AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Vladimir Shapovalov

CHEM50LAB · 1C · CHEM1A · 1A · 1B · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
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Difficulty
1.9

The decision

if you prioritize an easier chemistry grade, but expect and uneven teaching quality.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy AEasy examsSlow lab lecturesHelpful but unevenChem sequence breather
  • Many students call his chemistry classes very easy and say exams and quizzes are manageable.
  • Teaching reviews and slow, irrelevant lab explanations.
  • The strongest downside is lab pacing, with multiple students saying lectures consume lab time.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

93/100

Students repeatedly call the class an easy A, with , and .

Only in-person evidence exists, and it strongly supports a very easy A pattern.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Chemistry content is treated as basic and manageable, though .

Only in-person reviews exist, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

The reviews do not clearly .

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

, but and teaching complaints limit confidence.

Only in-person evidence exists, with positive easy-grade reviews mixed with serious lab and teaching complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Students , and homework being enough for an A.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

72/100

The workload seems manageable for lecture courses, though labs can feel inefficient because .

Format shift

Only in-person comments mention workload and lab pacing.

Teaching experience

Average

64/100

Some students say and helpful, while others say he is slow, irrelevant, and weak at explaining.

Format shift

Only in-person evidence exists, and teaching quality is strongly mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Comments mention quizzes, several midterms, multiple-choice tests, a , and labs.

Format shift

Only in-person comments describe assessments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

All reviews are in person, with many students praising easy exams and grades while .

Main concern

The main concern is slow or irrelevant .

What students said

“Easy A Professor in CHEM course. .”
CHEM1A
“We almost never because he spends at least 1 hour explaining the procedure even though there's already one in the lab manual!”
CHEM50LAB
“He lectures on irrelevant topics (ie: the history and major players of chem) forever and doesn't get around to doing example problems for the class.”
CHEM1A

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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Exams are described as easy and concept-based, but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, or closed-book rules.

Easy QuizzesEasy ExamsMultiple Choice TestsSeveral MidtermsFinal Exam

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews support easy quizzes, easy exams, several midterms, multiple-choice tests, and a final, but .

Easy QuizzesEasy ExamsMultiple Choice TestsSeveral MidtermsFinal Exam
“easy quizzes and exams.”
CHEM1A
“Carefully going over what are gonna be on the so easy!!!!!!”
1B
“ so no partial credit for a lot of it.”
CHEM1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want to learn and get an A, .”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and lab pacing. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Easy A Signal

93/100

“Easy A Professor in CHEM course. .”

👨‍🏫 Teaching Quality

64/100

“He is so clear and easy. .”

🧪 Lab Pacing

45/100

“The .”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy quizzes and exams.
  • Doing the home work is enough for you to get an A in his class.
  • Easy A heheh.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is so clear and easy. .
  • He lectures on irrelevant topics (ie: the history and major players of chem) forever and doesn't get around to doing example problems for the class.
  • . He always write the , and even though quarter is over I still haven't got back my lab reports.

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs

  • We almost never because he spends at least 1 hour explaining the procedure even though there's already one in the lab manual!
  • Labs as others have mentioned take the whole 3 hours but 1 hour is devoted to lecture.
  • Out of three hours given for lab, a whopping 1.5 to 2 hrs is spent on lecture (not really useful at all)

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

66/100

Evidence confidence

The 14 reviews are detailed but clustered in time and sharply polarized, so the easy-grade signal is stronger than the teaching-quality signal.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM1A8 reviews
1A2 reviews
1B2 reviews
1C1 review
CHEM50LAB1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Fail 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1