Michael McCarthy

CHEM30 · CHEM12A · CHEM30A · CHEM30B · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 2.9/5
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Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you can handle unclear lectures and , and possibly outside help.

Best fit · Effort For RewardUnclear LecturesFair but PolarizingEasy ExamsPossible FavoritismHelpful When Engaged

Reviews are sharply split between students who found him fair and helpful and students .
Chemistry content is not easy, but some students say exams and dropped scores make an A realistic with attendance and notes.
Several negative comments and weak lecture value.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A seems , and dropped scores, but fairness complaints keep it from being a low-effort A.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Chemistry is described as not easy, and learn.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

42/100

Students are divided, with some praising fairness and help while others strongly warn against taking him.

The recommendation and is strongly mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Dropped assessments and easy exams suggest leniency, but multiple students accuse him of .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

58/100

, and book reading, but not an overwhelming workload.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

45/100

He is sometimes called helpful and friendly, but several .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Comments mention exams, quizzes, labs, lectures, notes, and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are highly polarized, with strong praise for fairness and help balanced and grading.

Main concern

Lecture clarity and .

What students said

“His lecture doesn't help at all. if .”
CHEM30A

“You and one lab.”
CHEM30A

“ but .”
CHEM30

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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The and one exam, one quiz, and one lab can be dropped.

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Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews support a student-friendly exam setup with easy exams and dropped assessments, but .

Easy ExamsDropped ExamDropped QuizDropped Lab

“You and one lab.”
CHEM30A

“ .”
CHEM30A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Chem is not easy, but he makes it fun and interesting.”
Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“His lecture doesn't help at all.”

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50/100

“He doesn't grade fairly. .”

📈 Grade Path

62/100

“As long as you attend the and read the book, your A is guaranteed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Extremely friendly and helpful.
His lecture doesn't help at all.
but .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Chem is not easy, but he makes it fun and interesting.
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He doesn't grade fairly. .

Theme 3

👍 About Recommendation

if .
He is the best teacher in the whole foothill college.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

66/100

Evidence confidence

Eight older reviews give a usable but dated and highly polarized picture with limited detail in some comments.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 54

1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM30A4 reviews

CHEM302 reviews

CHEM12A1 review

CHEM30B1 review

Reported outcomes

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Michael McCarthy

Take him only if you can handle unclear lectures and rely on attendance, notes, the book, and possibly outside help.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

⚖️ Grading Fairness

📈 Grade Path

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

👍 About Recommendation

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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A range

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F

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if you can handle unclear lectures and , and possibly outside help.

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