AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Richard P McKee

CHEM0379 · CHEMISTRY1B · CHEM22 · OCHEM · CHEM1A · CHEM1A1B · CHEMA · ALLALL · CHEM1B · CHEM1AAND1B · 127 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you already know chemistry and ; most students report a frustrating, unhelpful experience.

Best fit · Self Taught ProBarely LecturesSelf-Study ChemHarsh Unfair GraderCondescendingThrow You In Deep End
  • Most students say he barely lectures and expects you to teach yourself from the book.
  • , and inconsistent by student.
  • A few prepared self-starters pass with solid grades, but .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some get an A with steady study or old tests, but many report hard quizzes, picky unit deductions, and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content plus little lecturing forces self-teaching of abstract concepts at a demanding pace.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

; some say lecture is useless and you can study alone, but labs and late-work cutoffs still matter.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

The dominant advice is do not take him, citing no teaching, arrogance, and strong self-starters.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Students repeatedly describe random point cuts, unit nitpicking, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Workload is less about assigned volume and , and reading the book alone.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

A large share of reviews say he if you push, though a if you prepare and ask.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades hinge on quizzes that and textbook-based work.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person chem labs and lectures with minimal , and frequent complaints of rude or belittling behavior.

Main concern

He does not teach clearly, grades inconsistently, and can belittle students, so .

What students said

“hardly ever lectures. not helpful. talks down to students.”
CHEM22
“he ,i dont knw what's he doing in class.you have to read the book by yourself”
CHEM1B
“ . questions hardly change. easy A if you know someone who took the class before.”
CHEM22

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Quizzes are frequently harder than exams; a few note recycled test questions, with .

Hard QuizzesExams Easier Than QuizzesRecycled Old TestsIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams; quizzes often tougher than finals, and some report recycled old tests.

Hard QuizzesRecycled TestsIn-Person Exams
“His quizes are definitely harder than the exams.”
CHEM1B
“ . questions hardly change.”
CHEM22

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“PLEASE do not take from this teacher, he is so arrogant and acts so high above his students... ... if not RUN!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning roughly 2005-2011, highlighting teaching gaps, grading complaints, and minority self-starter success. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

30/100

“He doesn't teach!! he is also very rude!”

⚖️

22/100

“if you and other students make the same mistake on the same problem,he would take 1point from student a,2pt from student b”

🚫 Recommendation

28/100

“ .... do urself a favor and dont take him....”

📚

42/100

“taking .you are just wasting time in his lecture.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • hardly ever lectures. not helpful.
  • He tells you everything you need is in the book and barely lectures.
  • Expect to be learn most of the material on your own.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy A if you know someone who took the class before.
  • he will talk of variable ammounts of .

Theme 3

😤 About Classroom Tone

  • On many a day he would verbally abuse and belittle certain students.
  • His ego is as vast as the universe and he's unbelievably condescending
  • he is discriminative of Asians.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

127

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews over many years show consistent themes of weak lecturing and harsh tone, with only a smaller positive minority.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 510
3 out of 517
2 out of 517
1 out of 555

Course coverage

CHEM2217 reviews
CHEM1B13 reviews
CHEM1A12 reviews
CHEM1AAND1B2 reviews
ALLALL1 review
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CHEMISTRY1B1 review
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