AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Matthew Shimazu

CHEM2 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid if you need a ; only consider if you already know the material well.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderDisorganizedCondescendingTest heavyAssumes prior knowledge
  • Both reviews rate quality 2 and would not take him again for CHEM2.
  • Students say he assumes prior chemistry knowledge and can be rude or snarky when helping.
  • Study guides and keys mismatch; .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

and unsure grades, and zero would-take-again signal a very hard path to an A.

All evidence is from two in-person CHEM2 reviews; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Students call chemistry super hard with him assuming prior knowledge and running test-heavy lectures.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Attendance marked mandatory with skip-class-you-won't-pass messaging.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Both reviewers say no to taking him again and cite rudeness plus disorganization.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

and no positive grade outcomes; high failure pressure.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lecture heavy and and hard subject load.

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Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

, and broken study materials.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Test heavy with mid-test revisions and study guides that do not match keys.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CHEM2 feels hard, lecture- and test-heavy, with disorganization and a harsh interpersonal tone that .

Main concern

Rudeness, mismatched study materials, and expectation that students already know chemistry.

What students said

“He thinks we know everything about chemistry already, is very rude when explaining the lab.”
CHEM2
“ . He puts up study guides and keys but the keys would have different questions than on the guides.”
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

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; guides and keys conflict and exams get revised during testing.

Test heavyIn-person examsStudy guide mismatchesMid-test revisions

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

keys differ from guides and he revises exams mid-test.

Test heavyMismatched keysIn-person exams
“ because something is messed up”
CHEM2
“the keys would have different questions than on the guides”
CHEM2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This prof needs to chill on the way he approaches us and the way he expects us to know everything about chemistry.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person reviews, highlighting tone, disorganization, and difficulty. Credibility rating: Low.

🚫 Recommendation

12/100

“No”

📉 Teaching Experience

30/100

“he does explain the material fairly well but ”

🧊 Classroom Tone

20/100

“he can be a bit condescending and be a little snarky if you ask him for help”

📝

28/100

“He puts up study guides and keys but the keys would have different questions than on the guides.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • is very rude when explaining the lab
  • he can be a bit condescending

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Super hard subject
  • TEST HEAVY

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Expectations

  • He thinks we know everything about chemistry already
  • doesn't make it easier for us he tries but doesnt work

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two 2017-2018 in-person reviews; consistent negativity but very small sample.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM22 reviews

Reported outcomes

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F

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