AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Robert Ternansky

SCI110 · CHEM · CHEM120 · CHEM116 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
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Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid unless you can teach yourself chemistry and tolerate a harsh, unsupportive classroom.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHarsh and unhelpfulSelf-taught expectationHigh dropout riskYells at studentsNot an easy A
  • Most reviews urge students to avoid him for chemistry courses.
  • and offers little help in lecture or lab.
  • One older outlier calls him excellent if you put in real effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible but not easy; you must put in serious effort and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content is hard and he makes organic chemistry feel even harder with little guidance.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews , so .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most students say run away; only one strongly recommends him for serious learners.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Many students report failing early exams and little help recovering, so .

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and high-stakes exams create a heavy load for chemistry students.

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Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Most students say he regurgitates the book, will not help, and can yell when asked questions.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and exams that require knowing everything.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person chemistry students describe low teaching effort, harsh tone, and steep difficulty, with only one strong positive outlier.

Main concern

Little help in lecture or , and a hostile classroom tone.

What students said

“I would run. He is not a teacher, but regurgitates the books highlights.”
CHEM116
“the class started with 32, after 6 weeks became 12 students only”
CHEM116
“ ! if you are willing to learn!”
CHEM

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are demanding and high-stakes, with little forgiveness for weak preparation.

Know everything on examsTimed quizzesHigh failure risk

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and extreme timed testing pressure, with little leniency.

Know everything on examsTimed quizzesHigh failure risk
“For . It is possible to get an A. I got B.”
CHEM120
“Has you read over 200 pages of dry text and then gives you 5 minutes (yes i .”
SCI110

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I would run. He is not a teacher, but regurgitates the books highlights.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching effort and difficulty. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“Stay far away.”

📚 Teaching Effort

28/100

“He puts not effort in teaching, expects you to learn it all on your own.”

📉 Class Survival

25/100

“the class started with 32, after 6 weeks became 12 students only and most have an F grade on the .”

⭐ Rare Positive

90/100

“ ! if you are willing to learn!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • regurgitates the books highlights
  • puts not effort in teaching
  • yells at students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • this class is not an easy a
  • For
  • most have an F grade on the

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Experience

  • I would run
  • HORRIBLE teacher!!! Stay away from this guy
  • don't believe everything you read on this site

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Five mostly detailed in-person reviews from 2010-2014 show a consistent negative majority with one strong positive outlier.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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Course coverage

CHEM1162 reviews
CHEM1 review
CHEM1201 review
SCI1101 review

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