AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Alex Horwitz

CHEMM156 · CHEM156 · CHEM155 · CHEM101 · CHEM155156 · 74 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want real general chemistry mastery and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyAccessible Outside ClassSelf Study RequiredCares About Students
  • Many students respect him as a caring, funny chemistry professor who helps outside class.
  • , and grade-heavy, so an A .
  • Online sections drew sharper criticism for and tough finals.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A , and ; easy grades are rare.

Online students especially warn about GPA risk; in person still requires hard work for good grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

General chemistry content is inherently hard and .

Online added organization pain; in person still described as UC-level rigor.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

, but , and participation matter for keeping pace.

Online often marked mandatory; in and optional.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

and support despite tough grading.

In-person recommendations are warmer; several pandemic online reviews urge avoidance.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

; partial credit and some curves help, but finals and .

Format shift

Online complaints about no plus/minus and unforgiving finals are more severe.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and multiple major exams keep the load high.

Format shift

Online students emphasize homework and prep volume more strongly.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Students praise care, humor, and accessibility even when lectures feel slow or incomplete.

Format shift

In-person personality shines more; online lectures and labs drew more confusion complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

, and and labs secondary.

Format shift

; online also stressed timed tests.

Luni fit check

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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

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

witty, available, and rigorous with ACS-aligned preparation.

Main concern

and require teaching yourself some material.

What students said

“Doc is an OUTSTANDING professor. and , and kind.”
CHEM156
“Hardest chem teacher in Sbcc, there are 4 exams, and 1 lab fianl and a fianl, if you wanna get an Atake someone else!!!”
CHEM155
“One of the .”
155

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some thrived with resources, others found lectures hard and .

Main concern

, and reports of .

What students said

“Run!!!! . Save your GPA.”
CHEM155
“This class was tough online. It probably wouldn't be so bad in person.”
CHEM155
“Even though his lectures are long, and !”
CHEM155

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are difficult and high-stakes, often harder than homework, with limited evidence of open-book formats.

Test HeavyConceptual ExamsLab FinalACS Style FinalTimed Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tough, sometimes unlike practice, with lab finals and ACS-style finals mentioned.

Conceptual TestsLab FinalACS Final PrepMultiple Midterms
“your entire grade rests on the , and final.”
CHEM155
“Tests were pretty difficult, and they are not like the .”
CHEM156

Online

Online reviews describe difficult timed exams and .

Timed ExamsTest HeavyDifficult Finals
“The .”
CHEM155
“ !”
CHEM155

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Chemistry is HARD. Good professors don't give you an easy pass. I earned an A and there is no reason you shouldn't if you put in the necessary effort!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting rigor, exams, and mentorship. Credibility rating: High.

🧪

28/100

“Hardest chem teacher in Sbcc, there are 4 exams, and 1 lab fianl and a fianl, if you wanna get an Atake someone else!!!”

❤️ Student Care

74/100

“ and will always entertain you with a story.”

📚 Self Teaching Load

30/100

“Get ready to teach yourself because if you ask him how to improve he'll tell you to study harder.”

👍 Conditional Recommendation

66/100

“I would recomend Dr. Horwitz to anyone that has to take the chem 155/156 classes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Doc is a super cool guy. He never fails to make you laugh in lecture.
  • he isnt the step father, hes the father who stepped up and saved that class from its projected doom.
  • Lectures don't really make sense, he's not great at explaining.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • He is gonna make you work for a good grade, but that's just how chemistry always is.
  • He doesn't do plus or .
  • and hard.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams and Practice

  • DO ALL THE PRACTICE PROBS!
  • . Not much like the homework.
  • He prepares students for questions presented by the ACS.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

74

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty long-span chemistry reviews with and accessibility themes give strong confidence despite polar scores.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 540
4 out of 517
3 out of 57
2 out of 54
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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CHEM15616 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 7 · A- 1

B range

12

B+ 1 · B 10 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1