AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Binh Dao

CHEM300 · CHEM420 · CHEM400 · 97 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
64.86%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you can treat chemistry like a near full-time job and want deep preparation, not an easy ride.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerWorkload BeastTons of Extra CreditPassionate Chem Teacher5-3-1 NotesTough but Fair Path
  • Chemistry with Dao is high-effort with , and .
  • , dropped low scores, and office hours can make a strong grade realistic for committed students.
  • Reviews split hard between inspired hard workers and students crushed by time demand.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is possible with massive weekly effort, , and dropped scores, but it is never low-effort.

Both online and in-person students say grades reward grinding plus , not ease.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chem , and weekly quizzes make this intellectually and logistically hard.

Difficulty complaints are strong in both formats, especially online summer and ochem.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that skipping wrecks your chance to pass.

and in-person sections, with some exceptions.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

Students who want real chemistry preparation recommend him; students .

; online CHEM300 has more drop and burnout warnings.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

56/100

He can be a , but , and completion points soften the curve.

Format shift

and dropped scores show up in both formats.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Repeated reports of 10 to 20 , and quizzes.

Format shift

Online students especially describe full-time-job workload; .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many call him passionate, clear after adjustment, and and occasional harsh tone.

Format shift

; online reviews are more mixed on organization and tone.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Weekly quizzes, proctored exams, and and notes.

Format shift

Online mentions proctoring software more; and .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person ochem and gen chem students often call Dao the best prep professor, with heavy 5-3-1 , and large .

Main concern

Some students find him condescending and the note or .

What students said

“with Dao an A is around an 85% and there is over 100 points ”
CHEM420
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CHEM420
“spending 20 hours a week is impossible plus the note taking was just too much”
CHEM420

Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online CHEM300 and related sections feel like a full-time job with long lectures, packets, Pearson work, and proctored quizzes; survivors praise learning while .

Main concern

Weekly time demand of roughly 10 to 20 hours overwhelms students with jobs or full course loads.

What students said

“Essentially about at LEAST 10-15 hours of work a week just to do the minimum”
CHEM300
“Dao's class ISN'T easy, and he warned it would be like a full-time job”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are serious and often proctored, but and dropped scores keep the .

Proctored ExamsWebcam OnWeekly QuizzesACS FinalExtra Credit Softens Risk

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but demanding exams, and ACS finals with no curveballs if you prepare.

Weekly QuizzesACS FinalStraightforward ExamsNo Curveballs If Prepared
“ ! so study up!”
CHEM420
“The and are basically variations of the problems he does in class”
CHEM420

Online

Online reviews report proctored quizzes and exams with software and webcam, plus heavy weekly assessments.

Proctored SoftwareWebcam OnLengthy QuizzesTest Heavy
“Quizzes & exams are proctored w/ software & webcam on, and ”
CHEM300
“Quiz's and and a little tricky tbh”
CHEM300

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Dao's class ISN'T easy, and he warned it would be like a full-time job. ... Prof made me understand PERFECTLY! If !!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting heavy workload, , and polarized recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Dao is hands down the . as heck, and he makes you work for your grades”

📦 Workload Intensity

18/100

“Essentially about at LEAST 10-15 hours of work a week just to do the minimum”

⭐ Safety Net

56/100

“with Dao an A is around an 85% and there is over 100 points ”

👍 Recommendation Split

66/100

“If !!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He really cares about his students, and you truly get out what you put into his class
  • He made chemistry less scary and helped me succeed
  • he is a bit strict at times, but really it's because he cares a lot

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • getting a B or higher isn't too hard
  • This class is like taking 3 classes if you commit everything into it
  • You will have to do these stupid 5x3x1 notes that

Theme 3

⏱️ About Workload

  • spend 20 hours at least on his subject
  • Lots of work due every week
  • treat this one class as a full time job

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

97

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across online and in-person chemistry courses show a consistent hard-but-rewarding pattern.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 552
4 out of 511
3 out of 55
2 out of 510
1 out of 519

Course coverage

CHEM30033 reviews
CHEM42010 reviews
CHEM4007 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 7 · A 17

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 7

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1