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Chemistry

Joanna Laird

CHEMA130 · CHEM130 · A130 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can self-teach math-heavy chem and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyLots of HomeworkHeavy CurveMandatory Attendance
  • CHEM130 is lecture- and and .
  • , so some students still .
  • Support and office hours are inconsistent; several students felt dismissed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Heavy curve can rescue grades, but tough long tests and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students , and tests outpace practice work.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and warn that skipping means missing and test application.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; fans cite curves and clarity while critics call her a .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tagged tough grader who docks small errors, though a .

Format shift

In-person only; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and frequent prep keep the load high.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

and humor; others say she assumes math skills and seems disengaged.

Format shift

In-person only; opinions split sharply.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

; homework and labs support tests rather than replace them.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CHEM130 mixes clear lectures for some with , and a heavy curve.

Main concern

and , and some students get little office-hour help.

What students said

“ makes you practice. No one ever finishes the tests bc she makes them unbelievably long.”
CHEM130
“I didn't have enough time to finish a couple of tests and still got an A because she grades on a .”
CHEM130
“When I asked her if we can meet for office hours bc I was struggling in the class she basically said she can't meet up bc she is a teacher at 2 other schools.”
CHEM130

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 , and graded strictly despite a .

Long ExamsTests Harder Than HWHeavy CurveSigFigs StrictNo Study Guides

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

sig figs, and commonly unfinished; some sections have no study guides.

Long ExamsTough TestsHeavy CurveNo Study Guides
“No one ever finishes the tests bc she makes them unbelievably long; the tests.”
CHEM130
“She does NO study guides; not even on the final.”
CHEM130
“Watch out for SigFigs!”
CHEM130

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ; save your gpa.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 , and mixed support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“I loved this class! and clarifies if you have a question.”

🧪 Test Difficulty

25/100

“ makes you practice.”

⚖️

40/100

“I still got an A because she grades on a .”

👎 Support Concerns

30/100

“She genuinely doesn't care about her students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's a little intimidating at first due to her bluntness, but she's actually very funny and inspirational.
  • She reads off of her powerpoints but if you don't go to class, you won't see how to apply the material.
  • This is your last choice.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class average is a C, the final average is 74%.
  • if you got the right answer.
  • of the whole class which is good thing.

Theme 3

📝

  • Online hw due every week for each chapter, 3 exams every 4 chapters, EC, & final.
  • Come to class everyday! Its for just showing up.
  • Get ready to study hard for it.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

10 in-person reviews with mixed detail; most are from 2017-2018 with only one recent 2024 comment.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM1308 reviews
A1301 review
CHEMA1301 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

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