Jamey Anderson

CHEM21 · CHEM2224 · CHEM212224 · CHEMISTRY21 · ORGCHEM · CHEM24ONLINE · CHEM21224 · OCHEM · CHEM24 · 0CHEM21 · CHEM · 1463CHEM21 · CHEM212223 · CHEMI22AND24 · CHEM22 · OCHEM21 · ORGO1AND2 · OCHEM22 · CHEM12 · 97 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 87/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 71.93%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

Take him for OChem if you will study hard—you will learn a lot from one of SMC's most respected STEM professors.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesCaring MentorFair but Hard ExamsLots of HomeworkAccessible Outside Class

Organic chemistry is genuinely hard, but and doable with hard work.
Students praise , and extra support outside class.
Online pandemic terms felt easier for some with open notes, while and lecture-driven.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are common, but OChem demands heavy studying; he helps with partial credit and redos rather than free grades.

Online ; in-person reviews stress hard work for a fair A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Organic chemistry content is dense, time-consuming, and conceptually demanding even with excellent teaching.

Both formats call the subject hard; online felt slightly more approachable for .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some sections make lectures optional with redos and late work accepted; .

Online more often optional; in-person mixed between mandatory and flexible.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

, and real learning despite the course difficulty.

In-person praise is consistently glowing; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

, and help, but he rarely bumps borderline grades.

Format shift

Online has more tough-grader complaints about all-or-nothing multiple choice.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and daily study time are expected for success.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy prep; and lecture sequences.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly call him one of the , and support.

Format shift

In-person teaching reputation is especially strong; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Quizzes, midterms, and and labs.

Format shift

Online terms often used multiple-choice exams; in-person emphasizes fair but .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students overwhelmingly call him a , and makes tough OChem feel fair if you put in the work.

Main concern

and demanding exams; a few call him a .

What students said

“Professor Anderson is a gem!! He teaches really well and cares a lot about his students.”
OCHEM

“Of course it was difficult so don't expect easy A, this is an ORGO.”
CHEM

“ , and he gives a lot of partial credit and .”
CHEM212224

Remote format

Online

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online OChem was often more manageable with open notes and , though some found exams mismatched and .

Main concern

A subset of online students report theoretical multiple-choice exams that felt unlike practice problems.

What students said

“It was really not bad, especially since everything was open note.”
CHEM21224

“Fair and .”
CHEM22

“ and did not ask questions the same way the textbook or his discussion assignments asked them.”
CHEM22

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are legitimately difficult but usually fair, with support tools like partial credit and practice problems.

Partial CreditTest CorrectionsExtra CreditOpen Note OnlineHomework-Aligned Questions

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but generally aligned with homework and lectures, with partial credit and .

Partial CreditTest CorrectionsFair if You StudyMechanism and Synthesis Questions

“ , and he gives a lot of partial credit and .”
CHEM212224

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CHEM21

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CHEM21

Online

Several online reviews mention open-note or open-book style tests, while others report hard multiple-choice and mismatched theory questions.

Open NoteMultiple ChoicePractice QuizzesExtra Credit

“everything was open note”
CHEM21224

“Fair and open-note exams”
CHEM22

“For some reason he decided to make the tests 100% multiple choice”
CHEM22

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Of course it was difficult so don't expect easy A, this is an ORGO. You will never meet person like him so .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in-person OChem, emphasizing teaching excellence versus workload and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“ in community college but including university.”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“Don't even think about it, enroll in his class. .”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“The class itself isn't hard if you put in the work, however it's very time consuming and there is ALOT you need to know.”

⚖️ Fair Support

62/100

“ and you didn't need to attend lectures.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Made the material easy
His passion for his subject is contagious
and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

don't expect easy A, this is an ORGO
O-chem is a difficult course but Prof A knows how to make it enjoyable
, and and test heavy

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

One of the nicest and smartest professors around
Extremely approachable and doesn't make you feel stupid
like a sassy teddy bear

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across many years and both formats show strong consistency on teaching quality and OChem difficulty.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 575

4 out of 53

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2 out of 52

1 out of 513

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 8 · A 20 · A- 1

B range

B 3 · B- 1

C range

C 1 · C- 1

D range

D- 1

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 4