AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Herbert Fulmer

CHEM5B · CHEMM01A · CHEMIII · CHEMM01AB · CHEMCHEM · M12 · CHEB1B · CHEM01B · CHEM1A · GENCHEM · GENERALCHEM · CHEM101 · CHEMM01B · CHEM · CHEM12 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you are willing to work and ask questions; if you want an easy passive A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny geniusHelp if you tryFair but demandingNot for lazy studentsMakes chem fun
  • Most students praise him as smart, funny, and if you actually put in effort.
  • show up, read, do book problems, and do not expect hand-holding.
  • A minority find him grumpy or hard to learn from, but and personality usually win people over.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Students say grades are fair and achievable with study, but lazy show-up tactics do not work.

All evidence is from in-person chemistry reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Chemistry content is solid college-level work and students still need book problems and study time.

Difficulty comments are in-person only.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

52/100

and may give the benefit of the doubt to regulars, but it is not framed as a harsh police system.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

, and real learning if you put in work.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Students call grading fair and effort-rewarding rather than harsh or free.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Assigned problems are few and often unchecked, but real study and book work are expected.

Format shift

Workload evidence is in-person only.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Many call him funny, brilliant, and helpful when asked; a smaller group says he cannot teach or is grumpy.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and standard chem testing rather than one extreme.

Format shift

Assessment details are sparse but in-person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person chem with a witty, high-expectation instructor who rewards effort and punishes laziness more than he hands out free grades.

Main concern

He expects independent study and can seem impatient if you are not trying.

What students said

“Very cool guy. understand the work.”
CHEM1A
“he does not like lazy people. So if you guys want to come and just got your grade doing nothing - it is not going to happen.”
CHEM12
“He expects you to show up to class, read the book and do the few problems he assigns (which are never checked or turned in because they are for your benefit not his).”
GENCHEM

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.

Reviews ; exams appear standard and study-dependent.

Study slidesBook problemsStandard chem exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and book problems but do not clearly document special exam software or open-book policies.

Study the slidesBook problems matter
“Study the .”
GENERALCHEM
“Make sure to do the problems in the book, then you will be fine.”
CHEMM01A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ understand the work. One of the and he actually makes chem fun.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person chemistry reviews emphasizing effort-based fairness. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“One of the and he actually makes chem fun.”

💪 Effort Required

55/100

“if you guys want to come and just got your grade doing nothing - it is not going to happen.”

👍 Recommendation

76/100

“He's cool. Fair with grading and you might actually learn something.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he actually makes chem fun.
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  • he . You just have to ask.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Fair with grading and you might actually learn something.
  • he does not like lazy people.
  • The only reason a person would get a low grade in the class is if they did not show up or put in a little study time.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • great teacher. very funny.
  • I love Dr. Fulmer!!!
  • He is an absolute genius if you get to know him, and has a good sense of humor

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen mostly positive in-person reviews from 2003-2011 are thematically consistent, though dated and light on exact grade data.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 56
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEMM01A2 reviews
CHEB1B1 review
CHEM1 review
CHEM01B1 review
CHEM1011 review
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CHEM121 review
CHEM1A1 review
CHEM5B1 review
CHEMCHEM1 review
CHEMIII1 review
CHEMM01AB1 review
CHEMM01B1 review
GENCHEM1 review
GENERALCHEM1 review
M121 review

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