Rick Wing

MATH · MATH13STAT · MATH253 · MATH203 · STATS1 · MATH20340252 · MATH16A · PROBANDSTATS · MATH013 · MATH2 · MATH201 · MATH13 · ALG201 · MATH16B · 109 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 57/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 61.11%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

Take Wing if you already handle math well or like platform-driven practice; if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHilariousTest heavyClear grading criteriaSelf-study heavyPearson homework

Many students call him funny and willing to help if you ask, but lectures often feel like review not full teaching
; some modern sections weight homework heavily with unlimited retries
or Pearson and can learn independently

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Some courses offer unlimited homework tries and open-note tests, but .

Online and some recent sections look easier with Pearson retries; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

Difficulty varies by course level, but pace is often fast and .

Online Pearson courses can feel structured; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and treat missing class as risky, while others are flexible if you keep up independently.

Online is more self-paced; in-person comments split between mandatory presence and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Roughly balanced praise for humor and help versus complaints that he reviews rather than teaches and tests harshly.

Recent online and precalc reviews trend more positive; several older calc and stats reviews urge avoidance.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

and dropped tests help some students, but and no partial credit feel strict for others.

Format shift

Online Pearson grading is often student-friendly; .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, yet some sections do not collect homework and put all weight on frequent tests.

Format shift

Online ; in person ranges from lots of practice .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is repeatedly called funny and supportive, but many students say and self-teaching is required.

Format shift

In-person personality scores higher; online quality depends on how much students like Pearson self-learning.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Most classes emphasize chapter tests or a small set of .

Format shift

Some ; older reviews describe nearly 100 percent exam grades.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Funny, fast lectures with lots of tests; while others .

Main concern

, and weaker math students often feel lost without outside help.

What students said

“Honestly, he's great and funny and really wants to !”
STATS1

“The homework was almost identical to all the exams, and if you do the should do well on the tests, which are all open note.”
MATH

“this is class was a nightmare. its a game to mr wing and he enjoys seeing you lose.”
MATH203

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Mostly Pearson/MyMathLab driven with flexible pacing and multiple attempts, but some students feel the instructor is hands-off.

Main concern

Course can feel like self-teaching with .

What students said

“Professor Wing runs a straightforward, flexible class. The online Pearson platform is user-friendly”
MATH13

“he has and he only interacts to the class via emails”
MATH13

“He doesn't really teach any of material: rather does the problems in front of you and expects you to understand.”
MATH

Exam style

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Exam friendliness varies from open-note or multi-attempt Pearson .

Chapter testsDropped lowest score sometimesOpen note in some sectionsMultiple Pearson attemptsTricky multiple choice

Assessment risk

Standard

56/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and decisive; some are open note or drop the lowest score, others feel tricky with no partial credit.

Frequent testsDrop lowest scoreOpen note sometimesNo partial credit complaints

“the .”
MATH

“ but it can damage your grade because he doesn't give partial credit.”
MATH16A

Online

Online sections often use Pearson with practice tests and multiple attempts .

Pearson platformMultiple attemptsPractice testsFlexible pacing

“unstuck AI and .”
MATH13

“You can do hw as many times as you want, quizzes 5 attempts, test 15”
MATH13

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“His grading system puts homework at 50% weight, and the as many times as possible... which helps students raise their grades quite a bit.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, mostly in person with a small online Pearson subset, focusing on teaching clarity and . Credibility rating: High.

😂 Fun but Polarizing Teacher

58/100

“Honestly, he's great and funny and really wants to !”

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78/100

“The reason this class is hard for people to pass is bc he grades .”

📘 Self-Teaching Required

45/100

“if you decided to take his class be prepared for a lot of teaching yourself.”

👍 Depends Who You Ask

58/100

“If you good at learning by practicing and ... you'll love the way he teaches.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He and if you miss classes, he will correct the
He doesn't teach, he simply reviews the material.
Prof. Wing is the clearest, most straight-forward math teacher I've had.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

as many times as possible
the if you do the homework
If you struggle with math, I do not recommend taking his classes.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Pearson

The online Pearson platform is user-friendly
Professor runs the entire course off of Pearson mymathlab.
There were monthly due dates, but I was able to go at my own pace.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

109

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years give a Pearson and grading systems.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 540

4 out of 528

3 out of 521

2 out of 55

1 out of 515

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 17 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

D+ 1 · D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Rather not say 1

Rick Wing

Take Wing if you already handle math well or like platform-driven practice; x x if x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

😂 Fun but Polarizing Teacher

🧪 x x

📘 Self-Teaching Required

👍 Depends Who You Ask

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 About Online Pearson

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take Wing if you already handle math well or like platform-driven practice; if .

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