AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Kevin Weber

111A · CHEM111A · CHEM111AF · CHEM107 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
55.56%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if and keep up with homework, quizzes, and fast lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProFast lecturesSelf-teaching neededLots of homeworkCurved examsMixed support
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who found Weber helpful and students who felt forced to teach themselves.
  • Chemistry content is challenging, with , and pop quizzes appearing often.
  • Grading , and , but the learning experience is inconsistent.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Passing and even strong , and exam supports, but students must work hard and .

Online , while in-person evidence shows curves and formula sheets but heavy effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Chemistry concepts are difficult, lectures are often fast, and many students say they had to learn from the book or homework.

Both formats show difficulty, with and self-teaching.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Attendance and participation matter because of in-class work, quizzes, and fast lectures, but .

Attendance-related evidence comes from and participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

He is worth considering for self-directed students, but many reviews strongly warn against taking him because .

The lone online review is negative, while and strong avoidance.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Curves, , formula sheets, and student-minded grading make outcomes more forgiving than the teaching experience suggests.

Format shift

Leniency evidence comes mainly from in-person reviews, with .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Reviews mention lots of , and self-teaching, making the workload heavy.

Format shift

Online mentions unclear homework and lab due dates, while , and reading.

Teaching experience

Poor

45/100

Some students praise his help and caring, but , and heavy reliance on self-teaching.

Format shift

Online teaching suffered from organization problems, while .

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

, and exams, with exams important but not the only factor.

Format shift

Online mentions homework and labs, while , and exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

students but repeated complaints about fast, unclear lectures and self-teaching.

Main concern

Many students say they had to teach themselves because lectures were too fast or unclear.

What students said

“Get ready to teach yourself.”
CHEM111A
“allows a formula sheet with extra notes front and back for exams”
CHEM111AF
“Makes up for poor instruction skills by curving test scores more than %20.”
CHEM111A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The online review says he teaches well but and Canvas.

Main concern

Online organization and .

What students said

“Professor Weber does teach well, but .”
CHEM107
“He doesn't know how to use Zoom and his materials are really .”
CHEM107
“Homework (including the .”
CHEM107

Exam style

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Exam policies are somewhat student-friendly because reviews mention formula sheets and curves, though quizzes and .

Formula Sheet AllowedExam CurvesPop QuizzesFinal Mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

quizzes, and a final, but do not clearly prove open-book or closed-book rules.

Formula Sheet AllowedExam CurvesPop QuizzesFinal Mentioned
“allows a formula sheet with extra notes front and back for exams”
CHEM111AF
“curving test scores more than %20.”
CHEM111A
“He told us we wouldn't have a final and then emailed us to take one on the day after the course was over.”
CHEM111A

Online

The online review does not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if he's the only professor left. He's terrible. You literally have to teach yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“He .”

⚖️

72/100

“Makes up for poor instruction skills by curving test scores more than %20.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“He assigned a lot of Connect hw, which was a waste of time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Weber is a great chemistry teacher.
  • Lecture however i thought was too fast, but if you .
  • .
  • Get ready to teach yourself.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • The class is hard and but if you ask questions, do the homework and the in class work you should do fine.
  • If you do the work you will surely pass.
  • He reviews the
  • Makes up for poor instruction skills by curving test scores more than %20.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload and Exams

  • Make sure to read ahead
  • Do the
  • allows a formula sheet with extra notes front and back for exams
  • Homework (including the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews across several years provide detailed and consistent evidence of polarized teaching quality, heavy work, and .

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM111A5 reviews
CHEM1073 reviews
CHEM111AF2 reviews
111A1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1