AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Brent Hamaoka

CHEM142 · CHEM5382 · CHEM141 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if and tolerate a high-risk grading experience.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing teachingHeavy labsTough gradingSelf-teaching riskHelpful when engaged
  • Reviews split sharply between students who found him caring and organized and and unfair.
  • Chemistry content and labs are consistently demanding, with , and tests.
  • Getting a strong grade is possible with effort and , but many students report harsh or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A , and support, but many students describe heavy labs, hard quizzes, and tough grading.

Online evidence includes one easier grade report, while and often warns about harsh grading.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and unclear lectures make the course intellectually demanding for many students.

Both formats describe chemistry as hard, but online summer reviews emphasize workload intensity while .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Attendance appears important because lectures, labs, quizzes, and participation matter, but .

Online comments mention frequent class meetings in summer, while and labs.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

The low recommendation score reflects many severe warnings, despite a smaller cluster of students who strongly praise his care and support.

Online recommendation is mixed, while in-person reviews include both excellent recent praise and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Students , and , but repeated complaints about tough, unfair, or picky grading keep leniency low.

Format shift

Online has some evidence, while and unfair-grading complaints.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

, and test preparation are often described as demanding and sometimes excessive.

Format shift

Online summer reviews describe intense labs and , while and homework.

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Recent positive reviews praise his support and lectures, but , and unfair treatment.

Format shift

Online teaching feedback is mixed but less detailed, while and drives most of the risk.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Grades appear to , and some rather than one single method.

Format shift

Online comments stress labs and homework quizzes, while , and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are highly polarized, praising his support in recent reviews but heavily criticizing and .

Main concern

Many students say and .

What students said

“You basically teach yourself everything or else you have no shot.”
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“A is easy with enough effort!”
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“This teacher is so picky and .”
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Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mixed, with one strong recommendation but two warnings about intense summer workload and hard quizzes.

Main concern

Online labs and .

What students said

“Very intense workload of labs, and .”
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“If do the bare minimum to keep up with his class you will at least get a B.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews , and , but do not clearly prove open-book, proctoring, webcam, or Lockdown Browser policies.

QuizzesExamsExtra Credit QuestionsQuiz Corrections

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and extra credit questions, but do not clearly prove book or proctoring rules.

Pop QuizzesExamsQuiz CorrectionsExtra Credit Questions
“After lecture, he hands out a quiz but students can do .”
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“ so study quizzes and old tests!”
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Online

and exams, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, or Lockdown Browser policies.

Homework QuizzesExams
“he gave out homework quizzes during each week we and they were hard.”
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“ .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You basically teach yourself everything or else you have no shot.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation strength. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“His lectures are thorough and concise.”

⚖️

25/100

“ and requires too much of students + he does not respect at all and always try to make you fail.”

📚 Workload

25/100

“Very intense workload of labs, and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Nothing was explained well in this class
  • His lectures are thorough and concise.
  • Lectures are exactly what will be on the exams.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • A is easy with enough effort!
  • .
  • The but students will still want to study.

Theme 3

🧪 About Workload

  • an unnecessary amount of if not twice a week.
  • The so .
  • but the load eases out throughout the semester.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty reviews across several years give strong evidence, though the tone is highly polarized and course experiences vary by term.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 518

Course coverage

CHEM14220 reviews
CHEM1419 reviews
CHEM53821 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1