AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Victor Tam

CHEM12AB · 12ABC · CHEM12A · OCHEM12A · CHEM12 · CHEM1A · OCHEM12AB · CHEM12C · CHEM30B · CHEM30 · CHEM12B · AA · OCHEM12B · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want strong chemistry instruction and are ready to work hard for the grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear LecturesHard ExamsStrong Office HoursPractice HeavyLearn A Lot
  • Students , and engaging teaching.
  • The course , and ACS preparation.
  • Success usually requires steady practice, office hours, and serious studying.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is possible, but students repeatedly say it takes hard studying, practice problems, and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Organic chemistry and , and difficult even with .

Only in-person reviews exist, and they consistently describe challenging course content.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

as mandatory, but students say lectures and office hours are important for success.

and using office hours, while online evidence is absent.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Students recommend him because he teaches clearly, prepares students well, and makes difficult chemistry learnable.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Reviews mention curves and doable tests, but and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly describe heavy studying, practice problems, hard quizzes, and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload, and .

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Most students , and knowledgeable despite the difficulty.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Reviews repeatedly emphasize quizzes, midterms, finals, and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention assessment, and they strongly focus on exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students describe him as an excellent and helpful chemistry teacher whose classes are challenging but rewarding.

Main concern

and heavy study demands can overwhelm students who fall behind.

What students said

“It's not an easy class! Definitely need to buckle down and study hard for an A in his class.”
CHEM12A
“NOT easy, but good luck finding an easy Ochem prof.”
CHEM12C

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are described as challenging and preparation-heavy, with ACS details explicitly noted in one review.

Hard ExamsChallenging MidtermsACS ExamFinal ExamNo Periodic Table Mentioned

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and ACS preparation, but do not clearly prove proctoring or open-book policy.

Hard ExamsChallenging MidtermsACS ExamFinal Exam
“No periodic table or value table provided.”
12
“Everything and final.”
CHEM12AB
“Just need to study a lot for the hard quizzes and midterms though.”
CHEM1A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ...Very helpful, very informative, and challenging but still quite likable on a personal level.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, grades, and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“ and knowledgable. outstanding lectures.”

📈 Grade Effort

55/100

“Definitely need to buckle down and study hard for an A in his class.”

🧪

34/100

“be wary of the final because it will end you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are very well structured and easy to follow.
  • He encourages you to attend office because you get to spend some one on one time with him.
  • He makes the class fun and challenging.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You gotta study your ass off to ace his class!
  • NOT easy, but good luck finding an easy Ochem prof.
  • Not easy for first time studying chem. Need to work your ass off!

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • study very hard for his midterms and quizzes and you will learn more than any other chem class.
  • The lecture portion is and exams.
  • No periodic table or value table provided.

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five reviews across several years are detailed and highly consistent about strong teaching and .

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM1A5 reviews
CHEM12AB4 reviews
CHEM12A3 reviews
CHEM30B3 reviews
121 review
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12ABC1 review
AA1 review
CHEM121 review
CHEM12B1 review
CHEM12C1 review
CHEM301 review
OCHEM12A1 review
OCHEM12AB1 review
OCHEM12B1 review

Reported outcomes

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