AI Rate Professor

Physical Sciences

Gary Sterling

CHEM100 · CHEM10LAB · CHEMISTRY · CHEMM10 · CHEM10 · CHEM1334 · CHEMISTRY10 · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
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Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid for Chem 10 if ; expect to teach yourself.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear lecturesSelf-teach requiredWebAssign heavyRude when askedAvoid for chem
  • Dominant complaint is unclear lectures that force students to learn chemistry alone from book and WebAssign.
  • Many call him rude or unhelpful when questions are asked and redirect them to the lab.
  • A minority report kindness and success with , so hard workers can pass but rarely enjoy it.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Passing or an A ; lectures alone rarely prepare you for harder exams.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Intro chem becomes hard because and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Several students stopped going to lecture because it was unhelpful and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

26/100

Most reviews warn not to take him for chemistry if any alternative exists.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Some and help for those who ask, but , and unfair feel.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

WebAssign, readings, labs, and job for many.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Knowledge is acknowledged by some, but and poor question handling dominate.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

WebAssign homework, labs, quizzes, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person intro chemistry with frequent self-teaching via , and polarized views on his helpfulness.

Main concern

Poor lecture clarity and unhelpful classroom dynamic make chemistry high-risk.

What students said

“ and .STERLING!!!!! He is by far the worst chemistry teacher.”
CHEM10
“ ! He doesn't know how to teach.”
CHEM1334
“Expect to learn everything on your own.”
CHEM10

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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Exams are often harder or different from class and WebAssign work, requiring heavy independent prep.

Harder than class problemsWebAssign prepStudy guides help some

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

practice and feel quite hard.

Harder than practiceWebAssign relatedStudy guides
“On the (and harder) problems then you would do in class or on webassign.”
CHEM10
“ but u study u do well, there are ”
CHEM10

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you need to take Chem 10 Do NOT take it with him!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 43 in-person reviews, weighting the and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

30/100

“He should not be a teacher... It is impossible to understand what he explands.”

📚

28/100

“Expect to learn everything on your own.”

⚠️ Classroom Tone

26/100

“very rude, makes you feel dumb when you ask questions.”

👎

26/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and confusing
  • horrible lectures, boring,rude and very unhelpful
  • U have to teach yourself

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • and think you'll get an A with out studying your butt off!
  • himself
  • webassign is really annoying

Theme 3

❤️ Minority Positive Notes

  • He's a very good professor... I suggest taking it with him.
  • HE'S GREAT ! i loved him, he was so fun and awesome !

Data context

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Analysis sample

43

Recent reviews read by the AI

43

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

, consistent negative teaching pattern with a smaller positive minority.

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 55
3 out of 56
2 out of 57
1 out of 519

Course coverage

CHEM1031 reviews
CHEM13344 reviews
CHEMISTRY3 reviews
41181 review
CHEM1001 review
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

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