AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Farah Firtha

CHEM107 · CHEM101 · CHEM100 · 95 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
76.74%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you will put in serious weekly hours and prefer a caring Chem teacher over an easy course.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest HeavyLots of HomeworkCaring In PersonDisorganized OnlineExtra Credit Matters
  • In-person students often call her one of the ; online reviews are sharply split on organization and self-teaching.
  • Workload and tests are heavy; and doing everything on time often make or break the grade.
  • Expect Macmillan/Sapling-style fees and timed assessments rather than a free Easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A usually , and in a test-heavy Chem sequence.

Online and self-teaching; in-person students say A is possible with consistent work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Intro and gen chem content, algebra, frequent labs, and students.

Both formats call Chem hard; accelerated online 8-week sections feel especially intense.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

62/100

Many online sections report non-mandatory attendance with prerecorded lectures, while .

Online evidence leans optional; in-person evidence is mixed but less about strict roll-call than workload.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

About three-quarters would take her and tempered by sharp online complaints.

In-person reviews are far more must-take; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

and extensions; others say it is unclear, rigid on lateness, and dependent on .

Format shift

Online ; in-person comments more often say fair and transparent.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and tests stack heavily, especially in summer or 8-week formats.

Format shift

Online and accelerated sections and daily lab load.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

When live or , and motivating; recycled online materials and weak feedback drag the average down.

Format shift

and lecture quality.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test-heavy tags dominate, with quizzes and timed exams carrying major .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize tests; online adds timed part-2 show-your-work exams and .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

with practice, and strong learning if you put in the work.

Main concern

Still a .

What students said

“Do EVERYTHING to enroll in her course. .”
CHEM100
“She does not tell you to study things that you will not be tested on.”
CHEM100
“Do what she says and you will get an A.”
CHEM101

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Chem is high-volume with prerecorded or , and frequent self-teaching; some still love her care and flexibility.

Main concern

, and expensive platforms frustrate many online students.

What students said

“Be prepared to teach yourself lol”
CHEM100
“if you don't do the , it hurts your grade.”
CHEM100
“ .”
CHEM100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent and often timed or harder than class examples, though many say content matches lectures if you practice.

Timed ExamsTest HeavyPractice/Exam AlignmentShow Your Work UploadsExtra Credit Dependent

Assessment risk

Standard

44/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as straightforward if you use practice problems and lectures; still demanding and frequent.

Test HeavyPractice Exam SimilarityPartial CreditClear Test Focus
“The from class, but do textbook problems to practice!”
CHEM100
“ !”
CHEM100
“She and quizzes.”
CHEM107

Online

work, and students report short limits and material that can feel uncovered.

Timed ExamsShow Work PicturesWeekly QuizzesTest Heavy
“ so you need to be quick with your calculations.”
CHEM100
“The part 2 exams where show a picture of the .”
CHEM100
“ limit for them was way too short.”
CHEM100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Do EVERYTHING to enroll in her course. . Sell a kidney to take her class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (23 online, 27 in person), highlighting format split, heavy Chem workload, and caring teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“She's a if you are stuck, very accessible inside and outside of class.”

📦 Workload Load

24/100

“this class was really heavily work loaded. I had whole days dedicated to me catching up.”

🖥️ Online Organization Risk

40/100

“ ! Look for a different Chem prof PLEASE! This instructor was so unorganized and unprofessional.”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“100% recommended taking her!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures were lighthearted and easy to understand.
  • She makes chem make sense & something I genuinely loved!
  • She is incredible in simplifying everything for students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Chemistry is a hard class but if you put in the work you'll do well.
  • If you dont do the work , it WILL HURT YOUR GRADE.
  • This class requires tons of time!

Theme 3

🖥️ About Online Experience

  • Be prepared to teach yourself lol
  • She uses old lecture videos from the year 2020.
  • at all for online classes. You must learn everything on your own on youtube.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

95

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with a large online and , and repeated themes on workload and format differences support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 564
4 out of 57
3 out of 59
2 out of 54
1 out of 511

Course coverage

CHEM10033 reviews
CHEM10114 reviews
CHEM1073 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 1 · A 11 · A- 2

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 1