AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Gerard Bourguignon

CHEM51 · CHEM55 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless he is your only option and you can teach yourself chemistry.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPoor communicatorUnencouragingHarsh with questionsHard testsSelf-study required
  • Knows chemistry well but .
  • Often discourages questions and can make students feel dumb.
  • Difficult tests and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Difficult tests and lots of independent study are needed for a decent grade, especially for chem beginners.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students rate the content hard and say lecture delivery does not make concepts easier.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but one student says showing up and paying attention helps.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most students call the teaching and classroom climate poor, with only limited praise for effort.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

and a put-down tone make grades feel costly and unsupportive.

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students say you must devote a lot of time to learning the material on your own.

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Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

He knows the subject but cannot teach it clearly and often discourages questions.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Comments stress .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

clarity and a discouraging classroom climate.

Main concern

Harsh responses to questions and .

What students said

“he is not good at teaching. He struggles to convey material in a way students will understand and ”
CHEM51
“Horrible teacher, VERY unencouraging. Didn't like to give help outside of class.”
CHEM51
“He will put you down if you speak up and have the wrong answer to a question”
CHEM51

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are described as difficult, with .

Difficult testsHeavy self-study for exams

Assessment risk

Standard

40/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a need for heavy outside study.

Difficult tests
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CHEM51
“you need to devote a lot of time to studying and learning material on your own time”
CHEM51

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Can tell he knows a lot about chemistry, but he is not good at teaching.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching clarity, climate, and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Clarity

28/100

“he is not good at teaching. He struggles to convey material in a way students will understand”

🧊 Classroom Climate

25/100

“Horrible teacher, VERY unencouraging. Didn't like to give help outside of class.”

📚

32/100

“you need to devote a lot of time to studying and learning material on your own time”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is not good at teaching
  • Professor didn't like questions being asked, not a productive learning environment
  • he is simply there to teach

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • class is quite difficult
  • devote a lot of time to studying

Theme 3

💔 About Encouragement

  • VERY unencouraging
  • Made you feel dumb if you asked questions
  • put you down if you speak up

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Six consistent older in-person reviews (2006-2007) with mixed detail; opinions lean negative with one milder voice.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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4 out of 51
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1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM515 reviews
CHEM551 review

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