AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Matthew Shimazu

CHEM4 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
55/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Take him if you want to learn chemistry deeply and can tolerate a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerClear LecturesTough GraderLots Of PracticeMistake ProneAttendance Matters
  • Many students praise his clear , and office-hour support.
  • The class is consistently hard, with , and a .
  • A major risk is repeated mistakes in , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible, but students repeatedly say the class is hard and , and attendance.

All evidence comes from in-person CHEM4 reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content is difficult, and students say he sometimes makes the class harder to prepare them for later courses.

, and they consistently describe a challenging course.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Multiple reviews warn that skipping class makes passing unlikely because the material is hard to recover alone.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and strong resources, but some strongly warn against the disorganization.

Recommendation and is mixed but mostly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Tags and comments often call him a , though some students say and fair.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students report , and a cumulative final.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

75/100

His lectures and notes are often praised as clear and thorough, but repeated errors and disorganization reduce the experience.

Format shift

, and they show both strong teaching and serious organization issues.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades appear heavily driven by quizzes, exams every few chapters, and a as support.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but often effective chemistry instructor, with strong teaching resources offset by errors and heavy assessment pressure.

Main concern

Frequent mistakes in assignments and and .

What students said

“His lectures are very thorough, offers a lot of practice examples to get students to grasp material well.”
CHEM4
“he makes so and exams.”
CHEM4
“Quizzes and homework for every chapter, 4 exams, and a .”
CHEM4

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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The exam structure is demanding, with frequent quizzes, several exams, and a cumulative final, while reviews .

Frequent QuizzesMultiple ExamsCumulative FinalExam Errors Reported

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews report quizzes, tests, exams every few chapters, and a or proctoring.

Frequent QuizzesMultiple ExamsCumulative FinalExam Errors Reported
“Quizzes and .”
CHEM4
“You have exams every 3-4 chapters, weekly quizzes, and a .”
CHEM4
“Quizzes and homework for every chapter, 4 exams, and a .”
CHEM4

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Although his class is hard you'll learn a lot from it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

75/100

“Professor Shimazu teaches in a clear and .”

📈 Difficulty And Grades

38/100

“Compared to other professors his class is easier, but you still need to work hard to pass the class.”

🧪

32/100

“You have exams every 3-4 chapters, weekly quizzes, and a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are very thorough, offers a lot of practice examples to get students to grasp material well.
  • Professor Shimazu teaches in a clear and .
  • His notes are very well structured and his lectures are really thorough.
  • he makes so and exams.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Workload

  • Chemistry isn't an easy class, but he gives you a lot of resources which makes it easier to study for exams and quizzes.
  • Just put in the work he gives you & you'll be fine.
  • Quizzes and homework for every chapter, 4 exams, and a .
  • Material is hard to understand if you miss a day, so make sure you go.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization Problems

  • and even tests.
  • There are several typos on all three that make the work extra difficult.
  • At times a , but still overall good at teaching.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Ten detailed reviews from the same course give consistent evidence , and organization problems.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM410 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

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