AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Dan Bender

CHEM305 · CHEM401 · CHEM1B · CHEM1A · 100 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Strong choice for regular-term chem if you attend lecture, study notes, and use his practice materials.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious chem teacherLecture-based examsExtra credit availableSummer 401 polarizingApproachable and caring
  • Most students love his humor, clarity, and
  • Chemistry still requires real study, especially for an A
  • Summer CHEM401 and organization complaints form the main red flags

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is possible with notes, practice tests, and steady study, but chemistry effort is still required.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

, yet many still call the subject hard and not an easy free ride.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

while others say it is not, though lectures are strongly advised.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

The bulk of reviews urge students to take him, tempered by a 50 percent take-again rate and summer critics.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Curves, , and lecture-aligned tests help students pass, though no free A is guaranteed.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Expect , and meaningful outside study even when he is supportive.

Format shift

Workload comments are from in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Students repeatedly praise humor, care, and clarity, with a minority calling lectures messy or confusing.

Format shift

Teaching comments are from in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades combine exams, labs, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Assessment mix is described only in in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

as fun and supportive, with harsher experiences clustered in summer 401.

Main concern

Some students find lectures disorganized or summer 401 extremely hard and poorly prepared.

What students said

“Dan is the man! Easy class if you can keep up. If not, you're screwed.”
CHEM305
“He basically does everything possible to help you pass”
CHEM305
“Lectures are disorganized, , constantly makes mistakes on board”
CHEM401

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 usually track lectures and practice materials and are manageable if you study those sources.

Exams from lecturePractice testsMultiple choiceExtra credit quizzesOccasional note card

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and practice tests, with quizzes and some .

Lecture-based examsOnline practice examsWeekly quizzesExtra credit
“ as long as you study your notes and lab paper.”
CHEM305
“Professor Bender base his exams on lectures he gives in class and .”
CHEM305
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CHEM401

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Bender is the ! Makes the subject a lot easier than it should be.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, weighting majority praise against summer-course complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Loved his class, even though chemistry had been a drag before. and clear.”

😂 Fun Lectures

90/100

“He is hilarious which made attending class a lot of fun.”

⚠️ Summer 401 Risk

25/100

“Took his summer course... one of the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are easy to follow.
  • He focuses on most important topics and mostly works problems on the board
  • His lectures are sporadic, with not much direction.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy class if you can keep up. If not, you're screwed.
  • You get what you put in.
  • This class is a guaranteed B, if you even try.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Dan is the man!
  • he was very willing to help me out & encouraged students to go to office hours.
  • What an awesome dude.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

100

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews across many years provide a large, consistent sample with .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 564
4 out of 523
3 out of 55
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM30534 reviews
CHEM40113 reviews
CHEM 3051 review
CHEM1A1 review
CHEM1B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1