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Chemistry

W Hathaway

CHEM1BLAB · CHEM2A · CHEM2ACHEM2B · 2B · CHEMISTRY2A · CHEM1A · CHE2A · CHEM2ALECT · CHEM1B · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
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Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if you need a low-stress grade and are ready to teach yourself chemistry from the book.

Best fit · Easy A HunterSweet but unclearMovie lecturesEasy curveNotes on examsSelf-teach required
  • Students call her sweet and caring but .
  • Grades are often easy with curves, , and allowed notes.
  • Many warn you will not learn chemistry if you care about the subject.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

, and allowed notes make solid grades realistic without heavy studying.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is treated lightly with movies and limited structure, so intellectual challenge stays low for many students.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

; multiple reviews note she is often late or absent, but class still meets.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Nice person and easy grades, but most students who .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

76/100

, and note sheets make grading feel generous for many.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

80/100

Little or ; weekly quizzes and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Sweet and knowledgeable, but lectures, organization, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Labs and tests dominate (about 40/60 in one report) with quizzes and optional notes.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

with outdated videos and self-study; great for GPA, weak for learning.

Main concern

and test questions that do not match class or book.

What students said

“If one is genuinely interested in learning chemistry, I insist taking it with someone else.”
CHE2A
“I didnt study for this class and I got a B. But if you really want to learn the .”
CHEM1B
“ , however I really haven't learned that much.”
CHEMISTRY2A

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 often allow notes and curves, but questions can feel random versus lecture or book.

One page of notesCurveExtra creditRandom test questions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , yet students say content is unpredictable.

Notes allowedCurveExtra creditUnpredictable questions
“A page of notes are allowed for the tests but .”
CHEM1A
“She would go over the test/quiz and gave most of the answers before handing the tests out.”
CHEM1B
“ notes we could add to our elements chart.”
CHEM2ACHEM2B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Ridiculously easy class, but if you're wanting to learn something from her class, don't expect to learn very much.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 in-person reviews, highlighting ease versus learning quality. Credibility rating: Medium.

🍬 Easy Grades

82/100

“I didnt study for this class and I got a B.”

🎬 Teaching Quality

34/100

“All she does is play movies and .”

📚

40/100

“lectures are all right but u have to teach ur self.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • very sweet lady but .
  • shows old movies in pitch black darkness and then puts that info in the exam
  • She was a great teacher, made chem understandable!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Didn't really learn anything new in her class, but it was easy!
  • she gives and grades on a curve
  • if you did what she asks, you can easily get an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Hathaway is such a sweet lady.
  • I love Hathaway. She obviously loves her students
  • Sweet old lady, too old now.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

19 mostly detailed in-person reviews from 2004-2010 with strong consensus on easy grades and weak teaching clarity.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM1A7 reviews
CHE2A2 reviews
CHEM1B2 reviews
CHEM2A2 reviews
CHEMISTRY2A2 reviews
Show 4 more courses
2B1 review
CHEM1BLAB1 review
CHEM2ACHEM2B1 review
CHEM2ALECT1 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Pass 1