AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Patti Brandon

CHEM110 · CHEM110110L · CHEM110LEC · CHEM110L · CHEM100LAB · CHEM100L · 137 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
37.93%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid her for CHEM110 lecture if you have another option; if and protect your GPA.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyConfusing lecturesHeavy homeworkSelf-teach required
  • Many students report failing class averages, timed quizzes, and .
  • Success stories exist if you grind resources, office hours, and .
  • .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students repeatedly report , and , so an A demands exceptional self-study.

Both ; online sample is small but equally bleak.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Chemistry content plus fast problem-focused lectures and long timed assessments make this a high-challenge course.

Lecture difficulty dominates both formats; lab-only comments are somewhat milder.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

Attendance rules vary by section, but missing lecture or and .

Online and in person both mix mandatory and optional flags; participation still matters in labs.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and many reviews explicitly say pick any other chemistry professor.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

curve on failing averages, and little forgiveness.

Format shift

In-person lecture reviews are harshest; a .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and long exams create a heavy weekly load.

Format shift

Both formats cite lots of homework; .

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Some students find her knowledgeable and , but , and unaligned with tests.

Format shift

; lab teaching receives more mixed-to-positive notes.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Course grade is driven by difficult timed quizzes and .

Format shift

Lecture sections are test-heavy in both formats; - and procedure-based.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person lecture is widely called fast, problem-heavy, and GPA-risky, while .

Main concern

, and lectures that do not prepare students for quizzes.

What students said

“Avoid if possible. The , and the and poorly organized.”
CHEM110
“She brags on the first day that the average grade in her class is an F.”
CHEM110L
“The class average for ”
CHEM110

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

self-teaching from textbook and , and .

Main concern

and tests that feel unaligned with taught material.

What students said

“Hardest class I have taken in college.”
CHEM110110L
“You are required to take your OWN notes from the textbook, which I was very difficult because I was literally teaching myself chemistry.”
CHEM110110L
“the quizzes, tests and was teaching us.”
CHEM110

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are widely described as long, timed tightly, and harder than lecture examples.

Timed quizzesLong multi-page examsTest heavyNo curve on low averages

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, failing class averages, and little exam prep alignment.

Class average often FNot enough time on quizzesTests unlike class examples
“The class average for yet she refuses to curve it or change her teaching methods.”
CHEM110
“I ran out of and the questions are usually not like the examples done in class”
CHEM110

Online

Online reviews say quizzes and exams diverge from lectures, textbooks, and assigned videos.

Extremely difficult quizzes and testsMisaligned with lecturesSelf-taught from textbook
“ lectures.”
CHEM110110L
“the quizzes, tests and was teaching us.”
CHEM110

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Inefficient teacher and confusing. . Much more hw than necessary and weekly quizzes that were harder than they needed to be.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 chemistry reviews, weighting dominant lecture-test complaints against minority success and lab notes. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Risk

28/100

“ . She makes the class more difficult than it ACTUALLY is for no apparent reason.”

📝

22/100

“The class average for yet she refuses to curve it or change her teaching methods.”

📚 Workload

24/100

“Avoid if possible. The , and the and poorly organized.”

🧪

55/100

“ . ... .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and
  • she goes fast and expects students to be that fast
  • She doesn't cultivate the interests of her students whatsoever

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • average grade in her class is an F
  • It will be very difficult to get an A in this class
  • if you value your GPA or sanity

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Resources

  • she has a lot of resources and office hours
  • Stay on top of and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

137

Lifetime ratings

89/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with , and lecture clarity across years support high credibility despite some positive lab outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530
4 out of 536
3 out of 521
2 out of 518
1 out of 533

Course coverage

CHEM11032 reviews
CHEM110L6 reviews
CHEM110110L5 reviews
CHEM100L3 reviews
CHEM110LEC3 reviews
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CHEM100LAB1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

10

B+ 1 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

9

C+ 3 · C 3 · C- 3

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 1 · D- 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

15

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 1