AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Phillip Tou

CHEM30A · CHEM192 · CHEM1A · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Only take Phillip Tou if you can self-teach chemistry and mainly need a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads off slidesMumbling lecturesEasy grader for chemHands-off labsPolarizing chemistry instructor
  • Reviews and unreadability or disengagement complaints.
  • Many say he mainly reads PowerPoints, mumbles, and relies on students or manuals for real teaching.
  • , but teaching quality and lab supervision are frequent concerns.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

Several students report easy grading and partial credit for chem, but and .

; the lone online review still reported an A+ despite poor teaching.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content difficulty is average for intro chemistry, with .

Most difficulty comments are in person; online evidence is too thin to separate content challenge cleanly.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, and labs plus participation affect outcomes.

; online also lists attendance as mandatory in the single review.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half would take him again, with praise for kindness offset by harsh teaching and clarity complaints.

In-person reviews are mixed; the online review is strongly negative on teaching.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

68/100

Multiple students call him an easy grader for chemistry with generous partial credit and homework as .

Format shift

Leniency claims come almost entirely from in-person CHEM1A and CHEM30A reviews.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, but and reading keep the load from feeling featherlight.

Format shift

Online tags lots of homework and test heavy; .

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

Kindness and patience appear often, yet , and unanswered questions.

Format shift

Online review is sharply negative; in person is polarized between caring and unreadable.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Weekly quizzes, multi-choice tests every few weeks, and .

Format shift

and ; one sub-period review mentioned online open-book Chem101 tests.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

mumbling, slide-only lectures, and weak lab oversight.

Main concern

Clarity and engagement vary widely, with several students calling him among the worst.

What students said

“one of the . I went to his class for the first day and he couldn't even speak.”
CHEM30A
“Professor Tou is caring and sympathetic, nice and .”
CHEM30A
“He's really an . ”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review calls out reading slides, , and little real teaching.

Main concern

.

What students said

“Doesn't teach, . Terrible time management.”
CHEM192

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on frequent quizzes and exams, with occasional open-book online testing and .

Weekly quizzesMultiple choicePartial credit on examsOccasional open-book online tests

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and weekly multi-choice quizzes are common; one temporary setup used open-book Chem101 online tests.

Weekly multi-choice quizzesPartial credit on midtermsOpen book or notes in one temporary setup
“ , and they weren't too hard since they were open book/note.”
CHEM30A
“ . He's really an .”
CHEM1A
“Professor Tou tested us every 4 weeks, only two quizzes.”
CHEM1A

Online

The only online review flags .

Test heavyLecture heavy
“Doesn't teach, . Terrible time management.”
CHEM192

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Doesn't teach, . Terrible time management.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews (1 online, 11 in person), highlighting polarizing teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Clarity

46/100

“He lectures straight from the powerpoint and . He mumbles through the lecture.”

⚖️

68/100

“He's really an . ”

🧪 Lab Oversight

35/100

“This teacher left often during our labs even when there was lit bunsen burners!!”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“Professor Tou is really nice. and study for the ... !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • mainly just read off the powerpoint
  • He WON'T do any work on the board- he only works from a powerpoint
  • He mumbles and skips through words.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He's really an .
  • His class is interesting and easy to get A!
  • there is a quiz every class. There is no

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professor Tou is caring and sympathetic, nice and
  • He's a , but pretty boring.
  • and

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

12 mixed reviews with sharp disagreement and limited recent .

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM1A4 reviews
CHEM30A4 reviews
CHEM1923 reviews
304811 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1