AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Steven Johnson

CHEM101 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
8/100
RMP rating
1.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid this professor for CHEM101 or CHEM102; find another instructor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnresponsiveTough graderOutdated lecturesTest heavySelf-teach required
  • Every review rates quality at 1/5 with .
  • while paying for a costly online textbook subscription.
  • Harsh unrubriced grading, heavy timed exams, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

, and grade penalties make a solid A rare even with major effort.

Both online and in-person reviews report tough grading and self-teaching; most .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material is treated as gen chem difficulty but made , and no study guides.

Online notes class content was not inherently brutal; and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

hits for being even one minute late.

; in-person is strict and punitive.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

All ten reviews give quality 1 and students .

and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

and exams weighted heavier than the syllabus states.

Format shift

in-person comments.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and a large lab practical.

Format shift

; and lab practical weight.

Teaching experience

Awful

8/100

Students call lectures outdated and jumpy, questions unanswered, and instruction unusable for labs.

Format shift

Both formats describe non-teaching and self-YouTube learning.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and a lab practical worth about 30%.

Format shift

and practicals; and quizzes.

Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CHEM is described as the worst class at the school: , and .

Main concern

Harsh exams and guides.

What students said

“ !”
CHEM101
“CANNOT RELY ON HIM FOR ANYTHING. completely self learn from youtube.”
CHEM101
“This course has been the .”
CHEM101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections leave students stranded with unanswered , and a required $100 subscription.

Main concern

Zero support and forced paid platform access while still struggling on .

What students said

“he NEVER answered any of my emails and I was basically on my own to learn the course”
CHEM101
“he makes you buy a $100 online subscription for the textbook and to and quizzes”
CHEM101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and paired with a high-stakes lab practical.

In-person timed examsNo study guidesLab practical heavyTest heavyExam-lecture mismatch

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a lab practical worth roughly 30% of the grade.

In-person timed examsNo study guidesLab practical 30%Pop quizzes
“There was so ,and timed!! A LAB PRACTICAL worth 30% of your grade.”
CHEM101
“The reviews weren't anything like the exams”
CHEM101

Online

Online comments stress heavy homework and .

Heavy homeworkLong confusing lectures
“And .”
CHEM101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews (2 online, 8 , and zero recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Quality

8/100

“His teaching was awful”

📉 Recommendation Rate

5/100

“DONOT recommend taking him for chem 101 or 102”

⚖️

15/100

“ . Marked off 20 pts for a small error.”

📚 Forced Self-Teaching

10/100

“completely self learn from youtube.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are outdated and what's even worse is he makes you buy a $100 online subscription
  • jumps everywhere
  • The lectures didn't teach us anything

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Each exam are said to be worth 13% when in reality it accounts for 30%
  • Way too hard especially for a gen chem 1 class

Theme 3

📬 About Support & Access

  • he NEVER answered any of my emails
  • 50/50 chance he answers your message
  • as well as his students regards

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Ten consistent 1/5 reviews spanning 2019-2025 with detailed shared complaints on teaching and grading.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 510

Course coverage

CHEM10110 reviews

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Audit/No Grade 1