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Chemistry

S. Nobles

CHEM107 · CHEM111A · CHEM201C · CHEM111B · CHEM201 · CHEM101 · CHEMC · CHEM1B · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
19/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if and tolerate demanding exams, strict expectations, and uneven teaching.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy WorkloadHard TestsUnorganized LecturesStrict AttendanceSelf Study Required
  • Many students describe chemistry with Nobles as difficult, work-heavy, and test-intensive.
  • Reviews are sharply mixed, but and poor organization.
  • A few students say she is kind and knowledgeable if students study hard and keep up.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

A few students report A-level outcomes, but most comments say success requires heavy studying, lots of homework, and difficult exams.

The one online review is heavy and hard, while but mostly hard-work warnings.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

Chemistry content is repeatedly described as difficult, fast, detailed, and hard .

Both formats describe hard material, with stronger and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

One student says skipping lectures caused a full letter-grade drop, and .

Strict attendance evidence comes from in-person reviews, while the online review .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Despite a few strong positive reviews, the overall pattern is low , and weak support.

The , and most in-person reviews are negative despite several positive exceptions.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

22/100

Students report , and grades that require intense work despite some generosity comments.

Format shift

, while the online review calls her generous but still hard.

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of , and intense studying.

Format shift

Both online and appearing across many years.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Some students find her clear and caring, but many more describe unclear, unorganized, boring, or unhelpful teaching.

Format shift

The online review is mildly positive about kindness, while and often negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Comments emphasize exams, lab quizzes, weekly quizzes, finals, and .

Format shift

Online evidence explicitly mentions exams and lab quizzes, while , and finals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews mostly describe hard chemistry courses with , and some helpful moments.

Main concern

Students repeatedly , and strict grading consequences.

What students said

“ and don't reflect what is on the test, her study guides just tell you to read the book, a lot of homework and a .”
CHEM107
“Awful teacher. . .”
CHEM111B
“ , so put in the effort, study and you'll pass.”
CHEM111A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The online review describes a and , and a kind professor.

Main concern

The biggest and .

What students said

“This chem 101 is a lot of work and she assigns a lot of homework.”
CHEM101
“ALL of exams and .”
CHEM101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence points to difficult, time-pressured assessments, though and reviews do not clearly prove proctoring rules.

Hard ExamsFriday Evening ExamsLab QuizzesTake-Home Exams MentionedLong Final

Assessment risk

Strict

31/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

one class, and a long final, but they do not clearly prove closed-book or proctoring rules.

Hard TestsTake-Home Exams MentionedLong Final
“ but the problems is hard and not in the book.”
CHEM111A
“BEWARE of the final. It's LONG, and 2hrs is NOT enough”
CHEM107
“ so ridiculous.”
CHEM201

Online

The online review says exams and 8pm and some exams are hard, but it does not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy.

Friday Evening ExamsLab QuizzesHard Exams
“ALL of exams and .”
CHEM101
“ if you dont know the material.”
CHEM101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Do. Not. Take.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“Unorganized, and unwilling to answer questions.”

📚 Workload Pressure

14/100

“This chem 101 is a lot of work and she assigns a lot of homework.”

🧪

31/100

“ and don't reflect what is on the test, her study guides just tell you to read the book, a lot of homework and a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • . She doesn't seem to know her own lecture, shes always pausing to read her notes and read ahead and seems surprised by some of the .
  • For everyone out there who is about to take a class in Gen Chem, be prepared.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It is NOT an easy course but professor Nobles makes the material very easy to understand and , so put in the effort, study and you'll pass.
  • DO ALL THE WORK STUDY LIke HELL, AND you will get a B or maybe an A
  • Because of this, she dropped me a FULL letter grade, even though I was getting As and had a high B average.

Theme 3

📝

  • ALL of exams and .
  • and don't reflect what is on the test, her study guides just tell you to read the book, a lot of homework and a .
  • She'll definitely put challenging problems on the tests.

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five reviews across many years provide detailed and consistent evidence of high difficulty, heavy workload, and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 56
2 out of 56
1 out of 57

Course coverage

CHEM1076 reviews
CHEM2016 reviews
CHEM111B5 reviews
CHEM1012 reviews
CHEM111A2 reviews
Show 4 more courses
2011 review
CHEM1B1 review
CHEM201C1 review
CHEMC1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1