AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Timothy Dong

CHEM21 · CHEM11 · CHEM22 · CHEM19 · CHEM10 · SCI10 · 66 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will do the homework and office hours; he teaches brilliantly but will not hand out easy As.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesInspirational and caringTest-heavy ochemOrganized notes packetsHard work for A
  • Most students call him the ochem teaching.
  • Expect , and fair but ; A requires real effort.
  • Office hours, lecture packets, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many As appear, but comments , and , so an A still costs real weekly work.

Almost all grade-effort evidence is from in-person ochem; the two .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Organic chemistry content stays hard and fast, even when lectures make it more digestible.

; online comments agree the material is hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and optional in others, with mixed use of .

Evidence is mostly in-person; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Strong majority would take him again for teaching quality despite a minority of .

Both online reviews recommend him; minority of negatives.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Partial credit and clear criteria help, but and .

Format shift

; online reviews focus more on feedback than harshness.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Weekly quizzes, ungraded but essential homework, labs, and .

Format shift

Heavy-work comments are strongest in in-person ochem and summer sequences.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly call him passionate, clear, organized, and one of the .

Format shift

Online and and explanations; most detail is in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and a cumulative final, with as practice.

Format shift

and quiz structure most clearly.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students overwhelmingly praise organized lectures, humor, and care, while and workload.

Main concern

and if you fall behind.

What students said

“ if possible, he will make this class as digestible as possible. Make sure you do the homework!!!!!”
CHEM21
“Good luck getting an A with him. .”
CHEM21
“By far my favorite professor I've ever had in college. Dr. .”
CHEM22

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Small , and success if you practice homework problems.

Main concern

Ochem still demands heavy self-study even with strong online notes.

What students said

“His lecture notes are amazing and . Working on hw problems helps you do better as some of them come out on the exams.”
CHEM22
“His own lecture notes are just amazing.”
CHEM21

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are fair if you practice but can be brutal with low averages and .

Weekly quizzesThree midterms plus cumulative finalPractice exams providedLowest exam often droppedNo curve reported by some

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

tests, and sometimes no curve or brutal averages.

Weekly quizzesPractice examsCumulative finalNo curveLab quizzes
“ , and so were the lab quizzes. The , and the final exam average was a 66%.”
CHEM21
“There are 3 . His exams aren't too difficult, as long as you did the homework.”
CHEM21

Online

Online comments emphasize homework-aligned .

Homework-aligned exam questions
“Working on hw problems helps you do better as some of them come out on the exams.”
CHEM22

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If !!! ... Very passionate and know how to teach the material.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting teaching praise, workload, and grade effort. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Some people were born to be teachers, and he is one of them. if possible.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

82/100

“If !!! .”

📚 Workload Reality

34/100

“Be prepared to devote a lot of time to this class, reread the notes and do the .”

⚖️ Grade Effort Cost

58/100

“An A is veryyy doable if you work hard enough.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is truly the most inspirational teacher I have ever had.
  • Provides a notes packet so you can focus on what he says in lecture.
  • so you can understand.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Good luck getting an A with him. .
  • but expect to work hard.
  • O. Chem II in the summer is painful... drink water from a fire hose.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is literally so kind and understanding.
  • Goes out of his way to help students and and patient.
  • He genuinely cares about his students.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

66

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show consistent teaching praise plus recurring workload and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 550
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 56

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 2 · A 16 · A- 2

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 7

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

13

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 3