AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Nelson Phelan

CHEM100 · 100L · 115L · CHEM110L · CHEM100L · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
44.44%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you are strong in , and accept strict no-partial-credit grading.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderMandatory AttendanceTest Heavy LabsQuirky but CaringExact-Answer Grading
  • answers and little partial credit.
  • Hour-long short-answer quizzes and .
  • Some students love his quirky grandpa vibe if they ask questions and work hard.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

As are possible but only with hard work, exact answers, and ; many report low lab averages.

All .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students call labs harder than lecture with , and high detail demands.

All difficulty comments .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Multiple tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; as required.

.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

; fans praise care and clarity while if weak in chem.

Recommendation .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

and little partial credit.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Long quizzes, detailed lab reports, and .

Format shift

Workload evidence is all in-person.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

, and hilarious; and answer-giving rather than teaching.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and lab write-ups dominate the grade.

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

polar split between caring mentor for hard workers and .

Main concern

Exact-answer grading, long quizzes, and .

What students said

“Unless you have the exact answer he has in his little brain dont expect to get much credit for it”
CHEM100
“If you're not strong in .”
115L
“if you want .”
CHEM110L

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.

Quizzes are long, short-answer, and strictly graded with and little partial credit.

Hour-Long QuizzesShort AnswerExact Answers RequiredTest HeavyNo Partial Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person labs feature , and high test weight.

Hour-Long QuizzesShort AnswerExact AnswersTest Heavy
“The " , and usually the class averages were in the 50s and 60s.”
115L
“ and all short answer.”
CHEM100
“He makes tests worth over 500 points.”
CHEM100L

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're not strong in .”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, . Credibility rating: Medium.

⚖️

22/100

“ and does not give partial credit.”

🧪

28/100

“I never thought that .”

❤️ Caring If You Engage

70/100

“He has that !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and PATIENT
  • lays out concepts clearly
  • Just gives a lot of answers instead of actually teaching.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • half the class has had below 60 on several labs
  • Class average on tests was never above 78%.

Theme 3

⏰

  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • Yes

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed in-person reviews from 2016-2020 show a .

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM1003 reviews
CHEM100L2 reviews
CHEM110L2 reviews
100L1 review
115L1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1