AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

John Song

CHEMB · CHEM1 · CHEM32A · CHEM015 · CHEM15 · CHEM1A · CHEM101 · CHEMI101 · CHEM1A1B · CHEMISTRY32A · CHEM1B · 55 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you can learn chemistry on your own from the book and old exams; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProBoring lecturesSelf-study requiredPractice exams helpExtra creditPolarizing
  • Lectures often called disorganized, dull, or so
  • , and can make grades more reachable
  • and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many say old exams and , but , and hard quizzes.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard college chem; difficulty spikes when lectures fail and self-teaching is required.

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

and warn skippers will fail; others treat it as less strict.

Mixed in-person reports only.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

self-motivated students sometimes recommend him, .

All evidence is in-person.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

, curves, and reused exams help, but .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and heavy practice are common without universal overwhelming load.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Dominant theme is weak lecturing, going off track, and students teaching themselves from the book.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, midterms, and finals dominate success; practice and old exams are repeatedly cited.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and office help more than lecture clarity; results vary widely.

Main concern

despite available practice materials.

What students said

“Even though I got a good !”
CHEM015
“As far as teaching, he doesnt. Be prepared to learn on your own, but do ALL practices and you'll be okay.”
CHEM15
“Unless !”
CHEM1A

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams often mirror posted prior quizzes and tests; friendliness depends .

Old exams reusedPractice quizzesExtra credit on examsIn-person tests

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams commonly reuse prior-semester quizzes and .

Sample quizzes on CanvasOld examsExtra credit
“ , so quizzes and tests will contain similar questions.”
CHEM15
“He posts previous semester quizzes/exams which are almost exactly the same as what he gives.”
CHEM15

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“As far as teaching, he doesnt. Be prepared to learn on your own, but do ALL practices and you'll be okay.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Horrible at lecturing. .”

📚

40/100

“I was basically trying to chemistry and constantly getting lost in lecture.”

📝

55/100

“He posts previous semester quizzes/exams which are almost exactly the same as what he gives.”

👍 Recommendation Split

42/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • !
  • Very boring lectures and gets off track very easily.
  • but he does not know how to teach.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His class is an easy A..IF you can stay awake.
  • and quizzes.
  • If and study you'll get an A

Theme 3

🧪 About Resources

  • The exams and quizzes.
  • Doing the .
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

55

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews over many years show a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 511
3 out of 511
2 out of 59
1 out of 513

Course coverage

CHEM1514 reviews
CHEM1A13 reviews
CHEM1B9 reviews
CHEM0155 reviews
CHEM12 reviews
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CHEM32A2 reviews
CHEM1011 review
CHEM1A1B1 review
CHEMB1 review
CHEMI1011 review
CHEMISTRY32A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 3 · A 4

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 2