AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Boris Polishchuk

PRECAMAT1 · MATHMATH · MATHLEC · MATH1 · PRECAL · MATH16A · PRECALC · MATH13 · PRECA1 · MATH2322 · MATH3A · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you already own precalc or calc basics and can learn mostly on your own.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerThick AccentTests Differ From HomeworkSelf TaughtBelittles StudentsHard Exams
  • Many students say lectures and and require self-teaching.
  • Accent and ; some call him funny and caring.
  • Would-take-again is 0% in the provided stats despite a few positive notes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

An A usually requires strong prior algebra-trig skill and .

One online review is negative on alignment; most grade-effort evidence is in person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Precalc and calc are paced hard with skipped steps and advanced test problems.

Online and in-person both describe high difficulty for typical students.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and warn skipping hurts because lectures drive tests.

but and one online yes.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Take-again rate is 0% and many say guarantee fail or .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Students report and tests .

Format shift

and precalc.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of load.

Format shift

and in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Knowledge is respected by some, but , and student respect issues drag quality down.

Format shift

Mixed in person; the single online review is strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

more than assignment effort.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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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

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person math reviews split between hard-but-rewarding for strong students and run-away warnings for beginners.

Main concern

and demeaning comparisons to other education systems.

What students said

“Run away!! .”
MATH16A
“he skips steps and tells u to figure it out urself.”
MATH1
“Boris is Awesome and nice. He has a great sense of humor and he genuinely wants to help”
PRECAL

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One online precalc review blasts accent, belittling tone, and .

Main concern

Homework and while communication remains a barrier.

What students said

“He makes you buy an expensive textbook and requires you do the but then teaches and .”
MATH1

Exam style

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Most math exams are hard and misaligned, but and final.

Hard TestsMaterial Not CoveredOpen Book in One Stats CaseNotes Allowed Sometimes

Assessment risk

Varies

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and uncovered; rare open-book stats and notes-allowed precalc are exceptions.

Uncovered MaterialNo CurveOpen Book StatsNotes Allowed
“ .”
MATH16A
“His midterms .”
MATH13
“The but he allows notes.”
PRECAL

Online

Online review stresses tests on different material from the .

Misaligned Homework and Tests
“teaches and ”
MATH1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“What you study on the are going to be on the test.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, balancing harsh majority warnings with a minority of hardcore-success stories. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Low Recommendation

18/100

“a guarantee fail.”

📝

28/100

“ .”

🗣️ Accent and Pace

30/100

“Talks very fast with an accent so you can't really understand anything he says”

💪 Hardcore Upside

55/100

“I learned more in six weeks than I did in an entire year of High School Precal.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • all he talks about is soviet union and corrupt american systems
  • puts students down when they ask questions
  • He is very funny, and he knows his stuff

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • more then half of the students in his class fail or end up dropping
  • class is failing
  • Just do the homework and have good notes and you'll get an easy A

Theme 3

📚 About Self-Teaching

  • and more of thank you YOUTUBE
  • he skips steps and tells u to figure it out urself
  • He can do math, can't teach it

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

26 reviews over many years are directionally consistent on hardness, but tone ranges from awful to awesome.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 54
1 out of 511

Course coverage

MATH112 reviews
MATH16A2 reviews
MATH3A2 reviews
PRECAL2 reviews
PRECALC2 reviews
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MATH131 review
MATH23221 review
MATHLEC1 review
MATHMATH1 review
PRECA11 review
PRECAMAT11 review

Reported outcomes

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C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 3