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Chemistry

Raeanne Napoleon

CHEM101 · PHSC107 · 100 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
55.32%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if and use office hours, but expect uneven organization especially in recent terms.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilariousDisorganizedTest HeavyDrops Lowest ScoresPolarizing
  • Long history of funny, caring Chem 101 teaching with .
  • Fall 2025 cluster reports lateness, wrong in-class problems, and self-teaching.
  • Exams matter, but risk.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many A and A+ grades with drop-lowest and , but exams and .

; online notes little mercy if behind.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Intro chem content is doable with practice, yet tests and concepts still challenge non-majors.

Almost all evidence is in-person CHEM101; online difficulty reads higher.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many sections mark attendance yes, participation or clickers matter, and .

In-person frequently mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

older fans love her humor, recent cohorts urge self-teaching warnings.

Recent in-person Fall 2025 wave is strongly negative; earlier in-person is glowing.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

66/100

and lets the ; still tagged tough grader in rough terms.

Format shift

; online is less forgiving on partial credit.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Practice problems, labs, and but are manageable with steady work.

Format shift

; online cites lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Long stretch of engaging funny lectures offset by recent disorganization, wrong solutions, and .

Format shift

Recent in-person quality crashed; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

labs and homework exist.

Format shift

In-person is test heavy; .

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

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Dominant in-person record swings from beloved hilarious mentor to unprepared late lecturer .

Main concern

Organization and reliability can collapse mid-semester and .

What students said

“ ! ... Easiest ”
CHEM101
“She is the .”
CHEM101
“I basically have taught myself all the material. And she scheduled 3 exams in the !”
CHEM101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Sparse online feedback calls her informative yet merciless if you fall behind, with disorganization and .

Main concern

Passive-aggressive emails and harsh partial-credit rules when you lag.

What students said

“if you fall behind she doesn't show much mercy. I have ”
CHEM101
“she knocks off -1/2 point for each incorrect sig fig and hardly .”
CHEM101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are central and can cluster late, but drop-lowest and .

Multiple midtermsFinal replaces lowest midtermPractice problems keyTest heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; final may replace lowest midterm and final can only boost.

Final replaces lowest midtermDrop lowest testPractice tests
“ , exam grades aren't your whole grade”
CHEM101
“Her practice final was 75% of the .”
CHEM101

Online

Online notes tough partial credit and .

Harsh partial creditSig fig penalties
“hardly .”
CHEM101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is the . ... Be ready to teach yourself and/or have a study group”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, weighting recent organization issues against long-run humor and grade safety nets. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Dr. Napoleon is one of the ! She was hilarious in lectures so I never skipped a class”

⚠️ Organization Risk

30/100

“I basically have taught myself all the material. And she scheduled 3 exams in the !”

⚖️

66/100

“ , exam grades aren't your whole grade”

👍 Recommendation Rate

54/100

“ ! Took her chem as a 3rd year UCSB econ major. Easiest class ever”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She tells nerdy jokes and gets sidetracked a lot in her lessons.
  • She is the .
  • She makes the class engaging, entertaining, and provides you with everything you need

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easiest class ever, expectations are clear, grade breakdown is easy (10% final)
  • Be ready to teach yourself
  • As long as you put in the effort/show up to class it's easy to pass.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She's great! Can be a little scattered (often late or ) but she offers so much help
  • Very unprofessional and passive aggressive.
  • Love you Napolean!!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

100

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with rich detail and a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 547
4 out of 519
3 out of 56
2 out of 512
1 out of 517

Course coverage

CHEM10146 reviews
1013 reviews
PHSC1071 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 13 · A 4 · A- 4

B range

12

B+ 3 · B 5 · B- 4

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4