AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Mark Acuff

MATH71 · MATH51A · MATH51 · MATH110 · MATH130 · MATH50 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the math and ; expect and weak lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTeaches Too FastHeavy HomeworkSelf-Teach RequiredShort Easy TestsInconsistent Grading
  • Most students say lectures are too fast and straight from the book so you must teach yourself.
  • while and easy.
  • Strong students can pass; beginners frequently struggle and warn others away.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

and easy with some freebies, but and occasional hard grading mean an A still takes real work.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is manageable if you already know math, but fast lectures and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; most do not discuss policy clearly.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Many students because teaching is poor and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some report freebies and ; .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Repeated complaints of a ton of , and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Majority describe fast, book-reading lectures and inability to answer questions; a minority find him helpful.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and occasional drive the grade.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and fast, with lots of homework and short tests; many say you learn more from the book than from him.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“You are going to have to teach yourself in this class. He can not answer questions you ask and gives so .”
MATH110
“ . His examples are all from the book and can't answer questions about his own math.”
MATH51
“Easy teacher but lots of work. Assigns a ton of homework but it is a math class. . Short and easy.”
MATH130

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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Tests are frequently described as short and easy, though some say questions differ from practice.

Short TestsEasy ExamsStudy GuidesWeekly Quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and easy with study guides; some report weekly quizzes and freebies.

Short TestsEasy ExamsStudy GuidesWeekly Quizzes
“His tests and though.”
MATH71
“ . Short and easy.”
MATH130
“The .”
MATH50

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You are going to have to teach yourself in this class. He can not answer questions you ask and gives so .”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 , and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

32/100

“VERY POOR TEACHING!!!! too fast at lessons.”

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22/100

“He has a TON of homework and so hard!”

📝 Easy Tests

68/100

“His tests and though.”

🚫 Recommendation

28/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Went REALLY fast and
  • read and lectured straight from the book
  • He can not answer questions you ask

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • . Short and easy
  • Easy A
  • so hard
  • the average grade my semester was a 64%

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • gives so
  • A lot of homework!

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

24 detailed in-person reviews spanning 2007-2015 with , and teaching quality.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 54
3 out of 53
2 out of 55
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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