AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Judy Dirbas

CHEM115 · CHEM9303 · CHEM142 · CHEM2 · CHEM3937 · CHEMISTRY · CHEMISTRY120 · CHEM141 · CHEM120 · CHEM · 64 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you are ready to grind chemistry hard and use office hours; skip if you want an easy intro A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard but fair for workersHeavy workloadPolarizingOffice hours helpFast lectures
  • Chemistry is genuinely hard with , and .
  • Students who use office hours and put in serious effort often praise her passion and help.
  • Critics , and tests that feel mismatched to prep.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting a strong grade demands constant study, office hours, and ; easy A is not the student consensus.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Intro and general chem are repeatedly called hard, fast, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; success hinges more on office hours and nonstop studying than on stated attendance rules.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

serious ; others strongly advise avoiding the difficulty and style.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

35/100

Some note curves and , but , and discouraging even for hard workers.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

, and formal lab reports consume large amounts of time.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Passionate and helpful for engaged students, yet many report , impatience, or favoritism.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and hard midterms or finals.

Format shift

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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

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

passionate and helpful for dedicated students, but , and grades hard to track.

Main concern

, and uneven clarity or favoritism reports.

What students said

“great teacher but kinda hard , if level easier”
CHEM120
“her tests and **, but go ”
CHEM142
“ . She unorganized. . Dont taker her!!!”
CHEM120

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.

Tests and problems; no webcam or Lockdown details are mentioned.

Hard testsWeekly quizzesProblem sessionsMismatch to book practice

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and weekly quizzes; students say problem sessions help but .

Hard testsWeekly quizzesProblem sessions
“ book”
CHEM3937
“The but she gives lots of ”
CHEM120

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you . Otherwise, suck it up, great class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, balancing hard-course and helpful-teacher themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“By far the ! She is always willing to help you if it looks like you are trying to understand.”

🔥 Difficulty Reality

28/100

“Way too hard for General Chem. but Grossmont and you'll do fine.”

⚖️ Polarized Experience

52/100

“Dont taker her!!!”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class is hard. Lectures are fast
  • tests and
  • Hard work just won't do it

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • passionate about the subject
  • clear and

Theme 3

❤️ About Help & Character

  • go
  • likes the suck ups
  • super fun teacher and keeps the class way fun

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

64

Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with rich detail and stable split themes across years yield a reliable though polarized picture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525
4 out of 513
3 out of 59
2 out of 57
1 out of 510

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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