AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Matthew Chen

CHEM10 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
37/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
44.44%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you can keep up with frequent work and tests while actively asking for help.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy HomeworkTest HeavyMixed HelpfulnessStrict Late WorkChemistry Is Hard
  • Students consistently describe CHEM10 as homework-heavy and test-heavy.
  • Teaching and unhelpful or boring instruction.
  • Grades are possible, but , and strict policies make the A costly.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

An A is possible, but students , and grade drops from missed assignments.

Online evidence includes but many required tasks, while and grading.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The chemistry content is repeatedly described as difficult, fast, and demanding even when Chen helps.

Both formats show challenging chemistry content, with online students also struggling with multiple websites.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

One in-person tag says skipping class means you will not pass, and the course depends on lectures, labs, and frequent work.

; online reviews do not clearly prove a flexible policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

43/100

Students recommend him when they value responsiveness, but , and limited help.

Online recommendations are split, while and moderate praise.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Students mention , and one accusation of dishonest grading.

Format shift

, but in-person reviews are more severe.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and multiple websites make the course feel consistently heavy.

Format shift

Online workload is complicated by many websites, while as .

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Teaching is inconsistent, with some students praising help and others describing poor support, boring lectures, and .

Format shift

Online reviews praise email responsiveness more often, while .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Comments repeatedly , and test-heavy tags, with homework also important.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy, with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews , and a few positive comments about lab help.

Main concern

The and unforgiving when students fall behind.

What students said

“ton of homework and they are LONG!! ”
CHEM10
“He gives a lot of , and like 6 exams and 1 final.”
CHEM10

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mixed, with some students praising quick help and others saying support was weak and the workload was hard to manage.

Main concern

The online course uses many websites and .

What students said

“there are so many websites to keep track of & so much work”
CHEM10
“Chemistry is already a hard class and all of us felt like he wasn't even trying to help us succeed in his class.”
CHEM10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews clearly show a test-heavy course with , but they do not clearly prove open-book status, webcam rules, or proctoring rules.

Test HeavyMany ExamsFinal ExamQuizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

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

Hard TestsQuizzesMany ExamsFinal Exam
“ ”
CHEM10
“like 6 exams and 1 final”
CHEM10

Online

Online reviews mention tests and test-heavy tags, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policies.

Test Heavy
“instructions are on the test”
CHEM10
“You must read the chapters & do the !”
CHEM10

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ton of homework and they are LONG!! test are hard even with the practice problems, ”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Professor Chen is an awesome instructor and if you need help.”

📚 Workload Pressure

22/100

“there are so many websites to keep track of & so much work”

⚖️

28/100

“If , and he will not fix it for you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Chen was a good teacher.
  • When students would ask for help he would just respond with "instructions are on the test."
  • He's classes are boring. !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • ton of homework and they are LONG!!
  • If , and he will not fix it for you.
  • he does offer .

Theme 3

🧪 About Course Structure

  • He gives a lot of , and like 6 exams and 1 final.
  • You must read the chapters & do the !

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews across online and , but opinions are highly split and some reviews are older.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM109 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values