AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Laura Maki

CHEM142 · CHEM143 · PHYSICS · CHEM101102 · CHEM101 · CHEM150 · CHEM102 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take Maki if and office hours; if you need hand-holding lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHomework-Driven ChemOffice Hours HelpfulFair Partial CreditFast-Paced CourseMixed Clarity
  • Many students call her the if and use office hours.
  • Others say you must self-teach, lectures can be thin or unclear, and tests are hard.
  • online-style posts/homework or rigorous 101/102 problem sets.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

An A is possible if and study hard, but and averages can be low.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Chemistry content is rigorous and fast-paced; .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

as mandatory, and success is tied to class plus heavy outside work.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and help, though a vocal minority strongly prefer someone else.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Often fair with partial credit, but and occasional low class averages keep grades from feeling free.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students report substantial homework, labs, discussions, blogs, or .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

and patience; critics cite vague lectures and .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Homework and labs matter heavily, but , and .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

help and fairness versus frustration about self-teaching, hard exams, and heavy weekly work.

Main concern

, and heavy homework or online-style weekly posts can overwhelm passive students.

What students said

“Her lectures are clear, but read the book and DO THE HOMEWORK. , if you know the .”
CHEM101102
“If you want to . Maki. She lectured for an hour a week and what she didn't cover you had to teach yourself.”
CHEM101
“ . She is so nice and really helpful.”
CHEM102

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 generally hard and content-heavy; .

In-Person ExamsHomework-Aligned TestsACS Standardized Final (reported)Partial Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests track homework for prepared students; at least one report notes a .

In-Person ExamsHomework-Aligned TestsACS Standardized Final (reported)Partial Credit
“The and she told us on Thursday, the week before, that the .”
CHEM101
“ , if you know the .”
CHEM101102
“ . If you dont know the material you will not pass them.”
CHEM101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Her lectures are clear, but read the book and DO THE HOMEWORK. , if you know the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person reviews, balancing praise for support against hard chem workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“She is a great professor. If you want help, go to her office hours... and patient.”

📘 Course Challenge

34/100

“It's a rigorous class, and the class as a teacher.”

⚖️ Fairness

58/100

“She grades very fairly and does not pick favorites... , but she's good about giving partial credit.”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“Definately the if you need 101 or 102.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Maki is good at explaining the subject and will answer questions in class or office hours.
  • Her lectures are as clear as they can be.
  • She will not help you, and tells you to read the book.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you do the HW you'll get an A on the test.
  • out of all the than 60%.
  • LOTS OF .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • heart.
  • I don't think she's ever in a bad mood either.
  • and patient.

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight reviews across many years show a clear majority-positive pattern with consistent minority criticism and good detail.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM10113 reviews
CHEM1024 reviews
CHEM1433 reviews
CHEM1503 reviews
1011 review
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1011021 review
CHEM1011021 review
CHEM1421 review
PHYSICS1 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

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