AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Kevin Chen

CHEM111AC · CHEM107 · CHEM111BC · CHEM111A · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
43/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take Kevin Chen only if and actively ask .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf TeachingLecture HeavyMixed Teaching QualityHelpful When AskedTest Heavy
  • Reviews are sharply mixed, with some students finding him helpful and others feeling lost.
  • Several comments say the class requires self-teaching, .
  • Grading can be manageable, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

An A is possible with timely work and questions, but self-teaching and .

Online evidence makes the A path look harder, while but uneven teaching support.

Is the course easy?

Standard

43/100

The chemistry content is not always hard by itself, but and self-teaching make it feel more difficult.

The online review describes high confusion, while in-person reviews range from easy and .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

40/100

Reviews do not clearly prove a , but lecture dependence and tags suggest attending matters.

In-person reviews provide most attendance-related evidence, while online evidence .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recommendation depends on learning style because some students praise his help, while others report and self-teaching.

The only online review is negative, while and serious concerns.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

57/100

because some tests are manageable, labs may be easy, and one review mentions dropping the lowest test.

Format shift

Online grading feels harsher due to unpredictable tests, while and a dropped lowest test.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

The workload feels heavy because students cite long lectures, lots of , and test preparation.

Format shift

Online evidence emphasizes tedious lectures and , while and lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Teaching quality is inconsistent, with helpful clarification for some students but .

Format shift

Online teaching feedback is strongly negative, while and disorganized lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

because multiple reviews emphasize tests, test-heavy tags, and material appearing on exams.

Format shift

Both online and discussing labs and assignments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

helpfulness and but repeated concerns about scattered lectures and self-teaching.

Main concern

Lecture quality varies and some students say .

What students said

“this class requires a lot of self-teaching, but he's very good at clarifying further.”
CHEM111A
“Not for first time Chem students, a lot of self teaching.”
CHEM107

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The only online review is negative, describing long lectures, , and .

Main concern

Students may feel lost and need to teach themselves much of the material.

What students said

“I spent lots of time trying to teach the material to myself.”
CHEM111BC
“The and hard.”
CHEM111BC

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam style is moderately unfriendly because tests are sometimes hard or unpredictable, but reviews do .

Test HeavyUnpredictable TestsDropped Lowest TestTests Not Clearly Covered

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but may include material not clearly covered, with one review saying the lowest test is dropped.

Dropped Lowest TestTest HeavyTests Not Clearly Covered
“ .”
CHEM111BC
“will teach you something new that on the .”
CHEM107

Online

The , but it does not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or time-limit policy.

Unpredictable TestsHard Tests
“The and hard.”
CHEM111BC

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“this class requires a lot of self-teaching, but he's very good at clarifying further.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching consistency, self-teaching, workload, and exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

Teaching Consistency

50/100

“The as I felt completely lost some of the time.”

Self Teaching Load

35/100

“I spent lots of time trying to teach the material to myself.”

Recommendation Split

48/100

“Overall, class wasn't bad but wasn't fun either.”

Theme 1

Teaching Style

  • He makes sure no one gets left behind during the lectures.
  • his lectures are sometimes all over the place, so just ask questions.
  • The lectures are extremely long and tedious.

Theme 2

Difficulty and Workload

  • Some of the and completely unrelated to the lecture material.
  • Not for first time Chem students, a lot of self teaching.
  • Just do you work and youll pass.

Theme 3

Exams and Grading

  • The , but sometimes has stuff he doesn't talk about during class.
  • The and hard.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

76/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because six reviews are detailed and span multiple terms, but opinions are split and the online sample has only one review.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM111AC2 reviews
CHEM111BC2 reviews
CHEM1071 review
CHEM111A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values