AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

S. Mukherjee

CHEM41C · CHEM309 · CHEM306 · CHEMISTRY · CHEM317 · CHEM400 · CHEM300 · CHEM305 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
37.5%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you can self-study chemistry hard; otherwise switch sections if possible.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard to UnderstandTough GraderFast LecturesTest HeavyLots of Homework
  • Many students struggle to follow lectures and .
  • , and low class averages reported.
  • A few students still pass with hard work, practice sheets, and extra study time.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible but usually requires , and picky point deductions.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content is treated as hard, fast-paced, and often poorly scaffolded from basics.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

, and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

because many students call her unclear, rude, or a .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and reports of low class averages and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and frequent exams create a heavy weekly load.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Some students find practice problems helpful, but , and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Courses center on weekly quizzes, multiple unit tests, and a .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person chem lectures are often fast, PowerPoint-heavy, and , with and heavy weekly work.

Main concern

Unclear explanations, tough grading, and class.

What students said

“Professor was very hard to understand, was very fast with lectures.”
CHEM305
“I did end up with an A but it was the hardest fought A I've ever had.”
CHEM305
“She grades extremely tough and gives out a lot of homework. There are and tests.”
CHEM300

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

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Exams are long and tough with trick questions, backed by frequent quizzes and little .

Long TestsTrick QuestionsWeekly QuizzesTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections report long unit tests, trick questions, weekly quizzes, and .

Long TestsTrick QuestionsWeekly QuizzesDifficult Exams
“She makes them difficult and uses a lot of trick questions.”
CHEM300
“TESTS ARE SO LONG.( )”
CHEM305
“Expect many quizzes, 3 exams, one final (all difficult).”
300

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I did end up with an A but it was the hardest fought A I've ever had. She is hard to understand and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2023, highlighting clarity, grading, and . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teaching Clarity

40/100

“Professor was very hard to understand, was very fast with lectures.”

⚖️

28/100

“She grades extremely tough and gives out a lot of homework.”

📉 Recommendation

35/100

“I would advise taking another teacher for your chemistry class.”

🧠 Course Challenge

28/100

“This class was extremely hard, with me and a lot of my classmates had to learn the material on our own.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • just read off the
  • hard to understand

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • hardest fought A I've ever had
  • overall average grade for the class was a D
  • HAVE to be certain way or

Theme 3

📝 About Workload and Exams

  • and tests
  • WEEKLY QUIZZES AND ONLINE HW
  • I studied between 10-20 hours just for the unit tests

Data context

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Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

44 detailed in-person reviews span many years with consistent themes on clarity, workload, and grading.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 510
3 out of 55
2 out of 514
1 out of 58

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1