AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Gary Plourde

CHEM · CHEM1B · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid unless you have no other chemistry option and can handle high stress and strict testing.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerRude and StressfulTest HeavyPop QuizzesTough GraderInconsistent Reviews
  • Recent review describes a loud, rude, military-boot-camp classroom
  • , and
  • One very and easy, but newer tone is strongly negative

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and test heavy, and one student dropped despite older claims of easy As.

All evidence is in-person; older easy-A praise conflicts with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Recent difficulty is rated high with pop quizzes and .

All evidence is in-person across CHEM1B and CHEM.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

One detailed review states attendance was mandatory in a high-stress class setting.

Attendance detail appears only in an in-person CHEM1B review.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Where and describe a hostile classroom.

All evidence is in-person; recommendation data is sparse but negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Recent tags include tough grader; one .

Format shift

Recent in-person evidence outweighs a 2006 easy-tests comment.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Test heavy and beware of .

Format shift

Workload signals come from recent in-person CHEM1B tags and comments.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Recent students say he is loud, rude, and talks down to them, despite one old positive review.

Format shift

In-person reviews conflict by decade; recent tone is strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Comments emphasize tests and .

Format shift

Assessment details come from in-person CHEM1B reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CHEM experiences range from an stress, rudeness, and heavy testing.

Main concern

Recent students describe , and .

What students said

“He ensures to make every day as stressful as possible.”
CHEM1B
“very easy teacher, he was so nice with his students. .”
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

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Recent feedback highlights heavy testing and .

Test HeavyPop QuizzesTough Grader

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person CHEM1B is described as test heavy with pop quizzes and .

Test HeavyPop QuizzesTough Grader
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CHEM1B

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Everyday he says every single word in a loud and angry tone and it makes me feel like Im at a military boot camp!”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews spanning many years, weighting recent stress and testing themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

😠 Hostile Classroom

25/100

“So rude, talks down to his students, never even bothers to care about their feelings!”

📝 Test Pressure

28/100

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🕰️ Conflicting Past Praise

55/100

“very easy teacher, he was so nice with his students. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • loud and angry tone
  • military boot camp
  • talks down to his students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Test heavy
  • Beware of pop quizzes

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Three reviews span 2006-2021 with mixed detail; recent harsh feedback is clearer than the empty 2013 note.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM1B2 reviews
CHEM1 review

Reported outcomes

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C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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Drop/Withdrawal 1