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Chemistry

Lance Parker

CHEM152L · CHEM152 · CHEM100 · CHEM151 · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
62.5%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you already like chem and will grind practice problems; avoid if you need a soft intro or high A odds.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing chem lecturerTough exams no busyworkOffice hours help a lotHeavy homework and testsWitty but can talk down
  • CHEM152 with Parker is demanding: many exams, weekly homework, and .
  • and career-ready rigor; critics report crushing tests and demoralizing comments.
  • if you follow instructions and ask him to check work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

As are possible with daily practice, but and many report low averages and high effort for solid grades.

Nearly all grade-struggle evidence is in person; the single online review found the class more manageable.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Intro chem is treated as rigorous prep for later courses with fast, complex problem-solving.

; online sample is one moderate review.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

but skipping lectures is repeatedly framed as a path to failing.

; online required attendance once.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About 62% would take him again; recommendation hinges on whether you want rigor over comfort.

The lone online review recommends him; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

, and limited curves outweigh occasional drops of lowest scores.

Format shift

Strictness ; online noted dropped lowest grades.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and detailed lab reports create a heavy load.

Format shift

and six-plus exams; online also required practice.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Strong STEM lecturing for motivated students, undermined by frequent reports of talking down and .

Format shift

In-person quality spans 1 to 5; the online review was solidly positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and lab reports; exams dominate stress and .

Format shift

; online also used exams with drops.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CHEM152/lab is split: many love his lectures and fairness when you and his tone demoralizing.

Main concern

Hard, complex exams and .

What students said

“Easily one of the .”
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“This class made me want to quit college.”
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“Will learn chemistry very well, not an easy A, but .”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One older and easy-going, with and dropped low grades.

Main concern

Lectures were less thorough online, so extra practice was required.

What students said

“ , and easy-going professor. Lectures weren't as thorough, so and extra practice problems to master concepts.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent and often harder than class averages suggest; some terms allow cheat sheets or open notes, but many call them intentionally complex.

Multiple unit examsHomework-like test problemsOccasional open note historicallyDrop lowest exam sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are frequent and often described as complex or trickier than practice; .

Hard multi-exam seriesPractice problems matterSome open note or cheat sheets
“ so hard, so prep a lot, please!”
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“ and they are open note.”
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Online

Online review mentions exams with lowest grade dropped and .

Drop lowest examHomework-aligned practice
“ . The same goes for lab class”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Will learn chemistry very well, not an easy A, but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews (1 online, 47 in , and polarized tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He is totally passionate about the subject and gives amazing bits of life advice that are far more valuable than his lectures.”

⭐ Recommendation

55/100

“ .”

🔥

34/100

“gave out crushing exams (60% average after curve), and insulted his students for doing poorly on the exams”

📚 Workload

28/100

“Incredible amounts of homework and easy to fall behind so !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • reads off a and does
  • witty at times but most of the time, it's straight to work

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • not an easy A, but
  • If you do the and attend class, you'll get an A for sure

Theme 3

🧪

  • great lab professor, if you pay attention, do the work
  • In , and personable
  • lab reports are tricky, if u miss

Data context

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Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

48

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

48 reviews over many years with rich detail and a stable love-hate split, so polarization is real rather than noise.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 59
3 out of 55
2 out of 56
1 out of 59

Course coverage

CHEM15236 reviews
CHEM152L8 reviews
CHEM1003 reviews
CHEM1511 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 8 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

9

B+ 4 · B 5

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 2