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Natural Sciences

Matthew Ku

CHEM2A · CHEM22 · CHEM002A · 2A · CHEM022 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
38.1%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already know chemistry and can .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teach packetsTest heavyTough graderGroup worksheetsWeak lectures
  • Class is packet and group-worksheet based with little real lecturing.
  • Exams and and often feel harder than class work.
  • Students who already know chem or ; beginners struggle hard.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even and ; an A is possible only with serious outside work.

; the one online review is a .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Chemistry content plus weak instruction and for beginners.

In-person CHEM2A dominates; older CHEM22 notes are mixed but still not easy for weak backgrounds.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Many reviews list attendance mandatory for lecture or .

; in-person often requires group packet sessions.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and frequent do-not-take warnings outweigh a minority who like worksheets.

Older CHEM22 praise exists, but recent CHEM002A in-person reviews are strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags and claims of .

Format shift

A curve-friendly; most disagree.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Packets, weekly homework, labs, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online review cites about ten assignments weekly; and papers.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Core complaint is almost no useful lecture and annoyance when students ask basic questions.

Format shift

In-person and the single online review agree on weak teaching; a small minority like worksheets and slides.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Quizzes and and homework.

Format shift

Consistent across recent in-person CHEM2A; online also labeled test heavy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Mostly harsh in-person CHEM2A feedback: packets, groups, self-teaching, and .

Main concern

and many students feel .

What students said

“he doesn't do lectures you get a packet and have to figure it out by yourself.”
CHEM002A
“Be prepared to teach urself the entire semester.”
CHEM002A
“ , even the gifted students were barely scraping C-.”
CHEM002A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online review reports almost no , and a drop.

Main concern

No instructor lectures and ten assignments per week made the course unworkable.

What students said

“ from his part. .”
CHEM2A

Exam style

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Exams are frequent, timed, and often harder or different from class packets and study guides.

Test heavyTimed examsPop quizzesStudy guides mismatch examsIn-person testing

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and pop quizzes dominate; students say packets do not prepare them for test difficulty.

Timed examsPop quizzesExam-study guide mismatchTest heavy
“ .”
CHEM002A
“when it did come to the .”
CHEM002A

Online

One online review stresses test-heavy load and no real lectures; .

Test heavyHeavy weekly assignments
“expect you to do 10 assignments/weeks. from his part.”
CHEM2A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“BE WARNED!! he doesn't do lectures you get a packet and have to figure it out by yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 reviews, highlighting self-teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Just gives you packets the entire time doesn't really do lectures.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

32/100

“ !!”

📚

22/100

“Be prepared to teach urself the entire semester.”

📝

28/100

“ , even the gifted students were barely scraping C-.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he's not good at explaining and seems annoyed when you do ask.
  • He splits the class into groups & has the group work on high school worksheets.
  • His 'lectures' are not really lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A. You will need to study a lot in your own time.
  • Class is designed to fail.
  • Need a 50% or .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Exams

  • . And times you.
  • Pop quizzes almost every week and .
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-two reviews with a and .

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 59
3 out of 53
2 out of 56
1 out of 517

Course coverage

CHEM002A23 reviews
CHEM2210 reviews
CHEM2A5 reviews
2A2 reviews
759911 review
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CHEM0221 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 2

B range

11

B+ 2 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

3

C 3

D range

3

D+ 3

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2