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Chemistry

Rafael Silverman de la Vega

CHEMISTRY22 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
69.23%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if and still crush midterms and the final.

Best fit · Self Taught ProMessy lecturesSelf-study requiredChill and lenientTest-heavy gradeGroup labs
  • Lectures and handwriting are often , so many students learn mainly from the textbook and YouTube.
  • and late, but midterms and .
  • some call him chill and helpful; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

64/100

Many students still earn As with homework and self-study, but and weak lecture support raises the real effort cost.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Material is manageable for prepared science students, but messy lectures force heavy outside learning.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while labs and participation still matter for others.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

, but many warn that self-motivation is required to survive the teaching style.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Often described as chill or lenient and and exam-weighted complaints also appear.

Format shift

In-person only; no online comparison.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Homework, worksheets, group labs, and .

Format shift

In-person only; no online comparison.

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

Helpful and caring for some students, but many report , fast pace, and weak answers.

Format shift

In-person only; no online comparison.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Midterms and scores are high.

Format shift

In-person only; no online comparison.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

chill grading and and .

Main concern

Unclear lectures and if .

What students said

“The teaching style is messy and if you had any questions, the answers were non-answers :(”
Chemistry22
“His lectures are heavily based off of the online textbook so .”
Chemistry22
“ . Never made sense with his lectures and was just writing down notes but not explaining well at all.”
Chemistry22

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.

Course grade is exam-driven; mock exams help some students while .

Midterms and final dominateMock exams helpfulStudy guide mismatch reportedHomework and labs still required

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final; mock exams help if .

Exam-heavy final gradeMock exams availableStudy guides not always aligned
“Your grade depends on the Midterms and Final so even if you got 100% on assignments, your ”
Chemistry22
“ and those are key for any procrastinators :)”
Chemistry22
“ so make sure to have good notes.”
Chemistry22

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You'd have to already excel in science to pass, so if you want to genuinely learn, your grade is at risk.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person chemistry reviews with mixed sentiment and medium credibility.

🎯 Teaching Quality

46/100

“Lectures were all over the place; hard to understand and .”

👍 Recommendation

52/100

“Overall, chill but hard.”

📘

48/100

“Your grade depends on the Midterms and Final so even if you got 100% on assignments, your ”

🧰

42/100

“I did most of the lecture work on my own before class to understand his lecture by watching youtube vids for the textbook and homework.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and goes a little fast
  • Never made sense with his lectures
  • Ask questions and he will help you as much as he can!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you have an F for Chem 22 in his class, it's only because you don't study.
  • Lenient with grading and didn't care about late work.
  • , but was lenient.

Theme 3

🔬

  • wasn't fond of
  • Get ready to work in groups.
  • Make sure to pay attention during the your grade.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only 13 mixed in-person reviews limit confidence despite clear recurring themes about lectures and exams.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 55
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

Chemistry2213 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 9

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1