Ted Donnell

CHEM3 · CHEM2A · CHEM022 · CHEM3A · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 74/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 78.57%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

Take him if and support, but expect and self-driven lab work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring & PatientAmazing LecturesTest HeavyTough Lab GraderAccessible Outside Class

Strong lectures and genuine care help non-chem majors succeed
Exams and labs are hard; cumulative finals and
if willing to study hard and use office hours

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

A grades appear for some who study hard, but and As.

Online reviews stress harder exams and labs; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content, memorization, and .

Both formats call it hard chemistry; online adds more self-teaching complaints.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and tags warn skip class and you will not pass.

A few online CHEM2A reviews listed attendance as not mandatory, but most still treat it as required.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

About four in because he cares and teaches clearly despite hard assessments.

; online is mixed but still majority positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some call tests graded leniently while many call lab reports and .

Format shift

In-person mentions lenient quizzes; online .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Weekly quizzes, practice sheets, many lab reports, and .

Format shift

Online students especially note so many papers and self-prep labs.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and accessibility; minority say lectures or labs leave you teaching yourself.

Format shift

; online quality is more split.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test-heavy tags, cumulative finals, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize cumulative finals and .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students emphasize engagement, practice materials, and .

Main concern

and the course still has substantial chemistry workload.

What students said

“he is very engaging and makes sure that you understand the work before moving forward”
CHEM3A

“ and ”
CHEM3

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online chem sections mix high praise for study guides, and self-taught lab reports.

Main concern

Cumulative finals and .

What students said

“Professor Ted lectures in a way that makes Chemistry a lot easier to understand”
CHEM3

“Get a 50% or ? You will get a D no matter what your grade was before the final”
CHEM022

“ . He won't go into depth on what you did wrong until it is already graded”
CHEM2A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often cumulative and hard with limited study guides; .

Cumulative FinalNo Study GuideOpen-Note QuizzesHard ExamsTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

graded leniently, with open-note weekly quizzes and practice sheets helping.

Open-Note QuizzesPractice SheetsLenient Test Grading

“The memorisation sheets, the practice sheets, the ”
CHEM3A

“ and ”
CHEM3

Online

Online students report , and ; proctoring tools are not clearly described.

Cumulative FinalNo Study GuideTest HeavyHard Exams

“Get a 50% or ? You will get a D no matter what your grade was before the final”
CHEM022

“ , so be ready to study. Cumulative exams”
CHEM3

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“It was not an easy class by any means, but he made it as easy as he could.”
Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and labs. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Professor Ted lectures in a way that makes Chemistry a lot easier to understand”

❤️ Student Support

85/100

“not once did he ever make me feel silly for asking questions”

📝

40/100

“Get a 50% or ? You will get a D no matter what your grade was before the final”

🧪

38/100

“Professor Ted is a ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

makes Chemistry a lot easier to understand
always willing to help
Amazing lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Caring, patient
He cares about his students success
always

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen detailed reviews across 2020-2022 with and .

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

4 out of 51

3 out of 55

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM2A5 reviews

CHEM35 reviews

CHEM0222 reviews

CHEM3A2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A 2 · A- 2

B range

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3

Ted Donnell

Take him if x x x x x and support, but expect x x and self-driven lab work.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

❤️ Student Support

📝 x x

🧪 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take him if and support, but expect and self-driven lab work.

📝

🧪