AI Rate Professor

Science

Joshua Thompson

CHEM110 · CHEM · PHSC100 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
63/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Take Thompson only if you can handle mixed support, long lectures, and some self-teaching while using and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProMixed teaching reviewsExtra creditLong lecturesEasy labsCommunication concerns
  • Reviews are sharply mixed, with praise for energy and knowledge but complaints about attitude and help.
  • Grades appear attainable because labs, quizzes, exams, and can offset difficulty.
  • The biggest risk is needing to self-teach when lectures or communication do not work for you.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Grades look attainable because students report , and , despite mixed teaching quality.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

The course is not conceptually brutal, but , and .

because there are zero online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Reviews do not clearly prove a strict attendance policy, though labs and .

because there are zero online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Recommendation depends on whether students value and energy enough to tolerate attitude and self-teaching concerns.

because there are zero online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and some easy quizzes or exams suggest grading is more forgiving than the comments about tests imply.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

50/100

Workload is uneven because labs may be easy, but long lectures and .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

60/100

Students split between calling him energetic and knowledgeable and criticizing his attitude, slides, mistakes, and lack of help.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

, and , so assessment appears mixed rather than exam-only.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some students find him funny, energetic, and knowledgeable, while others criticize his attitude and limited help.

Main concern

Students may need to teach themselves when slides, lectures, or communication are not enough.

What students said

“ if you don't want to basically teach everything to yourself”
CHEM110
“He also gives plenty of opportunities near the ”
CHEM110

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

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Exam evidence is mixed, with one review calling tests difficult and another saying quizzes and exams are easy, while .

Difficult TestsEasy Quizzes and ExamsEasy LabsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention difficult tests in CHEM110 but easy quizzes and exams in PHSC100, with format.

Difficult TestsEasy Quizzes and ExamsExtra Credit
“ .”
CHEM110
“quizzes and .”
PHSC100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you don't want to basically teach everything to yourself”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload; credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

60/100

“Professor Thompson is funny, energetic, and makes lectures engaging.”

⚖️ Mixed Support

58/100

“Needs to work on his attitude and doesnt really help much.”

📈 Grade Cushion

76/100

“ , and he gives .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Thompson is funny, energetic, and makes lectures engaging.
  • heavily relies on his slides which honestly dont help much at all
  • He is a very Chill professor, he was my lab professor for Chem but he was still very knowledgeable and nice.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades and Workload

  • He also gives plenty of opportunities near the
  • , and he gives .
  • have to do a ton of mcgraw hill hw which takes so long

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

  • .
  • quizzes and .
  • The class is challenging, but if you stay committed through the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only 6 reviews are available, opinions conflict strongly, and several comments are brief or course-specific.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
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1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM1103 reviews
chem2 reviews
PHSC1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values