AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Marco Lopez

CHEM220B · CHEMELEM · CHEM2 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid unless you can teach yourself chemistry; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesBook-to-Board TeachingSelf-Study RequiredSlow GraderTest Heavy
  • Students widely say he cannot teach clearly and mostly outlines the book on the board.
  • Grades can still be reachable if ; tests and help some.
  • , and slow grading add friction without much instructional value.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Strong self-studiers report an A is reachable because and guessing still yielded a B for some.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Material is manageable with independent study, but OChem mechanisms and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Tags and comments stress you will not pass if , and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Almost every detailed review attacks teaching quality even .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

, with and problem-set style tests.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

62/100

Main load is chapter quizzes, labs, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students describe confused lecturing, copying the book, unprepared slides, and almost no real teaching.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, midterms or chapter tests, labs, and an .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

whiteboard outlining, mandatory labs, chapter quizzes, and exams that reward independent study more than class time.

Main concern

Lecture quality is consistently poor and class time often feels useless.

What students said

“He is a great guy, but lets face it, he doesn't know how to teach. If you know how and get an A.”
CHEM2
“Often gets confused when lecturing, mostly goes off a book he has and draws out mechanisms but .”
CHEM220B
“He simply copied from book to board. Class felt too intimidated to ask questions.”
CHEM2

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 track problem sets and quizzes; one OChem section cites a .

Problem-Set Style ExamsChapter QuizzesACS Final MentionedExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests largely mirror problem sets, with an ACS final called difficult in one course.

Chapter QuizzesProblem-Set ExamsACS Final
“The exams are essentially study the problem sets but the because it was ALL OChem 1 material.”
CHEM220B
“He gives quizzes on each chapter and .”
CHEM2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is a great guy, but lets face it, he doesn't know how to teach. If you know how and get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person chemistry reviews with highly consistent complaints about lecture quality. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Teaching Quality

18/100

“A professor who calls himself an instructor should not just outline the book and write his notes on the board.”

📚

76/100

“If you know how and get an A.”

🧪 Lecture Confusion

20/100

“Often gets confused when lecturing, mostly goes off a book he has and draws out mechanisms but .”

🐢

30/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He simply copied from book to board.
  • ; complains about how bad they are; unprepared for class
  • constantly apologizing. He never faced the class & extended himself for questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy
  • Towards the end and tests and got a B.
  • The

Theme 3

⚠️

  • He ! Students were not informed prior to handling dangerous chemicals
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only seven reviews from 2009-2021, but comments are detailed and highly consistent about poor teaching.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
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3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM25 reviews
CHEM220B1 review
CHEMELEM1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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C range

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D range

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F

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