AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Brian Bowie

CHEM115 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
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Difficulty
5.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already know chemistry well and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProVery HardUnpreparedSelf Taught RequiredPoor StructureHigh Stress
  • All three reviews rate quality low and difficulty maxed out in CHEM115.
  • Students say he assumes prior chemistry knowledge and leaves them on their own.
  • exams, raising stress and failure risk.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students describe max difficulty, huge study hours just to pass, and no easy grade path.

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

8/100

Every review marks difficulty at 5 and stresses unreachable expectations for intro chemistry.

; no online reviews exist.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; the core issue is structure and teaching, not seat time.

; no online reviews exist.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

All comments are negative and explicitly .

; no online reviews exist.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tone implies tough stakes with hours of study needed just to pass and no recovery cushion.

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Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Students report extreme stress and many study hours in a poorly supported chemistry course.

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Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

Reviews say he is unprepared early on, leaves students alone, and does not promote success.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Quizzes and after exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CHEM115 is described as extremely hard, poorly structured, and high-stress with little guidance.

Main concern

and assumed prior knowledge make it .

What students said

“ your own and it seems like he expects you to already know chemistry”
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“ exam”
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“ !!”
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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.

Quizzes and exams are central, and .

QuizzesExamsDelayed Quiz Feedback

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person CHEM115 uses quizzes and exams; .

QuizzesExamsLate Feedback
“he gives quizzes & then doesn't return them until after the your quizzes.”
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“Plan on spending hours studying to pass this class.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ your own and it seems like he expects you to already know chemistry when you first walk into his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person CHEM115 reviews, highlighting high difficulty, weak structure, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

20/100

“The teacher doesn't structure the class in a way to promote success.”

🔥 Difficulty

8/100

“very difficult class.”

👎

12/100

“ !!”

📚 Assessment Issues

28/100

“he gives quizzes & then doesn't return them until after the your quizzes.”

Theme 1

💥 About Difficulty

  • My stress level reached its ultimate limit with this class!
  • very difficult class.
  • Plan on spending hours studying to pass this class.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching

  • you are pretty much on your own
  • he expects you to already know chemistry when you first walk into his class
  • He also didn't seem very prepared the first couple of weeks.

Theme 3

📝 About Assessment

  • exam
  • !!

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews, but they are fully consistent, detailed, and all from 2010 for the same course.

Inside 3 stored ratings

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Course coverage

CHEM1153 reviews

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