AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Paul Richardson

CHE1B · CHEM2A · CHEM100 · CHE1A · 1AAND1B · CHEM1A · CHE2A · 2A · CHE12A · CHEM1B · CHEM2B · 157 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
34.18%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

; only consider lower-level CHE2A if you just need a light gen-ed grade and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProFinal Is EverythingSelf-Taught RequiredPolarizing ChemUnreliable CommunicationNursing Easy Path
  • CHE2A is often an easy show-up path; CHE1B and
  • Grade often hinges on a
  • some find him funny and , and no real teaching

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Lower-level sections can yield easy A or B for showing up, but 1B paths and .

In-person CHE2A is easier; online 1B is much harder to grade well.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content ranges from practical easy chem to pre-OChem level difficulty depending on course number.

Online higher chem feels harder and more self-taught than recent in-person 2A.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

62/100

and , while others still punish missing class or rank effort.

Online attendance is often not mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Roughly one-third would take again, with a long trail of and GPA risk.

Negative intensity is strong online for 1B; in-person 2A has more conditional yes votes.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

Some 2A grades feel generous for attendance, but many call him a tough or .

Format shift

Online 1B skews harsh; in-person 2A can feel lenient if you show up.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

2A often has almost no graded homework, while , and finals.

Format shift

In-person 2A feels light; online 1B reports heavy self-teaching and quizzes.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

A minority praise clarity and humor, but many report dull lectures, ego, cancellations, and no real instruction.

Format shift

Online communication failures are especially severe; in-person is mixed by course level.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Comments repeatedly say the entire grade.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize finals; some online also stress weekly quizzes.

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

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person CHE2A is often easy and ; many CHE1A/1B students still call lectures dull or unorganized.

Main concern

Learning little while .

What students said

“ . show up and listen to lectures”
CHE2A
“I don't even know why he chose to become a teacher. He does not want his students to succeed.”
CHE1B

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CHEM1B experiences are often harsh: sparse , and self-teaching from the book.

Main concern

Poor communication and .

What students said

“Ghosted our class for 3 weeks at the beginning of the semester”
CHE1B
“Had to teach ourselves from the textbook. He uploaded only a few videos the entire semester.”
CHEM1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and and hard or mismatched quizzes.

Final HeavyGraded by Few ThingsWeekly QuizzesOpen Book Then No NotesTrue False Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

or all of the grade, sometimes after open-book rules change late.

Final 100 PercentOpen Book Then No NotesRank Based GradingWeekly Quizzes
“your grade depends pretty much solely on the final”
CHE2A
“It was open book but then he switched up to no ”
CHE2A

Online

Online reviews describe tough quizzes, vague study guides, sparse videos, and .

Tough QuizzesVague Study GuidesSelf-Taught ExamsTrue False Format
“ ”
CHE1B
“ . Not much guidance.”
CHEM1B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want . Nursing students, take this class!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across CHE2A easy-path and and teaching gaps. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“Don't take this class if you actually want to learn. guessing game.”

📉 Recommendation Risk

32/100

“For !!!! ”

🧪

20/100

“The final is 100% of your grade, +/- 10% dependent on how "well" you do in the labs”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are dull and awful
  • Learned NOTHING from them
  • He really knows how to make complicated stuff easy to understand

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Only thing that is graded is the
  • If you care about

Theme 3

📬 About Communication

  • Ghosted our class for 3 weeks
  • He has a tendency to ignore emails for months on end
  • when asked for help his gives incredibly condescending answers

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

157

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across many years and course levels show a consistent high-risk pattern despite course-level variation.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 543
4 out of 526
3 out of 516
2 out of 521
1 out of 551

Course coverage

CHE2A14 reviews
CHE1B12 reviews
CHEM2B6 reviews
2A5 reviews
CHE1A5 reviews
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CHEM1B2 reviews
CHEM2A2 reviews
1AAND1B1 review
CHE12A1 review
CHEM1001 review
CHEM1A1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

15

A 15

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

18

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 11 · Rather not say 2