH150 · MATH110 · MATHM15 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 91/100
RMP rating: 4.6/5
Take again: 88.89%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you want excellent math teaching and are willing to practice for a fair, non-gifted A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious LecturesClear Math TeachingFormula Sheet AllowedLecture HeavyFair but Not Easy A

and say he prepares them well for later courses.
Getting an A still takes practice; he is often labeled tough but fair, with notes or .
and textbooks are usually unnecessary because class is lecture-driven.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Formula sheets and , but multiple students say you still must work hard for an A with little .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

54/100

Math content , but practice and lecture notes are required.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skip-class tags warn you will not pass without showing up.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Nearly all students would take him again and call him one of the .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

56/100

and formula sheets reduce needless memorization.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

58/100

and a project appear, but the main demand is steady practice from lecture notes.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Repeated praise for and willingness to re-explain concepts.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes and and little reliance on textbooks.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and highly recommended; exams follow lectures, formula sheets help, and A grades require real work.

Main concern

He can get annoyed easily and is not an automatic easy A.

What students said

“Selim is a real gem when it comes to professors... and presented in a manner conducive to learning.”
MATH110

“Caring, challenging, and clear. Loved class. Though to get an A.”
STAT110

“He's not an easy A. No , no study guides... let you have free rein on a formula sheet for exams.”
MATH150

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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, and are not described as proctored with lockdown software.

Lecture-Based ExamsFormula Sheet AllowedNo Trick QuestionsIn-Person Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes come from lectures; formula sheets are often allowed and trick questions are denied.

Lecture-Based ExamsFormula Sheet AllowedNo Trick Questions

“He lets you use notes with ALL the formulas and exam.”
MATH150

“Doesn't play tricks, or try . Work hard for A.”
MATH110WINTER

“No , no study guides, and he doesnt .”
MATH150

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Selim is a real gem when it comes to professors, Mt. SAC should hire him permanently before another institution steals him away”
Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting lecture quality, fairness, and A difficulty. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“ and presented in a manner conducive to learning. He is enthusiastic about math and extremely funny”

👍 Strong Recommendation

90/100

“one of the .”

⚖️ Fair Not Easy A

48/100

“He's not an easy A. No , no study guides... formula sheet for exams.”

📝

62/100

“Doesn't play tricks, or try .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Great prof. .
He teaches what need to know. He prepares you well for future classes.
Professor Selim tells a lot of jokes and gives interesting lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

The but you need to practice.
Though to get an A.
Work hard for A.

Theme 3

📚 About Materials

He doesn't use the book at all.
Absolutely no textbook .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

64/100

Evidence confidence

Nine recent detailed in-person reviews are highly consistent on teaching quality and fairness, but the sample is still modest.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 51

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH1102 reviews

MATH1502 reviews

M1101 review

MATH110WINTER1 review

MATH711 review

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MATHM151 review

STAT1101 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

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B range

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Alex Selim

x x if you want excellent math teaching and are willing to practice for a fair, non-gifted A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Strong Recommendation

⚖️ Fair Not Easy A

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📚 About Materials

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want excellent math teaching and are willing to practice for a fair, non-gifted A.

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