AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Kelly Pernell

MATH3B · CAL3A · 3A · MATH3A · CALC3B · 86 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
81.63%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you will do the and use office hours; reward is high for committed students.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesLots of homeworkClear grading criteriaOffice hours goldCalc success path
  • and resources make tough calculus learnable with steady work
  • ; many sections have fair or few exams
  • Online can feel less supportive for some, while

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many As if and stay current; not a free A without work.

Online stresses independent work for the A; and lecture practice.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Calc content is dense and fast; structure helps but intellectual demand stays high.

Both formats call the material hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Online async often optional; .

Online attendance is often no; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Over 80 percent would take again, with .

In-person enthusiasm is stronger; online still widely recommended for .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

72/100

, and , though written work can be strict.

Format shift

Online written grading draws .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly multi-hour homework sets dominate the course across almost every review.

Format shift

Lots of and in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and office-hour support define a top calc teaching experience for most.

Format shift

In-person raves dominate; online quality is high but more mixed on tone and feedback.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

fair exams or few tests depending on section.

Format shift

Many online sections stress no or few exams; .

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

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students often call her the : , and fair path to A with effort.

Main concern

Fast pace and and practice.

What students said

“Clearly the . By far the life.”
CAL3A
“ . Do your work, and you will get an A”
MATH3A
“ . It made the class a lot less stressful for me.”
CALC3B

Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and fair policies, but and mixed communication; independent learners thrive.

Main concern

and occasional tough or defensive communication online.

What students said

“Gold standard for asynchronous calculus class.”
MATH3B
“ . However, there's a lot of .”
MATH3B
“professor pernell is an and would refuse to give feedback.”
CALC3B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and fair tests aligned to practice.

Homework-weightedOften few or no examsNotes allowed on some testsExams similar to homework

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; exams often mirror homework with occasional test-heavy sections.

Notes on tests sometimesExams similar to homeworkHomework-heavy grading
“I liked that we could use notes for the tests and that .”
MATH3A
“ .”
CALC3B
“The .”
MATH3A

Online

Online often has no exams or few fair exams matching homework; .

No exams in some sectionsHomework most of gradeFair exam formats
“ . However, there's a lot of .”
MATH3B
“The , and policies are fair.”
MATH3B
“ and stress.”
CAL3A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Clearly the . By far the life.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“ and .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“ . Do your work, and you will get an A”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“Each homework set takes at least 2-3 hours of your day”

💻 Online Tradeoff

55/100

“it'd probably be much better in person as most of .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and concise
  • Gold standard for asynchronous calculus class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Do your work, and you will get an A
  • Lots of homework, but I understand since it was most of the grade

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • your particular math problem
  • She helped me love math again

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

86

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning many years with and teaching themes across online and in-person.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 565
4 out of 58
3 out of 54
2 out of 56
1 out of 53

Course coverage

MATH3B21 reviews
CALC3B16 reviews
MATH3A7 reviews
CAL3A5 reviews
3A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

33

A+ 5 · A 28

B range

8

B+ 1 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3