AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Steve Selverston

CHEM42 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you will study hard outside class and use office hours; do not expect hand-holding.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDry humorTest heavySelf-study chemistryMandatory attendanceOffice hours help
  • Funny and approachable but lectures can be brief or textbook-like
  • CHEM42 is test- and and self-study
  • Attendance and office hours matter; makeups for

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Students , and ; As require serious outside study.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content moves quickly with heavy memorization and labs; beginners without prior chem struggle.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Some enjoy humor and office hours; and test pressure.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

and mid-to-low grades appear often relative to effort.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly labs, quizzes, three exams, and heavy home study create a demanding load.

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Humor and office hours help, but lectures .

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Test-heavy with three exams, weekly quizzes, and many labs; .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CHEM42 mixes dry humor with and quizzes, and heavy reliance on home study.

Main concern

Limited class time, test weight, and no makeups for .

What students said

“Expects you to learn mostly at home, he goes over it briefly in class”
CHEM42
“3 exams. 14 labs 3hr each. Optional HW.”
CHEM42
“there's no make ups for ”
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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.

- and and high memorization demand.

Three examsWeekly quizzesNo makeupsMemorization heavyLab reports

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person CHEM42 uses three exams, weekly quizzes, and labs; .

Three examsWeekly quizzesNo makeupsLabs every week
“3 exams. 14 labs 3hr each. Optional HW. You'll have to memorize certain material.”
CHEM42
“ if you do the reading”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Expects you to learn mostly at home, he goes over it briefly in class then dives into something you dont need to know that he thinks is cool.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person CHEM42 reviews, highlighting humor, self-study load, and strict assessment. Credibility rating: Medium.

😂 Humor Helps

70/100

“His humor is hilarious and whenever he can he makes jokes which keeps things interesting.”

🧪

35/100

“Nice guy but he just repeats what the textbook says with even less clarity.”

📝 Test and Lab Load

28/100

“3 exams. 14 labs 3hr each. Optional HW.”

🚪 Office Hours Matter

60/100

“make sure to utilize his office hours”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is new and doesn't give good personal advice
  • Kinda boring.
  • I really liked him as a teacher and thought his demeanor/dry humor was hilarious

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Study at home till you get it
  • there is a lot of memorization that needs to be done in order

Theme 3

⚠️ About Policies

  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • no make ups for
  • but

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only five same-course reviews from 2018 give consistent but limited detail on workload and teaching.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CHEM425 reviews

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1