AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Tom Stewart

CHAME1A · CHEM4 · CHEM41A · CHEM1 · CHEM1AB · 1A · CHEM1A · CHEM20 · CHEMISTRY · ACHEM · CHEM1B · CHEMISTRY1A · CHEM1190 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want a demanding chemistry class and can study heavily on your own.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerVery Hard ExamsHeavy HomeworkSelf-Teaching RequiredKnowledgeable But MixedConcept Focused
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who learned a lot and students who felt forced to teach themselves.
  • The , and exam difficulty are consistently described as heavy.
  • This is not an easy A, but motivated chemistry students may find the class useful preparation.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible, but reviews repeatedly say , and strong concept mastery.

All grade-effort evidence comes from in-person chemistry reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The material is concept-heavy and often made harder , and the need to learn from the book.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they consistently frame the course as hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Comments say because of labs, quizzes, and checks, and one tag says skipping class means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

Students recommend him mainly for serious learners, while many others criticize , workload, and .

All and is strongly mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Students , and grades that must be earned through heavy preparation.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Reviews mention lots of homework, online assignments, lab reports, weekly quizzes, practice exams, and many study hours.

Format shift

All workload evidence comes from in-person chemistry courses.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

He is often called knowledgeable and helpful, but many reviews say lectures are confusing, PowerPoint-heavy, or require self-teaching.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is in-person only and highly polarized.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment appears , and a final.

Format shift

and exams, with no online evidence.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a difficult, workload-heavy chemistry class with mixed teaching quality and .

Main concern

The , and confusing PowerPoint-based lectures.

What students said

“An A is possible but you really have to work for it.”
CHEM1A
“You have to teach yourself literally everything which is hard especially with the 1B material”
CHEM1B
“This class is not for those that want an easy A.”
CHEM1A

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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Exams and quizzes are often described as hard or random, though some reviews mention practice exams and note cards as helpful.

Hard ExamsFrequent QuizzesPractice ExamsFinal ExamNote Card Allowed

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

final, and at least one comment saying note cards were allowed.

Hard ExamsFrequent QuizzesPractice ExamsFinal ExamNote Card Allowed
“7 quizzes(30points each), 3 exam (120-130 points each)(RANDOM/HARD!) ”
CHEM1B
“LETS U USE A NOTE CARD FOR EXAMS”
ACHEM
“ , but the .”
CHEM1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class is not for those that want an easy A. It is for someone who really wants to learn chemistry.”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“He is a tough lecturer and , but as long as you are willing to look at the book and study his practice exam, it is not that scary.”

📚 Workload Pressure

22/100

“Be ready to spend at least 8 hours a week studying for this class/ doing the homework.”

🧪

42/100

“Stewart is a very difficult teacher and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are powerpoint. Absolutely zero explaining on the board.
  • and understanding.
  • He knows him chem very well but has a problem of conveying his lectures in class.
  • Great lecturing abilities... He's very good at gauging the attention of his students and loves questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • An A is possible but you really have to work for it.
  • This class is not for those that want an easy A.
  • very hard, there is no way to be A student in his class, forget about him, you will have very hard time, don't kill yourselfe.
  • Work hard and you will earn the grade you deserve.

Theme 3

📝

  • THREE TESTS AND A .
  • REQUIRES A !
  • . A lot of lab reports which is typical.
  • Tough teacher, no curving, requires truly understanding of concepts to get good grades.

Data context

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Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-one reviews across many years provide detailed and consistent , and divided teaching opinions.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 58
3 out of 58
2 out of 51
1 out of 510

Course coverage

CHEM1A20 reviews
CHEM1B6 reviews
CHEMISTRY1A3 reviews
CHEM1AB2 reviews
CHEMISTRY2 reviews
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CHEM41A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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