AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Gopal Bhuvana

CHEM32169 · CHEMM12 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Skip if you need a patient chem teacher; if you can learn labs and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTeach YourselfTough GraderRude With QuestionsTest HeavyLabs Matter
  • Recent CHEMM12 and that questions can get a cold response.
  • Exams and ; helps but workload is real.
  • and leniency, so experience is polarized by year.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

A and A- grades appear, but , and do well on exams that can be half the grade.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is standard intro chem difficulty with , and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

as mandatory and .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and recent comments call the teaching unhelpful or hostile to questions.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

and high exam weight dominate despite some and fixable labs.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Many students say they teach themselves and get scolded for questions, though a .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Students repeatedly note exams and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CHEMM12 feedback is split: recent students report rude Q&A and self-teaching, while and .

Main concern

Asking questions can feel unwelcome and .

What students said

“If you're someone who likes to ask questions in .”
CHEMM12
“In this class you have to teach yourself.”
CHEMM12
“It's really easy to get 10/10 on all the labs and workshops because she will let you go back and fix the errors you made.”
CHEMM12

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 are high stakes and standard difficulty with .

Test HeavyExams About 50%Labs Important

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and labs; one notes exams are 50% of the grade.

Test HeavyExams About 50%Labs Important
“Exams matter, 50% of your grade”
CHEMM12
“ .”
CHEMM12

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I should have listened to the reviews when I first registered for this class. If you're someone who likes to ask questions in .”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews spanning 2017-2024, highlighting self-teaching, exam weight, and Q&A climate. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Self-Teaching Required

30/100

“In this class you have to teach yourself.”

🗣️ Questions Feel Unwelcome

20/100

“She's rude to many of my classmates with questions and seemingly scolds you when you don't understand something in class.”

🧪

70/100

“It's really easy to get 10/10 on all the labs and workshops because she will let you go back and fix the errors you made.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • You will have to teach yourself all of this material.
  • She gives you the topics and some videos to watch of her recommendation, but you have to put in the time to learn.
  • She's very good at explaining things and all the notes are already mapped out in the manual you buy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Exams matter, 50% of your grade
  • She gives out , do it.
  • Not a hard class

Theme 3

💔 About Classroom Climate

  • She made me feel dumb when I would ask her questions.
  • I wouldn't wish having .
  • HORRIBLE TEACHER!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed in-person reviews span 2017-2024 with and , but the sample is small and polarized by year.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEMM125 reviews
CHEM321691 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 2 · A- 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1