AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Paul Calgher

CHEM1AB · CHEM1B · CHEM1A · CHEMC · CHEMB · 1A · CHEM1C · CHEM50 · OCHEM12 · 1C2 · CHEM10 · 112 lifetime ratings

AI rating
20/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

unless you are already strong in chemistry and can learn mostly on your own.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesSelf-study requiredTest heavyExtra credit availablePoor organization
  • Most students say the lectures are unclear, off topic, or .
  • Grades can be helped by , curves, checklists, and study guides, but and stressful exams.
  • The safest fit is a strong independent and use outside help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

An A is possible through , curves, checklists, and self-study, but many students say the exams and .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

The chemistry content is manageable for prepared students, but and self-teaching make the course feel harder.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

as mandatory, and students say missing class makes passing harder.

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

because they describe the teaching as , and poor preparation for later chemistry.

because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Grading is mixed because students mention and curves, but , and too few graded items.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

The workload feels heavy because students , and major self-study.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Teaching quality is low because many students say , and not useful for exams.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Assessment appears exam-heavy, with repeated mentions of tests, quizzes, finals, lab exams, and study guides.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, with repeated complaints , and disorganization.

Main concern

Students often feel they must teach themselves because lectures do not prepare them well.

What students said

“Learn by yourself. He is too old to teach. .”
CHEM1A
“He's a terrible chemistry teacher it hurts.”
CHEM1A
“ , and generally unhelpful.”
CHEM1B

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

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and quizzes with stressful timing, while one review mentions an open notebook lab midterm.

Timed ExamsQuizzesMultiple Choice ExamsLab ExamsStudy GuidesOpen Notebook Lab Midterm

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

exams, study guides, and one open notebook lab midterm, but they do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring.

Timed ExamsQuizzesMultiple Choice ExamsLab ExamsStudy GuidesOpen Notebook Lab Midterm
“30 questions on an exam where about 80% of the questions need at least 2 minutes is not doable in a 50 minute timespan.”
CHEM1A
“ , but they are hard.”
CHEM1C
“ !”
CHEM1B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Worst. Teacher. Ever. Lectures are useless because his notes are all over the place. . ALWAYS late. Tests are ridiculous b/c he gives you no time to finish.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation risk; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“He's a , and he's insultive to his students at times.”

👍 Recommendation Risk

30/100

“If so.”

⚖️

45/100

“ and .”

📚

30/100

“You need to study by yourself, literally.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • His lectures are boring and confusing.
  • He is really hard to understand, and I feel like SO MUCH TIME is wasted.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • .
  • Curves grades oddly by adding a few points for everyone.
  • , but not impossible.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams and Labs

  • Quizzes are several questions about 1 equation so if you mess up one coefficient, you get everything wrong.
  • , but still too many questions in not enough time.
  • out.

Theme 4

🚫 About Course Choice

  • , if you can wait then wait, this teacher kills chem for you.
  • . Period. .
  • Unless you're really good in chem and have prior knowledge, I .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

112

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews across many years show a consistent pattern, though many reviews are old.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 510
3 out of 517
2 out of 528
1 out of 542

Course coverage

CHEM1A16 reviews
CHEM1B16 reviews
CHEM1C6 reviews
CHEM504 reviews
1A2 reviews
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1C21 review
CHEM101 review
CHEM1AB1 review
CHEMB1 review
CHEMC1 review
OCHEM121 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

2

B 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1