AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Alejandro Lichtscheidl

CHEM10 · CHEM12 · CHEM11 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
41.18%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

if and accept a heavy weekly grind for a fair but hard-won grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyLots of HomeworkOvercomplicates ConceptsPolarizing Teacher
  • and and overcomplicates simple ideas.
  • Weekly quizzes, homework, and or dropped.
  • As are possible with heavy effort, but and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

As appear for strong students, but weekly graded work and and uncertain.

Online reviews stress unforgiving Canvas exams; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Material is advanced, pace is fast, and examples and exams.

Both formats describe overcomplicated lectures and .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Most reviews say attendance is not mandatory, with and recorded lectures.

A as mandatory; online was largely optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

41/100

About two in ; fans praise help and clarity while .

; online skews more negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

, and partial credit only if work is submitted.

Format shift

Online fill-in answers mark decimals wrong; in-person also called tough and test-heavy.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and labs on top of exams.

Format shift

Online comments especially stress simultaneous weekly quizzes and homework.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

some find him caring and and fails to prepare students.

Format shift

In-person positives cite humor and accessibility; online more often calls lectures useless.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

and finals that drive the grade.

Format shift

Online notes no dropped or replaced low exams; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and flipped formats are still very hard, with mixed reports of and exams far harder than examples.

Main concern

Exam difficulty and help.

What students said

“He explains things clearly and and on exams.”
CHEM12
“However, this exams are the . 50x harder than the examples.”
CHEM11
“Simply the . Lost totally interest in the subject.”
CHEM10

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CHEM courses feature pre-recorded lectures, weekly quizzes and homework, and and decimal errors.

Main concern

Lectures under-prepare students for and and no grade replacement.

What students said

“If you're looking for a professor to discourage you from further chemistry study, he's your man.”
CHEM10
“He will not even give you example problems or release answers to the hw, or anything for that matter.”
CHEM12
“ canvas and answers are marked wrong if your sig figs or decimals are off.”
CHEM12

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

examples, with and strict answer formatting online.

Canvas Fill-In ExamsSig Fig StrictNo Dropped ExamsPartial Credit With WorkHarder Than Examples

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as far harder than lecture examples with and little preparation match.

Harder Than ExamplesTest HeavyTough Grader
“However, this exams are the . 50x harder than the examples.”
CHEM11
“Simply the .”
CHEM10

Online

Online exams on Canvas are fill-in-the-blank, strict on sig figs and decimals, with partial credit only if work is submitted and .

Canvas Fill-InSig Fig PenaltyPartial Credit With WorkNo Curve Or Drop
“ canvas and answers are marked wrong if your sig figs or decimals are off.”
CHEM12
“ .”
CHEM12

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're looking for a professor to discourage you from further chemistry study, he's your man. Nice guy but a terrible professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews across online and and exam hardness. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Polarization

35/100

“ . HE WILL NOT TEACH YOU ANYTHING.”

🔥

32/100

“Homework and taught examples.”

📚 Heavy Weekly Grind

22/100

“Two quizes, a hw and a .”

💛

70/100

“Professor Alex is a very caring and inspirational educator who goes out of his way to teach chemistry to his students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He will not even give you example problems or release answers to the hw
  • Basically useless lectures because and overcomplicates simple concepts
  • He explains things clearly and and on exams

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • When the average grade on exams is barely 50%, you're not teaching effectively
  • 50x harder than the examples
  • I got an A in the class, but that is because we switched to online in spring

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Nice guy but a terrible professor
  • Dr Lichtscheidl treats students as peers which is really respectable
  • . Just be prepared to work hard.

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen detailed reviews from 2020-2023 across CHEM10-12 with consistent themes of and heavy weekly work.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 59

Course coverage

CHEM107 reviews
CHEM126 reviews
CHEM114 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 5 · A- 3

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1