AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Alfred Bacher

CHEMB11 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
9/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
13.04%
Difficulty
4.7

The decision

unless you can teach yourself chemistry and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderTest HeavyLecture HeavyHeavy HomeworkSelf-Taught Class
  • Most students describe the class as , and exam-heavy.
  • Getting an A is possible but and outside help.
  • , but many students .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

An A is rare and , and strong prior chemistry knowledge.

Both formats show hard grading, but .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Students describe , huge memorization demands, and brutal exams.

Online students also struggled, while and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

Most reviews say attendance is mandatory or that skipping makes passing unlikely.

Both formats include mandatory attendance evidence, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

13/100

Most students directly because the , and stressful.

Online reviews include a few positive notes, but .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

8/100

Students repeatedly call him a and report low exam scores and .

Format shift

Both formats report tough grading, with .

Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Students mention lots of , and .

Format shift

, while in-person reviews describe a broader workload burden.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Most students say , and questions are discouraged.

Format shift

Online reviews are slightly less negative, but .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Reviews repeatedly describe the course as test-heavy and graded by few things.

Format shift

as the main grade risk.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are strongly negative, with , and unhelpful responses to questions.

Main concern

Students say the and lectures do not prepare them well.

What students said

“SHOWS zero sympathy and .”
CHEM-B11
“It's a self taught class and .”
CHEM-B11

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mixed but still warn , and .

Main concern

Students rely on tutoring, YouTube, and .

What students said

“Seek additional help, tutoring and YouTube videos will help you out a ton in his course”
CHEM-B11
“Assignments are very heavy and .”
CHEM-B11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews and , but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book rules.

Hard ExamsTest HeavyFew Graded ItemsLow Exam Medians

Assessment risk

Strict

15/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and few graded items, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or .

Brutal ExamsTest HeavyGraded By Few Things
“everything is fair ”
CHEM-B11
“ .”
CHEMB11

Online

and pop quizzes, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or .

Tough TestsPop QuizzesTest Heavy
“Beware of pop quizzes”
CHEM-B11
“ so his speaking may be tough”
CHEMB11

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“It's a self taught class and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

15/100

“This professor doesn't teach his students.”

⚖️

8/100

“Never got a perfect 100 on anything besides the .”

🧪

15/100

“everything is fair ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are monotone and confusing
  • It's a self taught class and .
  • He doesn't teach and if you ask questions he will get angry with you.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • STUDY A LOT!
  • You need to study a lot for this course in order to even get a barely passing grade.

Theme 3

🚨 About Student Warnings

  • Run! This dude is crazy.
  • if possible
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The 23 reviews span 2021 to 2026 and show a very consistent negative pattern across formats.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 516

Course coverage

CHEM-B1116 reviews
CHEMB117 reviews

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

4

B 1 · B- 3

C range

9

C 6 · C- 3

D range

3

D+ 2 · D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1