AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Jarrod Williamson

2A · CHE1B · CHE2A · CHEM1B · 186 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
69.42%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if and accept a high-risk, high-variance classroom experience.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyTough graderHilariousCaringSelf-teach required
  • Highly polarized chemistry professor with strong fans and strong detractors
  • ; many report note cards, curves, and
  • , and serious comfort or professionalism concerns

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some students get As with curves and note cards, but , and self-teaching just to pass.

All evidence is in person; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

and incomplete lecture coverage make the course intellectually demanding for many students.

All evidence is in person; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and optional in others, with lecture usefulness itself contested.

All evidence is in person; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About 69% would take him again, but recent reviews are sharply split between devoted supporters and students who strongly warn others away.

All evidence is in person; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

, and cheat sheets; critics repeatedly tag tough grading and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews available.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Test-heavy design, homework, labs, and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews available.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

, and inspiring while others say he rants, gets sidetracked, and fails to teach effectively.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews available.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Reviews consistently describe multiple exams and a final as the main grade drivers, with labs and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews available.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person chem students split between those who love his humor and support and those who say lectures waste time and force self-teaching.

Main concern

lectures make outcomes unpredictable.

What students said

“He grades extremely lenient and and takes exam questions directly from lecture or lab”
CHEM1B
“Attending his lectures is 100% useless, you have to use youtube and teach yourself everything.”
CHEM1B
“ , but chem is difficult. .”
CHE1B

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.

Exams are hard and central, but many students report , and lecture-based questions.

Test heavyNote card allowedCurved examsCheat sheetsQuestions from lecture or lab

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as difficult yet often curved, with note cards or cheat sheets and questions drawn from lecture and lab.

Hard examsNote cardCurveCheat sheets
“He grades extremely lenient and and takes exam questions directly from lecture or lab”
CHEM1B
“ but allows a note card.”
2A
“note card for and for the and back of notes.”
CHE1B

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“YOU'VE !!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, capturing both glowing and severe critiques of teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️ Polarized Experience

55/100

“Not sure what all the negative reviews are on about, I have nothing but immense respect for this man.”

📝

42/100

“ , but chem is difficult. .”

🚨 Student Warnings

30/100

“Just TRUST ME. ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He manages to infuse humor and genuine enthusiasm into every lesson.
  • he didnt seem serious about the lecture and rarely stays on topic.
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class is made up of mainly exams
  • Very difficult class but the issue was how it was run.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • His class made me feel very uncomfortable with the way he is with female students.
  • Professor Williamson has nothing but the utmost respect for female students and religions of every kind.
  • Always answered me with short responses when he always takes forever to answers other students

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

186

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty recent and , but strong polarity and alleged review manipulation slightly reduce certainty.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5104
4 out of 539
3 out of 510
2 out of 510
1 out of 524

Course coverage

CHEM1B33 reviews
CHE1B10 reviews
CHE2A5 reviews
2A2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

28

A+ 7 · A 17 · A- 4

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

7

C+ 2 · C 5

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

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