Philip Reedy

CHEM003 · 003AINTROCHEM · CHEM3A · CHEM1A · CHEM003A · CHEM001A · 153 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 76/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 76.47%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you will study and never fall behind; strong teacher, not an easy free ride.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyHilariousAmazing LecturesTough GraderLots Of Homework

Makes chemistry understandable and often fun with demos and dad humor
Success requires watching long lectures, taking notes, and steady practice
and , but lazy students struggle

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

An A is possible with consistent note-taking and practice, but chemistry is hard and many land in the B range.

Online and ; neither is a free A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Intro chem remains conceptually heavy with lots of practice problems, quizzes, and labs.

Both formats stress difficulty; online lecture length adds strain.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

76/100

Most students recommend him as one of the better chem options despite a vocal minority who found him sarcastic or too hard.

; online has more polarized low scores.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Tough on labs and details but and can replace a weak exam; .

Format shift

Online comments more often call him a .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Long lectures, frequent quizzes, labs, and practice problems demand steady weekly hours.

Format shift

Online lecture length is a frequent complaint; .

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Clear, knowledgeable, funny lectures with demos; a minority report sarcasm or .

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Quizzes and and homework as support; lowest quizzes often dropped.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

quizzes, and SI; chemistry stays hard but many call him the best option at Delta.

Main concern

Heavy material and ; skipping class is fatal.

What students said

“Professor Reedy is an AMAZING professor! ... His lectures pretty funny while also very informative.”
CHEM003A

“if you arent a science person be ready to struggle!”
CHEM003A

“You're two lowest quiz scores are dropped out of 8.”
CHEM003A

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online chem leans , and exams; outcomes split between students who note-take hard and those who find lectures boring or help hard to get.

Main concern

Very long lecture videos and tougher feel for students who need live help.

What students said

“Great professor! Some people complain that the lectures are long (and they are), but...this is a chemistry class...?”
CHEM3A

“I'd hold back tears every time I had to sit and watch the 2-3 hour lectures 2x a week”
CHEM003A

“WATCH LECTURES AND . if you do this then you will pass.”
CHEM3A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes closely follow lectures and practice materials; and can replace a .

Practice Quizzes Match Real QuizzesExam Score ReplacementDropped Lowest QuizzesLecture-Based TestsWritten Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but aligned with practice quizzes, green handbook objectives, and lecture notes.

Practice Quizzes Like Real QuizzesWritten TestsSI RecommendedLecture Notes Critical

“He gives practice quizzes that are .”
CHEM003A

“ ..”
CHEM003A

Online

Online quizzes and exams are described as straightforward if you watch lectures and use reviews; no lockdown or webcam policy is clearly proven.

Lecture-Based TestsQuiz ReviewsDropped Low Quizzes

“the test and .”
CHEM3A

“He replaces your lowest lab and , and .”
CHEM3A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Chemistry is a challenging subject overall so to say his class was an easy A is a lie. Due to the way he presents the material, however, it makes learning chemistry that much easier and tolerable.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (10 online, 40 in person), highlighting lecture quality, chem difficulty, and split experiences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Reedy is that diamond! He was an amazing and out of class”

👍 Recommendation

76/100

“if ”

📚 Workload & Difficulty

32/100

“This is a time consuming class !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures pretty funny while also very informative.
He color codes the difficult concepts to grasp within diagrams and math work.
Very dorky sense of humor, its coo

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

this class is not for lazy people!!!
If you put in the time and effort for this class, you will certainly get an A
Take this class if you are satisfied with receiving a B or C.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Frustrations

! MY GPA IS RUINED!
He doesnt teach, he throws everything at students then expects them to spend hours in tutoring.
I'd hold back tears every time I had to sit and watch the 2-3 hour lectures 2x a week

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with rich detail; majority positive with a consistent minority of harsh experiences.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5101

4 out of 530

3 out of 512

2 out of 53

1 out of 57

Course coverage

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CHEM3A17 reviews

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 12 · A- 1

B range

B+ 4 · B 9 · B- 2

C range

C+ 2 · C 3

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3

Philip Reedy

x x x x x if you will study and never fall behind; strong teacher, not an easy free ride.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation

📚 Workload & Difficulty

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Frustrations

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will study and never fall behind; strong teacher, not an easy free ride.