AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Steve Roczniak

CHM130 · CHEM305 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid unless you already know chemistry well and want a tough, self-driven fight for a grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPoor teacherHard examsConfusing lecturesKnows chemistryNot recommended
  • Strong chemist background but weak classroom communication
  • Exams often feel brutal with low class averages reported
  • Most students warn against taking him unless you want a hard challenge

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Most students report , and fear of failing despite studying.

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Difficulty ratings and comments consistently paint chemistry content and lectures as very hard.

Evidence comes only from in-person reviews; .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

40/100

and another says the class is doable if you attend lectures.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Multiple students explicitly advise against taking him due to poor teaching and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

25/100

Reports of 58 class averages, failing despite studying, and low confidence in passing dominate.

Format shift

One ; most later and harder reviews disagree.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and high study demand make the load feel heavy.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students say he knows chemistry but , and not beginner-friendly.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Exams and in student comments.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but teaches poorly, with and hard-to-follow lectures.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“He is an excellent chemist but a very poor teacher.”
CHM130
“His lectures are , and .”
CHEM305
“no matter how much i studied for it, i still fail.”
CHEM305

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 repeatedly described as hard and poorly aligned with notes or student prep, with no student-friendly format claimed.

Hard examsLow class averagesQuiz-heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are hard; one older outlier called tests easy, but .

Hard examsQuizzesLow averages
“The a class average score of 58.”
CHM130
“ . no matter how much i studied for it, i still fail.”
CHEM305

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I highly advise against taking his course. He is an excellent chemist but a very poor teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, highlighting weak teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“He is an excellent chemist but a very poor teacher.”

🔥

28/100

“The a class average score of 58.”

👎 Recommendation

22/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Class lectures - monotone, boring and a .
  • he's only been teaching a couple of years and I don't think he has figured out how to talk to those of us who don't quite get it.
  • He expects us to know everything already!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I will be lucky to get out of his class with a C.
  • I dont think many people in this class right now will pass.
  • he's a nice guy, but HARD!

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six mostly consistent in-person reviews spanning 2006-2016 with and teaching complaints.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 55
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM3055 reviews
CHM1301 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

1

B- 1

C range

0

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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