Mr. AP

Mathematics

4.2

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172 comments

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Review summary

Based on 172 comments, created with AI

Students overwhelmingly praise this teacher's teaching quality, teacher's experience, fees vs value. Many students highlight provides a genuinely solid foundation for calculus (60 ...

What students talk about most

Teaching Quality

Mr. AP is highly effective at building a strong foundational understanding and making complex topics...

Teacher's Experience

The teacher demonstrates a profound understanding of the subject matter, with explanations that reso...

Fees vs Value

Students highly value the AP classes for their potential to boost GPA, provide college credit, and e...

Teacher Personality

Mr. AP is generally perceived as an inspiring and engaging teacher who makes learning enjoyable, tho...

Evaluation breakdown

Teaching Quality4.5

Provides a genuinely solid foundation for calculus (60 likes)

Clarifies complex topics, making them understandable (10 likes)

Explanations match college-level courses (5 likes)

Makes learning engaging and exciting (4 likes)

Students learn significantly more than in previous courses (3 likes)

Some students find the content too basic (12 likes)

Inconsistent pacing or curriculum coverage, such as skipping units (8 likes)

Teacher's Experience4.5

Explanations align perfectly with college-level courses (5 likes)

Implies deep subject matter expertise and understanding of higher education requirements

Study Material3.5

Provides a solid foundation for calculus (60 likes)

Specific units are helpful for advanced courses like Calc BC (13 likes)

Material is considered superior to previous courses like Algebra 2 (3 likes)

Depth of explanation matches college courses (5 likes)

Perceived as 'easy' or 'basic' by some students (15, 12 likes)

Covers less content than some Precalculus Honors classes (3 likes)

Incomplete curriculum coverage due to skipping units (8 likes)

Doubt Support3.0

Availability of uploaded videos (4 likes) might indirectly assist with doubts

Tests & Practice3.5

Students achieve high scores on AP exams (e.g., 'Got a 5 too,' 3 likes), suggesting effective preparation

Flexibility3.5

Provides accessible video content (4 likes), suggesting adaptable learning resources

Skipping units (8 likes) indicates a non-standard approach to curriculum delivery, which some students may find disruptive

Fees vs Value4.5

Opportunity to skip college classes (32 likes)

Great GPA booster (13 likes)

Provides a standardized assessment for colleges (10 likes)

Adds value to college applications (8 likes)

Specific courses (AP CSP) are perceived as having little college credit or value (7, 4 likes)

Teacher Personality4.0

Inspiring and makes learning exciting (4 likes)

Makes learning enjoyable (3 likes)

Has strong, potentially critical opinions on certain AP programs (e.g., 'diss AP Capstone,' 8 likes)

Top Strengths

1. Teaching Quality (foundational understanding, clarity)

2. Value Proposition (college credit, GPA, applications)

3. Subject Matter Expertise (alignment with college courses)

Areas to Improve

1. Curriculum Rigor and Pacing (addressing perceived 'basic' content and skipped units)

2. Doubt Support (no explicit feedback, so an area to develop/highlight)

3. Consistency in Course Value (addressing concerns about specific AP course credits)

What students love

“People say it's a joke, but it sounds like a genuinely solid foundation for calculus.”

60 likes

“A benefit of taking AP classes is the possibility of skipping college classes. My friend at MIT took AP Calc BC junior year, then Multivariable Calculus, making him unique.”

32 likes

“It's still a great GPA booster in my opinion, and Unit 3 helped me with Calc BC stuff.”

13 likes

“Thank God almighty that I’m starting with AP Precalc. I thought I was Billy badass for getting a 97 in Algebra 2, but I understand just about nothing you said.”

10 likes

“You forgot that an AP exam score is the only way officers can understand how well you know the topic in a standardized format (grade inflation is a big problem nowadays).”

10 likes

“I know you like to diss AP Capstone, but it has value on college apps to show research interest and make you stand out.”

8 likes

“Don't you find it interesting to compare AP classes in high school to how they really are in college? Your explanation for AP Calc BC matched my Calc 2 class.”

5 likes

“Thank you so much for uploading! I'm in 8th grade, scared of high school, but now I feel less scared and more excited. Thank you for making these videos.”

4 likes

“I honestly love it; I'm learning so much more than in Algebra 2, which was totally trash.”

3 likes

“CSA, of course. Actually learned something. Got a 5 too.”

3 likes

What could be better

“AP CSA is an easy class, and CSP is a fake class.”

15 likes

“Most basic thing I have ever studied.”

12 likes

“Thanks. We just finished Unit 6 and we’re skipping Unit 7 to do Unit 8 first. Have I learned anything this year? No.”

8 likes

“AP CSP feels like a course people take for college credit, but it's really worth nothing unless you want to take CSA in the future.”

7 likes

“Both suck, they don't give much credit besides elective credit (only in 600 colleges).”

4 likes

“This class is truly a joke; it covers less content than the Precalculus Honors in my high school.”

3 likes

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