AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Gary Fisher

CHEM15 · OCHEM108B · 12A · CHEM12B · CHEM002 · CHEM1 · CHEM1B · ORGANCHEM · CHEM1ABC · CHEM1A · CHEM2 · CHEM12C · CHEM1C · CHEM5 · CHEM50 · CHEM108B · 108B · CHEM12A · 136 lifetime ratings

AI rating
57/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Take Gary Fisher if you can handle tough chemistry exams and self-study, but if and predictable testing.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHard ExamsExtra Credit CurvesPolarizing LecturesHelpful Office HoursStrict Classroom Rules
  • Students and confusing, rambling lectures.
  • Grades can be helped by and curves, but and sometimes poorly aligned with class preparation.
  • , and can self-study difficult chemistry.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

and curves can make the grade reachable, but many students say hard exams and .

All because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Chemistry and organic chemistry content are repeatedly described as hard, fast, and dependent on strong preparation.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory or warn that skipping, lateness, or phone use can hurt students.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

60/100

Students recommend him when they value help and chemistry depth, but many warn against him because of and .

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

51/100

Grading ranges from harsh comments and , and lenient lab grading.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

31/100

Students often , and major self-study needs.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

63/100

, and caring, while others say he rambles, lacks clarity, and leaves students to self-teach.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews repeatedly emphasize midterms, , and .

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All evidence is from in-person reviews, with mixed reports on , and classroom strictness.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“ so free and easy w/ so much EC that you need to try to fail.”
CHEM1A
“ because he doesn't give us a general framework of what it would look like.”
CHEM108B
“The classes aren't easy, but this is science, not PE.”
CHEM1C

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews clearly support hard and and curves sometimes softening the grade impact.

Hard ExamsNo Practice ExamFrequent ExamsExtra CreditCurved Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention , and curves, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, or closed-book policy.

Hard ExamsNo Practice ExamFrequent ExamsExtra CreditCurved Grading
“He doesn't even give us a .”
CHEM108B
“Gives an !”
CHEM50
“ though and you need to study like crazy!”
CHEM1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if u want to learn chem and does not care about ur GPA.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and support; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

63/100

“Very good teacher, approaches a difficult subject in a way that and engaging.”

⚖️

51/100

“ ! and still pass: 64-55% is a C!”

🧪

35/100

“The average for the first exam was 20-30% and the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes the topic interesting for you.
  • His lectures are not the clearest but the class is doable if you read the book and do practice problems.
  • Lectures are horrendous! He completely lacks clarity, goes off on tangents every other minute.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • You just have to put in some work.
  • .
  • If you value your G.P.A. .

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • so free and easy w/ so much EC that you need to try to fail.
  • and expects us to follow from his printed handouts.
  • First midterm average was 20-30%, he gets mad at us and and didn't give us a .

Theme 4

❤️ About Support

  • He is willing to help you in any way he can.
  • He always answers questions, has decent office hours, and is generally a nice guy.
  • He made me feel terrible about assignments I worked really hard on by writing rude comments.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

136

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 reviews across many years and courses, with detailed but strongly mixed student experiences.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 564
4 out of 514
3 out of 523
2 out of 519
1 out of 516

Course coverage

CHEM1A10 reviews
CHEM508 reviews
CHEM108B7 reviews
CHEM0024 reviews
CHEM1C4 reviews
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CHEM21 review
CHEM51 review
OCHEM108B1 review
ORGANCHEM1 review

Reported outcomes

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3 reported outcomes

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B range

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C range

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D range

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No letter grade reported

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Drop/Withdrawal 1