AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Jim Collins

CHEM401 · CHEM1577 · CHEMISTRY · CHEM320 · CHEM300 · CHEM · CHEMISTRY300 · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you like group discovery and self-study; skip if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProGroup-work heavySelf-teaching styleApproachable helperHard testsNo traditional lecture
  • Progressive group and toolkit style polarizes students who want classic lectures.
  • He is widely seen as caring and and confusing.
  • and ask questions constantly.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Curves and help exist, but and and study.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Intro chem is paced hard with , and advanced expectations for beginners.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

; reviews say showing up and .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Fans love his care and prep value; critics say he does not teach and force self-learning.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

56/100

Some report fair curves, , and drop-lowest options, while and tricky.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Daily quizzes, labs, notebooks, and group activities add steady work without always feeling overwhelming.

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Teaching experience

Average

60/100

many praise passion and help, many slam and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Daily quizzes, labs, group work, and exams all matter; .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person chem with group , and long labs; students split on whether the style teaches deeply or forces self-teaching.

Main concern

and minimal traditional lecturing leave many feeling lost.

What students said

“collins expects you to acquire and apply knowledge of introductory chemistry by grinding concepts in groups rather than lecturing.”
CHEM300
“ , and he doesn't offer any ”
CHEM300
“ and .”
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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard and quirky, sometimes with , and daily quizzes stack pressure.

Hard in-person testsDaily quizzesOccasional cheat sheetPractice exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person chem tests and quizzes are frequently called hard; practice exams and rare cheat sheets appear in comments.

Hard testsDaily quizzesPractice examsCheat sheet sometimes
“ , and he doesn't offer any ”
CHEM300
“u can use a " .. but nothing will really help w/the tests”
CHEM300
“ . Daily 10 point quizzes in lecture and lab.”
CHEM300

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“THIS IS NOT ASKING VERY MUCH OF YOU! pay attention, ask questions, take interest in the course, and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 45 and caring reputation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Style Split

60/100

“not a traditional teaching style. no book. all in the booklet HE made.”

🔥 Hard Course Load

34/100

“Wow, this class is beyond hard. This professor flips from topic to topic”

❤️ Cares About Students

70/100

“Awesome teacher. He honestly does care about how well a student does in his class.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Group work instead of lectures.
  • WE HAD TO TEACH EVERYTHING TO OURSELVES
  • His teaching style is different at first but very useful

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • if you keep up w/ the homework

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and will help you if you need it.
  • Nicest prof ever. No joke.
  • he will go out of his way to help.

Data context

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Analysis sample

45

Recent reviews read by the AI

45

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

45 in-person reviews over many years with rich detail and consistent themes on teaching style and difficulty.

Inside 45 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 57
3 out of 55
2 out of 59
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM30030 reviews
CHEM40110 reviews
CHEM1 review
CHEM15771 review
CHEM3201 review
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CHEMISTRY1 review
CHEMISTRY3001 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

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