Alex Buyanin

CHEM110 · CHEM115 · CHEM201L · CHEM100 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 54/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 62.5%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

and unless you can teach yourself chemistry.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHomework HeavySelf-Teaching RequiredBetter In PersonClear When EngagedOnline Labs Weak

and fair if you keep up with homework
and rude or disorganized delivery
Grades reward completing assignments and study

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

As are common when homework and study guides are done thoroughly, but and .

Online labs feel harder to grade-up; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Chemistry content and calculation focus keep intellectual difficulty solidly standard to challenging for many students.

; in-person difficulty is moderate with clearer lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and warn against skipping; others report attendance not required.

Mixed mandatory flags online and in person; content catch-up still suffers if .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

solid for .

; both online reviews say no.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Homework weight and occasional help, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize tough grading; .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of homework, Aleks work, weekend quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online lab homework load is especially harsh; .

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

In-person lectures can be entertaining and clear, while as absent or hostile.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and occasional quizzes.

Format shift

Online focuses on assigned homework and rubrics; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person chemistry lectures often praised as , and fair, with and some self-teaching on calculations.

Main concern

Weekend quizzes and ; .

What students said

“Professor Buyanin's lectures were relatively easy to follow and entertaining... for chemistry LOL.”
CHEM110

“ . Watch out for weekend quizzes, you can't make them up. Lab tests are difficult, but .”
CHEM110

“this professor explains things very well! If and get help when you need it then you will have no problem passing the course.”
CHEM100

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and self-teaching everything.

Main concern

Rude responses to questions and .

What students said

“He doesn't and asks if there are any questions. If someone asks a question, he is incredibly rude and makes you feel dumb.”
CHEM201L

“He would go over experiments for 30 seconds on Zoom, then leave you to decipher incomplete, unformatted, and typo-ridden instructions.”
CHEM115

Exam style

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Standard chemistry mix of , and tougher lab assessments.

Homework Weighted HeavilyLecture Tests ManageableLab Tests HarderWeekend Quizzes No Makeup

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person lecture tests are described as alright when study guides and ; lab tests and .

Study Guides RequiredLecture Tests AlrightLab Tests DifficultWeekend Quizzes

“ , but ”
CHEM110

“If and get help when you need it then you will have no problem passing the course.”
CHEM100

Online

Online comments focus on homework and ; teaching absence is the .

Homework HeavyUnclear Rubrics

“ and asks if there are any questions”
CHEM201L

“ , and had tons of typos”
CHEM115

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If EVERYTHING.”
Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews (2 online, 6 in-person), contrasting lecture and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Split

56/100

“Professor Buyanin's lectures were relatively easy to follow and entertaining... for chemistry LOL.”

💻

20/100

“ . If you take this class, be ready to teach yourself EVERYTHING.”

📚

58/100

“ .”

👍

58/100

“Overall, a great professor imo :^)”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

lectures were relatively easy to follow and entertaining
He doesn't
the guy knows his stuff

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

, but
Be ready to teach yourself

Theme 3

💻

and he seemed to have 0 interest in teaching it
he is incredibly rude and makes you feel dumb

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only 8 reviews with a , though themes within each format are consistent.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 51

3 out of 51

2 out of 52

1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM1103 reviews

CHEM1002 reviews

CHEM1152 reviews

CHEM201L1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

B+ 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Alex Buyanin

x x x x x and x x x x unless you can teach yourself chemistry.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

Depends

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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F

No letter grade reported

and unless you can teach yourself chemistry.

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