AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

George Ogar

CHEMISTRY · CHEM10 · CHEM4078 · CHEM4075 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you want a and are willing to show up and do the workshops.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious lecturesIn-class workshopsFair graderStudent-focusedMakes chemistry fun
  • Clear lectures and .
  • Fair tests and quizzes if you attend and do chapter work.
  • A few students still find chemistry work-heavy or test-heavy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A is realistic with workshops and homework, but students say you still need to read and work for the grade.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Chemistry is still chemistry, but and workshops .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Students are told not to miss class or labs, and review.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Most students call him one of the best at SMC for turning chemistry into something fun and clear.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Described as a and .

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Online homework, in-class workshops, and but manageable.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and real care that chemistry is understood.

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and tests.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and fair quizzes or tests; students praise humor and care while noting you should not skip class.

Main concern

Missing class or and test scores.

What students said

“There's a lot of , but he and workshops during class so it makes the homework a piece of cake”
CHEMISTRY
“He is also funny and has a very unusual laugh which makes you laugh. because he will make chemistry fun and easy.”
CHEM10
“You definitely have to work hard for your grade. He makes sure you understand the material.”
CHEM4075

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.

Quizzes and tests are generally called fair if you do examples and chapter review; .

Quizzes and testsFair testsChapter review prepTest heavy tag

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests reward reading full chapters and doing examples and review problems.

In-class quizzesFair testsChapter review prep
“Tip for quizzes and and the chapter review tests, they help out tremendously.”
CHEM4075
“Fair tests and quizzes.”
CHEM10

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Ogar is THE . I went into the course hating chemistry and left a very happy student that learned a lot and also worked a lot.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person reviews spanning 2011-2024, highlighting teaching, workshops, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor Ogar is THE .”

😂 Makes Chem Fun

90/100

“He just makes you want to be in class. He is also funny and has a very unusual laugh which makes you laugh.”

⚖️ Fair Effort For Grade

68/100

“You definitely have to work hard for your grade. He makes sure you understand the material.”

📝 Workshop Style

80/100

“he gives you workshops after every class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and workshops during class
  • He tells little stories from his life as examples
  • doesn't believe in lecturing the whole class, so he gives you workshops

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You definitely have to work hard for your grade
  • able to get an A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He cares about his students
  • he cares if his students understand the material

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Ten mostly detailed older reviews are consistent on teaching and fairness, with one recent low outlier and sparse grade data.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM106 reviews
CHEMISTRY2 reviews
CHEM40751 review
CHEM40781 review

Reported outcomes

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