AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Makoto Masuno

CHEM40017107 · CHEM301 · CHEM400 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

If you : put in the work, go to office hours, and you will learn and do fine.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious & ApproachableFast-Paced LecturesFair but Hard TestsOffice Hours HeroRetired Gem
  • Students call him one of the and deeply helpful.
  • CHEM 400 is fast and conceptually tough; tests are long and tricky but fair if you study.
  • He retired; most wish they paid more attention and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

, and concept-heavy; an A needs serious study and office hours, not show-up effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

CHEM 400 is fast-paced with heavy material and conceptual depth no matter who teaches it.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

At as mandatory, and success depends on keeping up with fast lectures.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Overwhelming praise as , with only a few outliers.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Tests are described as fair and expected if you know concepts, not .

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Lots of online, textbook, and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and students call him a teaching talent.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and quizzes; but is sometimes only a tiny percent.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person CHEM 400/301 lectures with , and ; high energy, pizza on last day, and strong praise for clarity and help.

Main concern

He talks very fast and covers a lot; so weak prior chem or skipping study tanks the grade.

What students said

“By far, one of the .”
400
“The , but challenging at the same time.”
CHEM400
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CHEM400

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, conceptual, and challenging but match what he hints and teaches.

Long conceptual examsFair but tricky testsOnline quizzesIn-person lecture pace

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report long fair-but-hard tests, chapter quizzes, and .

Long examsConceptual focusOnline quizzesFair if you study
“The , but challenging at the same time. Know the conceptual stuff well.”
CHEM400
“The tests were so long! I spent 5 hrs finishing one of them.”
CHEM400

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Tests are hard and , but there is no reason to get a bad grade if you study and ask for help.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching, difficulty, and character. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“He was the entire life. He has a talent for teaching.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“ . !”

📈 Difficulty & Grades

38/100

“ , but if you study, you'll do fine.”

❤️ Character & Care

90/100

“ ; he definitely cared about teaching. This guy is just an amazing person.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He does talk very fast in class but that's because there is a lot of material to cover.
  • His teaching is straightforward, and he gives you hints what type of questions will be on the test.
  • Funny, interesting, and was always more than happy to help.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Grades . Great teacher, hard class.
  • You have to invest a ton of time into studying outside of class.
  • Clock in your hours if you want more than a C on your transcript!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Bought the entire class pizza on our last day.
  • Masuno is hilarious and .
  • Charming! Always crackin jokes.

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

21 detailed in-person reviews from 2011-2015 show strong consensus on teaching quality and .

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM40018 reviews
4001 review
CHEM3011 review
CHEM400171071 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

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D range

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