AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Richard Leitz

CHEM1004 · CHEMISTRY · CHEM101 · CHEM100 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you are a strong self-learner who thrives on notes and ; many students call this a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads from PowerPointTeach yourselfHard trick examsRed pen graderCurve and drop lowest
  • Dominant theme is that he reads lecture notes/PowerPoints and students must teach themselves chemistry.
  • Exams are widely called tough, tricky, or poorly worded; .
  • A , and success possible with .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Very hard to earn an A; nazi, and grades of D and C appear despite a .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Intro chem , and labs that often do not match lecture.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

while saying you still teach yourself from notes.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again is 0% and many ; positives are a .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

; a curve and drop-lowest exam help some but do not feel generous overall.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and four unit exams plus a tough final keep the load high.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Most common critique ; minority call him helpful and clear.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and lecture-note-based tests drive .

Format shift

In-person only.

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

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CHEM100/101 experience is polarizing but leans negative: , and self-teaching dominate over praise for notes and the curve.

Main concern

Unclear teaching and ; .

What students said

“Worst teacher i have ever taken !!!! and you have to !!!!!”
CHEM100
“You are paying to teach yourself and ”
CHEM100
“GrAdEs On A ...”
CHEM100

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

as extremely hard with trick wording; some get a curve and one dropped test.

Tough trick questionsLecture-notes-based examsCurve gradingDrop lowest testHard final

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Exams are tough and often trick-worded, based on lecture notes; curve and .

Extremely hard testsTrick questionsBased on lecture notesBell curveDrop lowest exam
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CHEM100
“the questions are trick questions”
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“GrAdEs On A ...”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Worst teacher i have ever taken !!!! and you have to !!!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 in-person reviews spanning , and mixed niceness. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Clarity

28/100

“ and you have to !!!!!”

📝 Brutal Exams

25/100

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🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“ !!! he doesn't teach you !”

📊

45/100

“GrAdEs On A ...”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • reads
  • He DOES NOT TEACH
  • you have to teach yourself
  • Teaching off the

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very difficult to get an A on anything
  • Loves his RED pen
  • he lowers it so if your really getting an F it is a C

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's a nice teacher, but doesn't wanna help
  • chemistry
  • I love Mr. Leitz! and very helpful

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

30 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2016 with rich, consistent themes on self-teaching and .

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 56
1 out of 510

Course coverage

CHEM10025 reviews
1002 reviews
CHEM10041 review
CHEM1011 review
CHEMISTRY1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values