AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Shawn McDougal

MATH3B · MATH1 · MATH3C · MATH18 · MATH13 · 3C · MATH50 · MATH3E · MATH3A · 61 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
14%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you are already strong in math and fully ready to teach yourself from the textbook.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPeer-learn onlyRefuses to answer questionsTest-heavy quizzesOverwhelming homeworkHigh dropout risk
  • Dominant theme is that he will not teach directly and redirects questions to classmates or the book.
  • Workload and and .
  • A few self-driven math students cope, but most call the experience a teaching disaster.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

A few confident self-studiers report As, but most need huge hours and still risk C, D, or withdrawal.

Both formats hard; and harsh quiz culture.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

14/100

Proof-heavy lectures, minimal examples, and peer-only help make content feel unlearnable for most students.

Online and and conceptually hard in practice.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

Attendance rules vary, but interactive peer activities and .

Mixed mandatory flags in both formats; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

Would-take-again is about 14% and comments overwhelmingly say stay away or .

and in person; rare positives are older or self-selecting.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and grade weight concentrated on frequent quizzes and exams.

Format shift

In-person emphasizes no makeups and quiz risk; .

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students report 1000-plus homework , and 8-10 hour study weeks.

Format shift

; in-person details are most extreme.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

intelligent person who will not teach, redirects questions, and leaves students more confused.

Format shift

Awful teaching is consistent online and in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Frequent quizzes and exams dominate; yet feeds quiz content.

Format shift

; online mentions sparse high-stakes exams in some terms.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

as unlearnable peer-discussion formats with and massive attrition.

Main concern

, and condescending responses to questions.

What students said

“ . Class started off with 25-30 people and ended with 5.”
MATH3A
“Shawn does not answer any questions during class and instead tells you to talk to classmates.”
MATH3A
“ .”
MATH3E

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and little useful help.

Main concern

Hard to ; students say .

What students said

“Never take his class, or !”
MATH3A
“This is man is absolutely dreadful at teaching.”
MATH3C
“His teaching style was not easy for me, but his .”
MATH3B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is quiz and little teaching alignment.

Weekly quizzes from homeworkTest heavyPop quizzes or daily prepsNo makeups

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

huge homework sets, with no makeups and little feedback.

Weekly quizzesHomework not graded but testedNo makeups8 exams reported
“you are graded primarily from 8 exams (Vast majority of your grade) which consist of problems that are randomly selected from the homework.”
MATH3A
“ and they are worth 40% of your grade.”
MATH3A

Online

Online comments stress poor instruction and ; exams still feel high stakes.

Self-study requiredLimited exams in some termsTough grading
“Thankfully, theres only 1 exam.”
MATH3A
“ , and .”
MATH3B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Good person, terrible teacher. If you try and ask a question he just flips it back to you asking what you could do when you have no idea where to start, or just tells you to "ask your neighbor".”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting refusal-to-teach patterns, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“You're better off learning yourself! Most frustrating teacher ever!”

👎 Recommendation Rate

14/100

“ . Don't make the same mistake I did.”

📚 Workload Reality

12/100

“throughout this course, you WILL be assigned a total of 1000+ technical homework problems.”

🧪 Assessment Stress

28/100

“ and they are worth 40% of your grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Does not answer questions, which is virtually his job.
  • he instructs us to ask our classmates for help.
  • He lectures on proofs, but does not effectively show how to apply them.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class unlearnable 8-10hr studying Most ppl dropped it.
  • Not an easy A for most people I know.
  • he is truly awful.

Theme 3

⚠️ Student Warnings

  • Respectfully, stay away.
  • .
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Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

61

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning years show stable negative consensus on teaching refusal, workload, and dropout risk, giving high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 54
3 out of 59
2 out of 511
1 out of 534

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

36 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 7

B range

1

B 1

C range

6

C 6

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

19

Drop/Withdrawal 11 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 2