AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Bob Yolles

CHEM30B · CHEM050 · CHEM1B · CHEM01A · CHEMISTRY1B · CHEM1A · 1B · CHEM50 · CHEM30A · CHEM1ALAB · CHEM2C · CHEM · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
6/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
—
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

unless you can teach yourself chemistry and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesSelf-study requiredHarsh gradingDisorganized examsAvoid if possible
  • Most students say and they had to learn from the textbook.
  • as critical, arbitrary, or hard to predict.
  • and grade thresholds sound lenient, but the poor teaching experience makes the course risky.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some comments mention easy thresholds like 80% for an A, but and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The chemistry content may be basic in some courses, but students say .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, though labs and showing up are mentioned as important in some comments.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students recommend avoiding him because , and unfair.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students often describe grading as critical, arbitrary, or stingy even when .

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Reviews mention frequent quizzes, lab reports, exams, and stressful last-minute work.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Awful

16/100

The , and students needing to learn independently.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Comments focus more on quizzes, tests, midterms, finals, and .

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

lectures, self-study, and harsh or arbitrary grading.

Main concern

Students repeatedly say they could not rely on lectures and had to learn from the book.

What students said

“Lectures are useless. Everything is based in the book.”
CHEM50
“ . Can not teach.”
CHEM1B
“ .”
CHEM01A

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.

Exam evidence is mixed, with some open-book or easy-format comments but , and disorganization.

Open Book TestsMultiple Choice FinalRandom Pop QuizzesWeekly QuizzesTake-Home QuizFour Exams

Assessment risk

Varies

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention open-book tests, multiple-choice , and a , but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, or Lockdown Browser policies.

Open Book TestsMultiple Choice FinalRandom Pop QuizzesWeekly QuizzesTake-Home QuizFour Exams
“ (and open book)”
CHEM1B
“ .choice. even the final.”
CHEM1A
“He gives random pop quizes toward the end of quarter”
CHEM1B
“He gave us a 6 hour take home quiz the night of an exam”
CHEM1B

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Can not teach.”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

16/100

“he does not teach you & expects you to teach yourself.”

⚖️

18/100

“it seemed like he was trying to find an excuse to give you the .”

👍 Recommendation Level

18/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are useless. Everything is based in the book.
  • and a . Beware.
  • You need to study on your own.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • 80% is an A...
  • The only way to do well on your lab reports is to live inside his head.
  • Stingy on points (-1 if do not capitalize all letters in #).

Theme 3

🚩 About Course Risk

  • . He is a nightmare.
  • .
  • Avoid if you want to salvage your GPA.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

There are 37 in-person reviews across many years with a consistent negative pattern, though many reviews are old.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 54
3 out of 57
2 out of 54
1 out of 521

Course coverage

CHEM1B12 reviews
CHEM507 reviews
CHEM30B6 reviews
CHEM1A3 reviews
1B2 reviews
Show 7 more courses
CHEM1 review
CHEM01A1 review
CHEM0501 review
CHEM1ALAB1 review
CHEM2C1 review
CHEM30A1 review
CHEMISTRY1B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1