AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Douglas Martin

MATH160 · MATHALL · MATH71 · MATH51 · MATH155 · MATH181 · MATH150 · MATH180 · MATH140 · MATH130 · TRIGONOME · 121 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.2

The decision

unless you already know the material and can teach yourself.

Best fit · Self Taught ProAvoid at All CostsRude and CondescendingSelf-Study RequiredFast-Paced LecturesHigh Fail Risk
  • Most students say he does not teach and
  • Questions often get sarcasm, dirty looks, or embarrassment
  • and

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A few strong students skate with book problems and , but many report mass failures and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material is taught extremely fast with , so most students find it hard to keep up.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

, but missing class is repeatedly described as a fast path to falling behind.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

The dominant message across .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Occasional and , but tests and fail rates feel harsh to most.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students report huge assignment loads, constant quizzes, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Overwhelming consensus is poor teaching, impatience, and inability or .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Quizzes and while .

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 Self Taught Pro

In-person math across many courses with , and frequent reports of rudeness and high failure rates.

Main concern

Hostile Q&A climate and relentless pace leave average students failing.

What students said

“worse teacher at mt sac”
MATH180
“ !!”
MATH160
“He is rude and embarrasses students who ask questions”
MATH71

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

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Exams are widely called extremely hard; a few note book-based problems or a .

Hard In-Person ExamsPractice Final Sometimes Mirrors FinalSkip Final If Already A

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests are described as very hard with high fail rates, though some get a .

Hard In-Person ExamsPractice Final Sometimes Mirrors FinalSkip Final If Already A
“Quizzes and ”
MATH180
“He gives you a !”
MATH181
“ . I know that more than half the class failed”
MATH160

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews with strong agreement on poor teaching and harsh climate. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Quality

18/100

“He really should not be teaching”

😤 Classroom Climate

20/100

“ASK HIM A QUESTION, AND HE WILL MAKE YOU FEEL STUPID”

📚

32/100

“easy to get good grades IF YOU LEARN BY YOURSELF”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • doesn't know how to teach and explain
  • He basically goes over a bunch of examples superfast
  • Doesn't

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • more than half the class fail
  • 4 people passed the class
  • if you have an A before the

Theme 3

💔 About Student Treatment

  • He is rude and embarrasses students who ask questions
  • HE CAN'T HELP PEOPLE WHO CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES
  • JUST DON'T. Save yourself the stress

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

121

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty mostly detailed reviews across many courses and years show highly consistent negative patterns with only a small positive minority.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 58
3 out of 510
2 out of 525
1 out of 571

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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