AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Justin Ketcham

CHEN1A · CHEM4 · CHEM130 · CHEM1A · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you will do the homework; lectures make chemistry understandable and a solid grade is realistic.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesLots of homeworkCaringClear gradingCurved tests
  • Recent students praise excellent lectures, provided notes, and fair or .
  • but is the and good grades.
  • Older scattered complaints about toughness or past issues exist, but current tone is strongly positive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

A is possible with and study; B is common and but not free.

Online review stresses A is very possible with work; in-person echoes effort-for-reward.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Chemistry content is real and sometimes hard, but .

Both formats say the class is manageable if you do every practice.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

; students warn not .

In-person comments dominate attendance rules; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

and recent reviews repeatedly call him amazing and .

Nearly all modern in-person and the .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Some call him a ; overall fair if effort is shown.

Format shift

Online calls him lenient; in-person is mixed between tough and curved.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Almost every review stresses lots of homework and practice work that you must complete.

Format shift

and in person.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Students highlight excellent lectures, memory tricks, and genuine care for learning.

Format shift

Strong praise in both formats; .

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

as checkpoints, and tests all matter; .

Format shift

Similar balance across formats.

Luni fit check

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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

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students mostly call lectures excellent, notes sufficient without a textbook, and if .

Main concern

and some reports of tough or .

What students said

“Lectures are REALLY good, he gives you notes so you ”
CHEM1A
“Makes chem easy to understand! ”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Single online review says A is very possible with full effort on lectures and ; professor is caring and a .

Main concern

Slacking off causes grades to slip quickly.

What students said

“The A is VERY POSSIBLE. Professor Ketcham is not a bad professor, very caring, and ”
CHEM4

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and ; and no late makeups.

Quizzes as checkpointsCurved testsHomework-aligned examsNo late quiz makeups

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are not that hard when lectures and homework are followed; .

Curved testsQuizzesFair exams
“I found that ”
CHEM1A
“ ”
CHEM1A

Online

One online review links grades to homework volume and study; .

Test heavyLots of homework
“The class isn't hard if you do every practice he gives you”
CHEM4

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Absolutely amazing professor!”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, , and high recent recommendations. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Lecture Quality

82/100

“Lectures are REALLY good, he gives you notes so you ”

📚

30/100

“You must put the effort in to study on your own”

👍 Recommendation

86/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Makes chem easy to understand
  • everything we ever need is in the lecture
  • he managed to teach us everything we needed to know

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Absolutely possible to get a B, possible to get an A too
  • The A is VERY POSSIBLE
  • Do the homework!! It'll help you

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • Offers help to selective students
  • be prepared to do tons of HW

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

13 reviews with consistent recent praise but a long time span and a few old extreme negatives reduce overall strength.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM1A9 reviews
CHEM42 reviews
CHEM1301 review
CHEN1A1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 1 · A- 2

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1