AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Jesse Tamayo

CHEM12A · CHEM42 · OCHEM1 · CHEM3B · CHEM12B · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want a and are ready to work hard for the grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCaring MentorHard Organic ChemOffice Hours GoldDad JokesPop Quizzes
  • Students love his care, humor, and office hours even when organic chemistry is brutal.
  • An A requires real study, participation, and asking for guided help rather than easy answers.
  • Labs and , and a few students found lectures under-preparing for exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

As are possible with serious study and office hours, but and As.

As; online has less grade detail but notes real challenge.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Organic and related chem courses are repeatedly called hard with dense material and high lab expectations.

Difficulty is high in both formats; summer and orgo sections feel especially intense in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

and often useful for lectures, labs, and pop quizzes, but not always strictly enforced.

Online and ; some later reviews say no.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Most students recommend him for genuine learning and support despite toughness and a .

Online reviews are strongly positive; early Chem 42 complaints.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

42/100

, but many say effort, office hours, and .

Format shift

; online grading tone is less detailed.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and dense lecture material demand steady weekly effort, especially in summer.

Format shift

In-person summer and orgo reviews stress workload most; online still notes real challenge.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students rave about care, humor, accessibility, and teaching that forces real understanding.

Format shift

Both formats praise personality and help; a few early in-person Chem 42 reviews found lectures unclear.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Exams and and .

Format shift

and ; online notes proctored tests.

Luni fit check

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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

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person orgo and hours, and lots of autonomy.

Main concern

, and figure-it-out labs can frustrate students who want more hand-holding.

What students said

“Go to his office hours, study a lot, ask questions, and you'll get an A.”
CHEM12B
“Very difficult with high expectations... ”
CHEM12B
“His lectures won't prepare you enough for the exams.”
CHEM42

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students still praise engagement and care; .

Main concern

and incomplete grades under tough circumstances can feel stressful.

What students said

“he really cares about his students and he keeps the classes engaging and fun even online”
CHEM12A
“One thing I dislike about him is that he proctors us while .”
OCHEM1
“Overall, I learned a lot and it wasn't nearly half as painful as I thought O. chem was going to be.”
CHEM12A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are challenging and quiz-heavy; online sections include .

Pop QuizzesLecture And HW Based ExamsOnline Proctoring

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and homework, with frequent pop quizzes and high difficulty.

Pop QuizzesExams From Lectures/HWTrick Questions Sometimes
“ .”
CHEM12A
“ in lectures and numerous trick questions.”
CHEM42

Online

At least one online student reports being proctored during tests; no strong open-book evidence.

Proctored TestsTest Heavy
“One thing I dislike about him is that he proctors us while .”
OCHEM1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He never once went easy on me and yet and a person I will always enjoy talking to.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews (3 online, 15 in person), highlighting mentorship quality versus rigorous chemistry workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“He was hands down the best teacher Ive had over my 3 years at the SRJC.”

🧪 Hard But Fair

36/100

“Go to his office hours, study a lot, ask questions, and you'll get an A.”

😂 Classroom Vibe

85/100

“Also has the .”

👍 Recommendation

82/100

“10/10 recommend his class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he asks you questions to enable you to figure out the solution yourself
  • He challenges you in a good way
  • On hard problems he won't give you the answer but will give you hints

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very difficult with high expectations
  • He failed me, but he's a chill guy frfr
  • If you put in the work, pay attention to his lectures and go to his office hours you'll be ok.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He truly cares about the success of his students
  • .
  • Nice dude and great sense of humor.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen detailed reviews across several years consistently describe high teaching quality with hard chem standards.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM12A6 reviews
CHEM426 reviews
CHEM12B4 reviews
CHEM3B1 review
OCHEM11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

5

B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1