AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Lonnie Spada

CHEM24B · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid Spada unless you are strong in , and are ready for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard examsLecture heavyTough graderConfusing explanationsChemistry knowledge
  • Students widely report difficult exams, quizzes, low averages, and and homework.
  • Many reviews say he knows chemistry but .
  • A few students recommend him for disciplined learners who read ahead and practice consistently.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible, but comments , and strong chemistry preparation.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

The course content feels harder because exams are difficult and lectures .

All course difficulty evidence comes from in-person CHEM24B reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance was described as technically optional but .

, and they show low real flexibility.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Most students do not recommend him because the , and support feels limited.

All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews, with a minority of .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

Students repeatedly call him a and say exams, quizzes, and class averages are harsh.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

The workload includes lengthy , and an added project.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

He is knowledgeable and sometimes helpful, but many students say .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grades appear heavily driven by quizzes, exams, midterms, and a and .

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

where strong self-study is often needed to survive.

Main concern

Exams and , and lectures .

What students said

“ this class.”
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“Most of the class dropped/withdrew.”
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“Must have great prior knowledge in Chemistry to do well.”
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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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews consistently describe difficult quizzes and exams, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, or closed-book rules.

Hard ExamsFrequent QuizzesTest HeavyFinal Based On Previous Assessments

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

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

Hard ExamsFrequent QuizzesTest HeavyLow Class Averages
“ , and an essay project.”
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“ and quizzes.”
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“ the class fails”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“Knows the subject well but can't teach it well enough.”

⚠️

24/100

“ this class.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

34/100

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Theme 1

🧪

  • , and an essay project.
  • Difficult exams and quizzes and the class averages for them are low/majority fails.
  • .

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lecture are plagued with some ramblings of his experience in the subject and .
  • This professor is hard to learn from and .
  • and hard since .

Theme 3

📚 About Effort Needed

  • READ THE BOOK AND END OF CHAPTER PROBLEMS, ATTEND LECTURES AND PUT IT THE WORK.
  • Must have great prior knowledge in Chemistry to do well.
  • You really need to read the book and if you want an A.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is credible because 15 detailed reviews, mostly recent and course-specific, show highly consistent patterns.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

CHEM24B15 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

2

C- 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1