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Chemistry

Santiago Farias

CHEM42 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will attend every class and study; not an easy A chem free ride.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear when you askMandatory attendanceLong online homeworkChallenging multi-concept examsHelpful new chem prof
  • and study guides, and wants you to succeed.
  • CHEM42 is still real chemistry: , and .
  • Outcomes split between students who study hard and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

and supports help, but multi-concept exams and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Intro chem still demands multi-concept problem solving and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

; skip and you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and fairness if you put in the work.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

, but and grades track effort.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

weekly load.

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

and reviews; some still find pace or accent hard as a new teacher.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and labs matter, but .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person CHEM42 with , and real difficulty.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Awesome teacher. Teaches things very clearly.”
CHEM42
“There's no easy A, but you'll understand the concepts well by the end.”
CHEM42
“the 80 questions”
CHEM42

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 difficult multi-concept problems without easy multiple choice, with study guides and some .

Multi-concept exam questionsNo multiple choiceStudy guides providedExtra credit on tests

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

choice; supports include study guides.

Multi-concept questionsNo multiple choiceStudy guidesExtra credit on tests
“a lot of here!”
CHEM42
“ . Gives you all the materials to succeed including the and study guides.”
CHEM42

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Chemistry isn't easy, but Santiago does as much as you can reasonably expect to help you succeed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person CHEM42 reviews highlighting effort-reward tradeoffs. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“ as many times as students need to understand.”

📈 No Easy A

42/100

“There's no easy A, but you'll understand the concepts well by the end.”

📚

28/100

“the 80 questions with 3-6 questions to each question.”

👍

70/100

“ !!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Teaches things very clearly.
  • He is funny, personable, really wants students to understand.
  • and went too fast when explaining different chemistry problems.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • If you apply yourself and ask questions in class, you shouldn't have a problem getting an a
  • but based on lectures.
  • Skip class and you won't pass.

Theme 3

⏰ and Labs

  • !
  • but that is normal for a chemistry class.
  • Tons of material! .

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven same-course in-person reviews with mixed but detailed opinions from roughly 2014-2015.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM4211 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

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

Drop/Withdrawal 1