AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Joshua Tolopilo

CHEM113 · CHEM101 · CHEM102 · CHEM112 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you want to truly learn chemistry and will study hard; avoid if you need an easy A or .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing chemistry lecturesTough graderTest and lecture heavyHilarious chill vibeStudy every day for A
  • Students love his clear, non-PowerPoint lectures and humor, calling him one of the .
  • Exams and ; As require near-daily study and strong effort.
  • , and a minority call grading petty.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Students say you can earn high grades only with daily study; he is a and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and labs make this a high-effort course.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and tags warn that skipping class means you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Most students would take him again for deep learning despite difficulty; one strongly warns about failing and communication.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and comments about petty grading and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Daily study, weekly quizzes, labs, and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

, and strong in-class help.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Test-heavy and lecture-heavy with weekly quizzes and labs; .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Demanding in-person chem with , and high payoff for students who put in the work.

Main concern

, and limited out-of-class email response.

What students said

“He is the !! never have I been able to understand the material so well!”
CHEM112
“Chill guy but is a ”
CHEM102
“ . I got an A in his Organic Chemistry course but I studied almost everyday.”
CHEM112

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 are original, very hard, and central to the grade, with weekly quizzes and .

Extremely challenging examsWeekly quizzesTest heavyOriginal non-textbook tests

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and extremely challenging; weekly quizzes and labs matter, and skipping class hurts.

Challenging original examsWeekly quizzesTest heavyAttendance critical
“ . I got an A in his Organic Chemistry course but I studied almost everyday.”
CHEM112
“He and !”
CHEM102
“the , you really need to understand the concepts”
CHEM113

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is the !! never have I been able to understand the material so well! ... . I got an A in his Organic Chemistry course but I studied almost everyday.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, highlighting excellent teaching with . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“ and concise, and its amazing how he conveys the information.”

👍

82/100

“Going to miss his class. :(”

📝

28/100

“ .”

⚠️

24/100

“He is an and very rarely responds to questions outside of scheduled class time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He and exams
  • Very funny and cultured.
  • never have I been able to understand the material so well!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Chill guy but is a
  • you really have to work.
  • Many people repeat his class due to failing.

Theme 3

⏰ About Effort Required

  • STUDY STUDY STUDY. And finish the labs.
  • I studied almost everyday
  • if you study the material enough (like everyday) then you should be good. Weekly quizzes!

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed in-person reviews from 2015-2017 with strong and strong teaching.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM1123 reviews
CHEM1022 reviews
CHEM1011 review
CHEM1131 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1