AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

James Hargrove

CHEM1126 · CHEM1062 · CHEM101 · CHEM100 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid unless you already know chemistry well and are ready to teach yourself from the book.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOff-Topic LecturesHard ExplainerLabs Not SupportiveMixed Easy ClaimsAvoid Majority
  • Most students say he is smart but cannot teach clearly and goes off topic.
  • and call the class extremely hard or poorly explained.
  • A , and an A is possible with heavy effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is described as possible only if you prioritize the class heavily; many call it very hard or poorly taught.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students repeatedly cite hard content, sparse examples, and lectures that .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

One stronger review says go to class and pay attention to succeed, but .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most comments warn students not to take him, with only a couple of partial defenses.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

One student says an A is possible with enough effort and test review, but .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students call the class time-consuming and warn against stacking another science or math course.

Format shift

All workload comments come from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Dominant theme is that he knows chemistry but , and .

Format shift

All teaching comments come from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Students mention that some turn in the next day.

Format shift

All assessment comments come from in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person chemistry is often described as , and , with limited lab help.

Main concern

and off-topic lectures leave many students lost despite some easy-lab or review-test comments.

What students said

“ . I would never take him again.”
CHEM101
“He is the !!!!!!”
CHEM101
“this guy is and bring back the next day”
CHEM101

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.

Tests are often reviewed beforehand and there are ; .

Reviewed Before TestsMultiple Tests With One DropFinal ExamTake-Home Lab Reports

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests are reviewed before the , and a final; labs may be take-home for some sections.

Reviewed Before TestsMultiple Tests With One DropFinal ExamTake-Home Lab Reports
“ taking it.”
CHEM101
“4 test, one drop, final. and fun, but don't expect him to help.”
CHEM101
“ and bring back the next day beginning of class to turn it in”
CHEM101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Don't believe the guy's comments below me. He is the !!!!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person , and minority easy-lab notes. Credibility rating: Medium.

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28/100

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📉 Teaching Quality

32/100

“ . I would never take him again.”

📚 Hard Content

32/100

“Class is challenging but possible. Pay attention, go to class, read the book and ask questions”

🧪

55/100

“this guy is and bring back the next day beginning of class to turn it in”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Went off topic a lot and much more in depth in class
  • he's smart and knows chem, but
  • He goes off topic a lot, and does minimal examples

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • hardest class of my life!!!!!!
  • An A grade is possible if you try hard enough and make the class a priority
  • just do the homework and the

Theme 3

🧪

  • taking it
  • 4 test, one drop, final

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

60/100

Evidence confidence

Nine in-person reviews from 2007-2010 consistently lean negative on teaching quality, with a and lab details.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CHEM1015 reviews
CHEM1002 reviews
CHEM10621 review
CHEM11261 review

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