AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Kevin Barnese

CHEM12A · CHEMIA · CHEM1 · CHEM1A · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you will study hard and ask questions; he rewards effort with .

Best fit · Effort For RewardWhiteboard teacherPartial creditApproachableSelf-study neededFair tests
  • Many students call him patient, nice, and great at whiteboard teaching that builds understanding.
  • Chemistry is still tough; some say lectures scatter and you must teach yourself.
  • Partial credit, study guides, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Partial credit and study guides help, but .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard hard chem difficulty .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Several reviews mark attendance mandatory and .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

, and solid teaching when you put in work.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Students note partial credit, occasional grade rounding, and fair tests.

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Homework and if you keep up with study.

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Often praised as clear and inspirational, with a minority calling lectures scattered.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of exams, homework, labs, and review .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and partial credit while a minority say lectures force self-teaching.

Main concern

Some students feel lectures lack big-picture clarity and office-hour help can feel unhelpful.

What students said

“Quite literally the greatest professor whom ever lived. Teaches using the whiteboard will ensure that you know the material like the back of your hand.”
CHEM12A
“This class is definitely a tough one, as for all chem classes, but as long as you study hard for .”
CHEM1A
“You will teach yourself. Very smart and nice guy but terrible at explaining the why, what, who, where.”
61550

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 challenging but fair, often supported by study guides and partial credit.

Fair but hard examsStudy guidesPartial creditWhiteboard lecture based

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

yet fair with partial credit and .

Fair examsPartial creditStudy guides
“ , but in all honesty they are fair.”
CHEM1A
“he provides study guides for .”
CHEM1A
“ but fair.”
CHEM1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Barnese is a . He's always patient with explaining things when someone doesn't understand, no matter how dumb the question may be.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching fairness and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Made us all Love ORGANIC CHEMISTRY!”

👍 Recommendation

76/100

“ .”

⚖️

70/100

“He is extremely lenient on his grading which helps on test grades plus he provides study guides for .”

📚

40/100

“You will teach yourself. Very smart and nice guy but terrible at explaining the why, what, who, where.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes Chemistry to be one of your amazing classes!
  • Lectures are all over the place.
  • great at explaining concepts.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Definitely not an easy class, as for all chemistry classes
  • put in the effort and you will succeed
  • an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he is a
  • and helpful.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen mostly older in-person reviews with consistent fairness themes but limited recent sample size.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM1A8 reviews
CHEM12 reviews
615501 review
CHEM12A1 review
CHEMIA1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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