AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Pat Bower

MATH · READ100 · LEARN49 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Skip if you can; and a harsh classroom vibe.

Best fit · Self Taught ProEndless ResubmitsConfusing TeachingHeavy HomeworkPolarizingAvoid for Math
  • Many students report , and heavy busywork in READ100.
  • Older positive notes exist about redo chances and fairness, but later reviews turn sharply negative.
  • Math comments explicitly warn not to take her for math.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A often requires endless resubmits and heavy time investment even when redo policies exist.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Content itself is mixed, but and constant rework make the course feel hard.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

comments.

No online reviews; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Multiple students say do not pick her, call the class a waste of time, and warn against math with her.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Redo policies exist, but students say work is rejected after approval and .

Format shift

In-person only; polarized views over years.

Workload

Overwhelming

22/100

Tons of to manage on a busy schedule.

Format shift

In-person READ100 comments dominate.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Many describe teaching as confusing, useless, or unable to explain math; a minority find her helpful.

Format shift

In-person only; quality splits roughly half negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Course centers on repeated assessments and .

Format shift

In-person assignment-heavy pattern across READ100.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise redo opportunities, while many call teaching confusing with endless resubmits and .

Main concern

, and time drain that clashes with busy schedules.

What students said

“Tons of homework. , and useless.”
READ100
“ . In order to get an A you have to devote a ridiculous amount of time.”
READ100
“this teacher cannot teach math! DO NOT TAKE HER FOR MATH!”
MATH

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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; exam format is not clearly described.

Assignment ResubmitsAssessment-Based

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews emphasize endless assignment resubmits more than formal exams.

Assignment ResubmitsAssessment-Based
“every one needs to ”
READ100
“she also lets you re-due them if you got a bad grade on them as many times as you want.”
READ100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“*DON'T PICK BOWER* If you're transferring out of SAC then you DON'T NEED THIS CLASS!”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2011, highlighting polarizing teaching and heavy resubmit workload. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Quality

30/100

“ , and useless.”

📚 Workload Crush

22/100

“Tons of homework... .”

🚫 Recommendation Risk

28/100

“DO NOT TAKE HER FOR MATH! I really wanted to learn, but .”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • In order to get an A you have to devote a ridiculous amount of time.
  • She wants you to get an A..
  • Make sure you do all of the homework. She lets you redo work for better grades.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • OMG She has the wierdest teaching strategy ever. Totally incomprehensible
  • she was a very good profesor, and extremely helpfull.

Theme 3

😠 About Classroom Vibe

  • She is WEIRD and cranky and super itchy with a capital B!
  • Class was a waste of my time.
  • Approach with caution. She should quit teaching...NOW!

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

polarization pattern with detailed negative workload and teaching complaints.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 56

Course coverage

READ10013 reviews
LEARN491 review
MATH1 review

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