AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Alan Wilcox

CHEMCHEM · CHEM1A · CHEM3 · CHEM25 · CHEM220 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

He can be valuable for engaged students who attend and ask questions, but the teaching experience appears highly inconsistent.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerReal-world examplesCaring and approachablePolarizing teachingAttendance importantUneven preparation
  • Positive reviews praise his real-world examples, respect for students, and help with problem solving.
  • Negative , and inability to answer questions.
  • Students likely need to attend class because the book alone may not cover what he emphasizes.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

A grades are possible and some students improved with help, but success depends on attending, studying beyond the book, and handling inconsistent teaching.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

and active understanding, and weak lecture delivery can make the material harder for some students.

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

35/100

as mandatory, but one review says class attendance is needed to understand the topic and do well.

, and no online evidence exists.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

62/100

Recommendation depends heavily on section experience because reviews range from excellent and .

All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

60/100

Two reported A-level grades and one grade improvement suggest fair outcomes, but reviews do .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and attendance needs, but do not describe an overwhelming workload.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

He receives strong praise for real-world examples and support, but severe negative reviews report poor preparation and weak answers.

Format shift

All and is highly mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention homework, reading, slides, class understanding, and problem solving, but .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are sharply split between excellent concept-focused teaching and severe complaints about preparation and clarity.

Main concern

The main concern is inconsistent teaching quality, with some .

What students said

“You have to attend class to understand the topic and do well in the class.”
CHEM1A
“Really cares about helping students understand.”
CHEM220
“ !!!!!!!!!!!”
CHEMCHEM

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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Reviews do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, .

Exam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and attendance, but they do not clearly prove the .

Exam Policy Not Clearly Proven
“The homework and you partial knowledge for the class.”
CHEM1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Really cares about helping students understand.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and polarization. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Prof does an EXCELLENT job of getting students to understand the topic by relating real world examples to a new concept.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

62/100

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📚 Course Demands

55/100

“You have to attend class to understand the topic and do well in the class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Gets students involved instead of just lecturing the whole time.
  • He and material the students need to know.
  • Scatter brain and just reads off of slides.

Theme 2

📈 About Learning and Grades

  • helped me pull my grade up to a B
  • great help in
  • The homework and you partial knowledge for the class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Risk

  • One of the !
  • !!!!!!!!!!!
  • You can ask questions but he ont answer them

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because 6 older in-person reviews provide detailed but strongly polarized evidence across different chemistry courses.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM32 reviews
CHEM1A1 review
CHEM2201 review
CHEM251 review
CHEMCHEM1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values