AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Josh Mandir

CHEMCHEM · CHEM1A · CHEM323 · ADSF202 · CHEMA · CHEM1B · CHEM2B · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid unless you will read ahead, live in the textbook, use SI or tutors, and accept a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBrutal examsTough graderTest-heavyKnows chemistryHomework-exam mismatch
  • and decide most of the grade.
  • He knows chemistry deeply but .
  • Harsh point deductions and GPA.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students report C-range outcomes unless and .

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

14/100

General chemistry content plus exam curveballs make the course feel much harder than standard Chem 1A/1B.

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but policies are not always strictly mandatory across reviews.

In-person only; while others emphasize SI and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About half would risk him for learning depth; .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Students repeatedly report points lost for tiny errors, vague answers, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and .

Format shift

Workload evidence is in-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

44/100

He clearly knows the subject and can help when asked, but and unaligned with tests.

Format shift

Teaching praise and criticism both come from the same in-person pool.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Exams and ; labs and quizzes help but .

Format shift

In-person reviews cite roughly 60 percent exams plus labs and quizzes.

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

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Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person chem sections are lecture and lab heavy with .

Main concern

Tests feel unfairly hard and students to drop.

What students said

“The homework, and practice problems are 10x easier than the exams and that is why I came close to failing all semester.”
CHEM1A
“ . HE IS HORRIBLE!”
CHEM1B
“ , and not really formatted the same way as the homework.”
CHEM1B

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are long, detailed, and much harder than classwork, with .

Extremely hard examsHomework-exam mismatchPartial credit with harsh deductionsTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are described as and high failure pressure.

Harder than homeworkCurveball questionsStrict point deductionsTest heavy
“The homework, and practice problems are 10x easier than the exams”
CHEM1A
“ if you are failing”
CHEM1B
“ almost being unfair”
CHEM1B

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The homework, and practice problems are 10x easier than the exams and that is why I came close to failing all semester.”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 in-person , and study load. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

44/100

“Dr. Mandir knows what he is teaching but does not teach us what we are supposed to know for exams.”

🔥

24/100

“ , and not really formatted the same way as the homework.”

⚖️

22/100

“ if you are failing”

👍

42/100

“ if you are actually willing to put TIME and EFFORT into learning.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and leaves me so confused
  • . extremely helpful
  • . He's anti-social and rude to students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • If u need an A, .
  • over half of the class dropped
  • Study hard and be prepared for excessive amounts of curveball questions.

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Support

  • grade and can save you from a .
  • ASK QUESTIONS, LOTS OF THEM.
  • and he has an before the 2nd test.

Data context

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Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

35

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-five reviews over many years show consistent themes on exam difficulty and .

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 511
3 out of 55
2 out of 513
1 out of 55

Course coverage

CHEM1B17 reviews
CHEM1A12 reviews
CHEMCHEM2 reviews
ADSF2021 review
CHEM2B1 review
Show 2 more courses
CHEM3231 review
CHEMA1 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values