AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

James Yano

CHEM3 · CHEM1A · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can attend every lecture, write perfect notes, and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderNo Slides PostedMandatory AttendanceHit-or-Miss CareLecture-Only Notes
  • but materials are almost never posted online.
  • Strict point docking and .
  • Personality swings from caring to checked-out leave students frustrated.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and , so an A needs heavy study plus near-perfect work.

Online praise is fair grading; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and concepts feel tiring without posted review materials.

In-person CHEM3 drives the hard-content picture; the one online CHEM1A felt more manageable.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and and you will not pass.

; in-person comments stress missing once is costly.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

and care, half refuse because of and no online materials.

The lone online review is strongly yes; and often no.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

Students report docking for tiny mistakes and .

Format shift

; in-person tags and comments dominate with .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of homework, papers, labs after lecture, and .

Format shift

Workload complaints are almost all from in-person CHEM3 reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Some students call lectures clear and caring; others say he rushes, will not post slides, and stops caring when annoyed.

Format shift

Online experience is strongly positive; in-person quality is polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

, but exams and and some feel unwritten by him.

Format shift

and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person CHEM1A/CHEM3 students praise some lectures but slam no , and mood-dependent engagement.

Main concern

Miss class once or lose notes and you are stuck with no online review materials.

What students said

“ but DOES NOT POST ANYTHING ONLINE. Material is solely from lectures and slide shows during class.”
CHEM3
“My only criticism is that he is a .”
CHEM1A
“Miss class once and you're pooched.”
CHEM3

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Single online CHEM1A review is strongly positive: , and solid lectures.

Main concern

Only one online review exists, so the positive online picture may not generalize.

What students said

“Very approachable; I always attended his office hours and emailed him and he responded to me with a . .”
CHEM1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and worksheets, sometimes with bonus items, but .

Test HeavyBonus QuestionsLecture-Based Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lectures; one student said the and felt off-syllabus.

Test HeavyBonus QuestionsStrict Grading
“Just make sure to attend lectures and do the as they are very similar to the test.”
CHEM3
“ and might be bout things we no learn.”
CHEM3

Online

.

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ but DOES NOT POST ANYTHING ONLINE. Material is solely from lectures and slide shows during class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews spanning online and in-person CHEM , and attendance. Credibility rating: Medium.

📝 No Online Materials

20/100

“He refuses to post the . What you get written down in your notes during class is all you will have to study off of.”

⚖️

24/100

“My only criticism is that he is a .”

📍

12/100

“Miss class once and you're pooched.”

👨‍🏫 Mixed Teaching Care

45/100

“Professor Yano is a great guy. He seems to really care for his students and takes the time to go .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures make sense and I never felt like I didn't know how to do the homework.
  • He would go by the lectures quickly and thinks everything is written down in .05 seconds.
  • He does not post his lectures online as it will become the schools property and not his.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He grade real strict for tiny mistakes.
  • .
  • though I study for hours.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professor Yano is fair and easy to talk to.
  • if anything at all in your class sets him off he immediately goes into i don't care mode.
  • Very approachable; I always attended his office hours.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews from 2021-2023 give a usable sample with consistent themes, but one online review and polarized grades limit certainty.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM36 reviews
CHEM1A2 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B- 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1