Bhuvana Gopalakrishnan

M11 · CHEMM1AL · CHEMISTRY11 · CHEM11 · CHEMLAB · CHEM60 · CHEM12LAB · CHEMM11 · CHEM12 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
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Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

if you can; if you need the chem prereq and can self-study 20+ hours a week.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerConfusing lecturesHard chemistryOWL homework pathRude when asked questionsAvoid for lecture

Many students say real teaching.
Course is hard and time-heavy, but , and failed tests.
; several students still say avoid her for lecture.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A demands heavy weekly study; many only salvage a , and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content is fast-paced and repeatedly called hell or extremely hard even with practice materials.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

review, and students say you must attend class, workshops, and labs to survive.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

A large share of to another campus.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

, and open OWL windows can protect a C, but tests are still much harder than practice for many.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students report 20+ study , and workshops.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Positive notes exist on care and lab help, but many call lecture confusing, defensive, accent-hard, or unknowledgeable.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, yet OWL homework, labs, and can dominate whether you pass.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and high-stress, while labs and OWL homework sometimes cushion the .

Main concern

want a different instructor.

What students said

“ . , and rude.”
CHEMM11

“If you do all the even if .”
CHEM11

“ and .”
CHEMLAB

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests are often harder than practice materials, so students rely on OWL, labs, and .

Hard testsPractice exams differOWL homeworkLab conclusions

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; OWL and lab work become the safety net.

Harder-than-practice testsOWL homeworkLabs and conclusionsExtra credit points

“ .”
CHEMM11

“ and get a C if you , and conclusions.”
CHEMISTRY11

“she gives you tons of as the real exams.”
CHEM11

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I don't care what you have .”
Voice snapshots generated from 24 in-person reviews, highlighting lecture confusion, heavy study load, and OWL-lab survival. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Clarity

28/100

“Bottom .”

📚 Workload Reality

25/100

“If you don't have at least 20 hoursto puttoward studying a week you will fail her class, no Joke”

🧪 Grade Safety Net

50/100

“If you do all the even if .”

👎 Recommendation

30/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

, and rude
just reads off the student guide w/o explination
hard to understand and it always seems like she's talking to herself

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

class is extremely hard
I've never worked harder for a C/B-
and get a C if you , and conclusions

Theme 3

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and
She helped me with everything that I missed
ok in lab but her lectures are vague

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

24 in-person reviews across 2005-2015 with , and OWL-lab grade paths.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 55

3 out of 51

2 out of 56

1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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Bhuvana Gopalakrishnan

x x x if you can; x x x if you need the chem prereq and can self-study 20+ hours a week.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🚫 Teaching Clarity

📚 Workload Reality

🧪 Grade Safety Net

👎 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can; if you need the chem prereq and can self-study 20+ hours a week.

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