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Physical Sciences

Merle Arnold

CHEM11 · CHEM12 · CHEM2 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
89/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

light textbook load, but stay on his good side and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasiest Science ASkip the TextbookLecture-Derived TestsMCAT GRE PointersCan Be Moody
  • Most students call him one of the best and easiest chemistry professors at SMC if you listen in lecture.
  • and old tests; the .
  • A minority report moodiness and uneven treatment that can hurt grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Many say As are handed out freely if , though a few report GPA damage when he is hard on them.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is often called easy joke-level if you listen, with average difficulty around mid-low, though some still call CHEM12 hard.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

, so flexibility is unclear from comments.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Strong majority rave about teaching and ease, tempered by moodiness and a .

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

84/100

Students repeatedly say As are very attainable and he hands them out like candy if work is solid.

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Workload

Light

78/100

Many say skip the book, listen in class, and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

Most call him clear, funny, and the him moody or unhelpful.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades center on unit tests and a and old exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person CHEM mostly praised as As if you master lecture material; a few warn he can be moody or hard on some students.

Main concern

, and personality clashes may affect grades.

What students said

“If you want the easiest A in any .”
CHEM12
“SUPER EASY!!!!!!! AnYONE CAN GET AN A ! HIS QUESTIONS ARE A JOKE !”
12
“wanna get an . wanna get an A, .”
CHEM12

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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Tests are fair and mostly lecture-based with practice from old exams, but the .

Lecture-Based ExamsPractice Old TestsHarder FinalTrickier Wording

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams track lectures and prior tests; the final is the main difficulty spike with .

Lecture-Based ExamsPractice Old TestsHarder Final
“if you do all of is the final its somewhat hard”
CHEM12
“ but TRICKY!!”
CHEM12
“ . you just need to listen to his lectures very carefully”
CHEM12

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want the easiest A in any .”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 in-person , and personality risk. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

84/100

“he is the one of the greatest prof at smc he really tries to teachthe material and wants you to understand not just memorize.”

🅰️ Easy A Reputation

86/100

“SUPER EASY!!!!!!! AnYONE CAN GET AN A ! HIS QUESTIONS ARE A JOKE !”

⚠️ Moody Risk

40/100

“if he likes u it will help u alot. if he duznt u r screwed. ruined my 4.0.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Most impressed classes. I will never forget his classes in my life.
  • ALWAYS there to help, quick with help, wants the .
  • he would always inject MCAT and GRE pointers into his lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you want the easiest A in any .
  • wanna get an . wanna get an A, .
  • very hard, very bad. .

Theme 3

📚 About Materials

  • DO NOT BUY THE BOOK!! SELL YOUR BOOK IF YOU HAVE IT FROM CHEM 11!!!!
  • DONT BUY THE BOOK!!! if you have the book from chem 11, sell it
  • you DO NOT need the book.

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

but cluster in the mid-2000s with limited grade data and no online sample.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 51
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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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B range

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