AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Alex Letourneau

CHEM180 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
4.7

The decision

Take him if you want a , but do not expect an easy grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCaring professorTest heavyHeavy workloadChallenging examsHelpful office hours
  • Students consistently say Chemistry 180 is very hard and exam-heavy.
  • Positive reviews praise Letourneau as caring, friendly, engaging, and helpful outside class.
  • Grades appear effort-based, but an A requires unusually heavy studying and strong preparation.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Passing is realistic with steady work, but students repeatedly say a B or A requires serious studying and an A takes another level.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

General chemistry is described as daunting, content-heavy, cumulative, and difficult without strong algebra and chemistry background.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

One review explicitly says an RF clicker is required for attendance, and participation-related structure appears important.

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

and support, but only for students ready for a very hard course.

All because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Exams are hard, but and practice materials that reward preparation.

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

20/100

Students report lots of , and repeated exams throughout the semester.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Reviews are mixed, but stronger comments describe him as , and .

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

The course is dominated by frequent exams, a , and practice problems.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and engaging professor teaching a very hard, test-heavy chemistry course.

Main concern

The main concern is that , and require major study time.

What students said

“This class is incredibly challenging but if your willing to put in the work and ask for help, you'll do well.”
CHEM-180
“6 exams. Never had .”
CHEM-180
“Professor is friendly, silly, & pleasure to be around.”
CHEM-180

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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Reviews describe , though one review notes a built-in point buffer.

Six ExamsLong ExamsDifficult FinalTime PressureBuilt-In Point Buffer

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

hard final, time pressure, and some built-in curve or .

Six ExamsLong ExamsDifficult FinalTime PressureBuilt-In Point Buffer
“6 exams. Never had .”
CHEM-180
“ out of (aka built in )”
CHEM-180
“ .”
CHEM-180

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class was very humbling and tough but is certainly not impossible, and letourneau is a great teacher.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Professor Letourneau is incredibly caring and as engaging and easy to understand.”

🧪

25/100

“ . It's about 10-12 pages per each exam and your final is gonna be 17 pages.”

📈 Effort For Grade

30/100

“a B takes a lot more studying, but that A takes another level.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • prof. and friendly
  • he does have a way of making the lectures interesting.
  • and I commend him for his efforts.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Be prepared to study a lot especially if you haven't taken chem in a while.
  • 10hrs lec+lab, 8+ hrs studying/HW.
  • nothing substitutes just grinding the homework and studying.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • .
  • 6 exams. Never had .
  • 70-80% of practice in class

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen detailed in-person reviews over multiple terms show consistent agreement that the course is hard but .

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM-18015 reviews

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

5

C 4 · C- 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1