Reno Frigo

CHEM110 · CHEM100 · CHEMSECT · CHEM100LAB · CHEM101 · 100AND110 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
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Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you will treat the textbook as your main teacher and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTangents in lecturePickpoints on HW and labTextbook heavyMixed reviewsStrict on format

Many students say you must read the book diligently because lectures alone are weak.
Homework and .
and mean-or-unhelpful.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Passing is possible with daily effort, but an A needs serious textbook study and careful HW and lab work.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Intro chem content is standard difficulty, made harder by weak lectures and application-style tests.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

42/100

Some call him the better chem option and helpful; many warn he is hard to understand or harsh.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Students report , and other small format mistakes.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

30/100

and textbook reading is common.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

tangents and PowerPoint reading hurt clarity, but and nice.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and multiple-choice or true-false tests with application questions.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and and confusing; success depends on heavy textbook study and careful homework formatting.

Main concern

, and inconsistent helpfulness make the class stressful for many.

What students said

“Come to class, read the book diligently and you might pass.”
CHEM100

“ , and pious.”
CHEM100

“ and on hw for silly things”
CHEM100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Tests often use multiple choice and true/false plus application problems that require knowing the book well.

Multiple choiceTrue/false questionsApplication problemsTextbook-based prep

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and many true/false items rather than pure recall.

Multiple choiceTrue/falseApplication problems

“ , but the questions definatly challenge you.”
CHEM101

“He doesn't believe in recall questions for the test, but rather application problems that are hard”
CHEM110

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ NEED CHEM. 100. Find a different professor at all costs.”
Voice snapshots generated from 29 , and workload themes. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Textbook Dependency

42/100

“Come to class, read the book diligently and you might pass.”

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32/100

“ and on hw for silly things like, scribbling out words and not skipping lines.”

👍 Mixed Recommendation

42/100

“Okay, Mr. Frigo ROCKS compared to the other Chem teachers at Palomar.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He's very hard to understand
He simply makes a powerpoint of the ENTIRE book and goes over it in class
He makes it interesting by relating it to everyday examples

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

You have to really work for your grade though
As long as you show up everyday, do the homework and just TRY, you should pass
You have to do like 5 pages of work front and back for every single section

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He frequently embarrasses students in from of the class
he's a good teacher- helpful and nice
, and pious

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

29 reviews across many years with detailed comments and consistent themes support a solid credibility score.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

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3 out of 58

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1 out of 57

Course coverage

CHEM10017 reviews

CHEM1106 reviews

CHEM1012 reviews

1001101 review

100AND1101 review

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CHEM100LAB1 review

CHEMSECT1 review

Reported outcomes

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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📚 Textbook Dependency

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👍 Mixed Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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