AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Paul Fan

CHEM110 · CHEM1ABA · CHEMAABB · CHEMCHEM · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
47/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if and keep up with frequent quizzes and textbook reading.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy workloadTextbook dependentWeekly quizzesMixed clarityFair but demanding
  • Students consistently describe the chemistry course as difficult and work-heavy.
  • Positive , and knowledgeable if students study hard.
  • Negative reviews focus , and little help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is possible, but comments say it , and persistent effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content is described as hard, textbook-heavy, and not well supported by lecture for many students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Students say the because there are frequent quizzes and missing class hurts learning.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Recommendations are split because some students value his fairness while others find the and unforgiving.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Some reviews mention and fair expectations, but the course still demands strong performance.

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students report , and demanding labs.

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Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Fan is seen as kind and knowledgeable by some, but several students say .

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

The class and final exams, with labs and homework also present.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a demanding chemistry class with , and very mixed teaching clarity.

Main concern

Students may need to rely on textbook study because lectures are often not enough.

What students said

“it's a lot of work but he's very fair as long as you do your part.”
CHEM110
“you MUST read the textbook, and put many hours of studying in to it.”
CHEM110
“I couldn't understand the material well and he had no remorse.”
CHEM1ABA

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews mention weekly quizzes plus a midterm and final, but .

Weekly QuizzesMidtermFinal

Assessment risk

Standard

54/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams, with one review saying the midterm and final reused quiz questions.

Weekly QuizzesMidtermFinal
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CHEM110
“The as the quizzes”
CHEMCHEM

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“it's a lot of work but he's very fair as long as you do your part.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“he does lecture, but it never seemed to help me much.”

📚 Workload Pressure

24/100

“you MUST read the textbook, and put many hours of studying in to it.”

👍 Recommendation Level

45/100

“ because he knows his material very well!”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Dr. Fan is literally the hardest teacher I have ever had in my life.
  • work a bit harder to get an A.
  • As long as you do your work, and persist, you should be ok.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is such a nice guy.
  • he is hard to understand
  • cares about his students grasping the subject.

Theme 3

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  • there is a .
  • The as the quizzes

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed but older reviews show consistent workload concerns and mixed opinions about teaching quality.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
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2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM1106 reviews
CHEM1ABA1 review
CHEMAABB1 review
CHEMCHEM1 review

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