AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Michael Birmelin

CHEM115 · CHEM100LEC · CHEM100 · CHEMISTRY100 · CHEMINTR · CHEM10 · CHEMISTRYMATH · CHEM101 · CHEM100L · CHEM · 64 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid for intro chemistry unless and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesSelf-Teach From BookHard ExamsNice But UnclearAvoid For Chem 100
  • Majority say lectures jump around, go too advanced, and force self-teaching from the textbook.
  • review or study-guide support.
  • A minority find him knowledgeable and funny if you already read ahead and study heavily.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Curves and D-to-C bumps help survival, but and weak lectures make high As .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Intro chem becomes hard because and exams feel much tougher than class discussion.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

40/100

and passing, though many say lecture itself is not useful.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

26/100

Dominant advice is avoid him, take other chem professors, and do not rely on his lectures to learn.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some curves and D-as-C policies soften failure risk, but and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

36/100

Students must read the , and study heavily for .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Often called nice and knowledgeable but unable to teach 100-level material clearly or at student pace.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades lean on a and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person chem lectures feel scattered and advanced for 100-level students, so success usually means heavy textbook study and .

Main concern

Unclear, rushed lectures that leave beginners lost and .

What students said

“The material itself was not difficult, but while he is instructing”
CHEM100
“I ended up teaching myself out of the book.”
CHEM100
“ .”
CHEM100

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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Exams are widely described as very hard with minimal review and heavy reliance on book problems.

Very hard testsLittle to no reviewNo study guide for some labsBook-problem heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and poorly supported by lecture review; .

Hard testsMinimal reviewNo study guide sometimes
“ .”
CHEM100
“ and provides NO study guide.”
CHEM100L
“the and NO REVIEWS!”
CHEM100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He knows chemistry but does not know how to teach. I relied heavily on the text book.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting unclear lectures and . Credibility rating: High.

📉

28/100

“I couldn't under stand this teacher's lectures; going to class was completely pointless.”

📕

36/100

“I ended up teaching myself out of the book.”

🚫

26/100

“ . .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Quality

  • nice guy but can't teach that well.
  • and unorganized.
  • RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!!!

Theme 2

📈

  • the !!!
  • Studying for off of
  • !

Theme 3

📘 About Using the Book

  • if you just read the book you should do fine
  • Yes, you have to read your book!
  • I ignored a lot of !

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

64

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty multi-year in-person reviews with strong consensus on confusing teaching and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 59
3 out of 56
2 out of 513
1 out of 525

Course coverage

CHEM10036 reviews
CHEMISTRY1005 reviews
CHEM102 reviews
CHEM1 review
CHEM100L1 review
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CHEM100LEC1 review
CHEM1011 review
CHEM1151 review
CHEMINTR1 review
CHEMISTRYMATH1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1