AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Debra Wood

CHEM5A · CHEM2A · 2B · CHEM2 · CHEM1 · CHEM2A2B · CHEM22 · CHEM1A · 1A · CHEM4382 · CHEM2B · 157 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
38.1%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Only take if you can commit serious weekly study time and ; many .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLots of homeworkTough graderOff-topic tangentsMandatory attendanceTest heavy
  • and exams
  • Often goes off on personal tangents and falls behind the syllabus
  • some praise caring and and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible with , and exam prep, but and content is hard.

Both online and ; online adds zero-credit HW and camera rules.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content is dense, fast-paced, and often behind schedule after tangents.

In-person dominates the sample; online students also report heavy lectures and high difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

; online Zoom even demands a visible face.

; in-person tags and comments say skip and you will not pass.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Would-take-again is low and many call her the worst or .

Online reviews are almost all no; in-person is split but still leans negative overall.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

and comments about exact wording and free-response detail dominate.

Format shift

Online and ; some older notes mention a curve and .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Lots of , and presentations.

Format shift

; online adds unpaid busywork on top of tests.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

and care; many cite tangents, belittling, and poor time use.

Format shift

In-person is more mixed; recent online reviews skew harshly negative on teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes and tests carry most of the grade; .

Format shift

; and presentations too.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and homework-loaded; attendance is required and quizzes/tests hit often, with mixed views on whether she cares or belittles students.

Main concern

, and class time lost to personal stories leave many behind or dropping.

What students said

“Never worked so hard for any class at PCC... Quizzes and , a 10 page research paper”
CHEM2B
“You could give a 100% correct answer, but if she didn't like the .”
CHEM2B

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online CHEM2A felt chaotic during the pandemic pivot: ungraded homework, and lots of personal tangents instead of teaching.

Main concern

and tough tests make the online format especially high-stress.

What students said

“ . she will get mad and give you a 0 if you dont show your zoom feed or face.”
CHEM2A
“Assigns crazy amount of homework and doesn't even give credit for it.”
CHEM2A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent quizzes and ; finals are still high-stakes.

Weekly quizzesFree-response detailTest heavyPop quizzesCumulative final

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

response needs her keywords, and finals can be cumulative.

Free-response quizzesWeekly quizzes and testsCumulative finalEssay-style answers
“ .”
CHEM2B
“The SPECIFIC KEYWORDS she used during her lecture”
CHEM2B

Online

; reviews do not clearly prove proctoring software but stress heavy testing and homework.

Test heavyLots of homeworkPop quizzes
“ & I hope you have a lot of time.”
CHEM2A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Prof. wood is by far the . She does not teach and expects you to know everything before coming to class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in , and classroom tone. Credibility rating: High.

📚

18/100

“Copious amounts of homework but does not grade it, ultimately a distraction from studying for test and quizzes.”

⚖️

28/100

“You could give a 100% correct answer, but if she didn't like the .”

🗣️ Off-Topic Lectures

40/100

“She loves to take up class time by talking about her personal life; her ex-husband and wonderful son.”

👍 Polarized Care

42/100

“She truly cares for her students and will do whatever she can to help you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She goes off topic a lot and talks about her husband's and past life.
  • Biggest complaint is that she wastes SO MUCH time ranting about irrelevant material.
  • and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if your looking for an "easy A", not gonna happen!
  • You definitely have to work for the A.
  • Never worked so hard for any class at PCC.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • She has made multiple students cry by putting them down.
  • Shes rude and cuts students off by making them feel dumb
  • She told me I must have a learning disability and to go get it checked out.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

157

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with detailed, consistent themes on workload, tangents, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 569
4 out of 522
3 out of 528
2 out of 515
1 out of 523

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

11

A 10 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

2

D+ 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3