AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Lawrence Yee

CHM1A5061 · CHM1B · CHEM1 · CHEM12A · CHEM60 · CHEM1A · 1A · CHM60 · CHEMISTRY · CHEM1A1B · CHM1A · CHEM12B · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
61.54%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want real chem preparation and will use every resource; skip if you need an easy A or strong online instruction.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough Chem GraderOpen-Book Hard ExamsInspirational for Hard WorkersLab-HeavyQuiz Every Week
  • Challenging chemistry with tough quizzes/tests; many call him one of the best if you grind.
  • , so an A is rare.
  • Online teaching is a weak spot; , and labs fare better.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students say an A is nearly impossible without deep mastery; .

In-person evidence dominates; online adds picky 80% assignment gates.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

General and organic chemistry content is conceptually hard with frequent quizzes, labs, and cumulative logic.

Both formats rate high difficulty; online confuses delivery more than content level.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

; some say skip class and you will not pass, though a few call him lenient.

In-person is usually mandatory; the .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

Most serious students recommend him for real learning and and mixed older complaints.

In-person leans WorthIt/MustTake for hard workers; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

and tests; effort and office hours can earn a bump but .

Format shift

In-person notes open-book but hard questions; .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and sometimes blogs or OLI; time-consuming and study-heavy.

Format shift

Online stacks lab, quiz, OLI, and blog weekly; and quiz heavy.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many call him the —while a minority say weak lectures or harsh demeanor.

Format shift

In-person teaching reputation is strong; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Weekly quizzes, hard open-book tests, and lab performance dominate; but .

Format shift

; online adds weekly OLI-style homework gates.

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

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and lasting preparation, while warning that quizzes/exams are hard and self-study plus SI are essential.

Main concern

Very tough assessments and occasional classroom management issues; A is hard to earn.

What students said

“Without Mr. Yee, I would have never been challenged enough to pass the infamous Harry Noller from UCSC”
CHM1A
“All tests and but the question are very tough and very critical thinking based.”
CHEM1A
“ so be prepared. but Yee would always be there if you're stuck”
CHEM12B
“ .”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews say he is nice but , and weekly lab/quiz/OLI load is heavy.

Main concern

Online delivery and .

What students said

“On his recorded lecture videos, I was clueless on what he was talking about. For every assignment, you must pass with an 80% or better to pass”
CHEM1A
“you can tell the switch to online teaching is not his thing. The but the .”
CHM1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often open-book/open-notes yet conceptually brutal, with frequent quizzes and little evidence of remote proctoring tools.

Open BookOpen NotesHard Application QuestionsWeekly QuizzesPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are open book/open notes but still very hard and critical-thinking based.

Open BookOpen NotesHard Conceptual ExamsWeekly Quizzes
“All quizzes and and open book but the question are very tough.”
CHEM1A
“All tests and but the question are very tough and very critical thinking based.”
CHEM1A
“ , but that means nothing if you do not understand the concepts.”
1A

Online

Online comments stress tough grading and weekly quizzes/assignments without describing webcam or Lockdown Browser.

Weekly QuizzesStrict Assignment Thresholds
“For every assignment, you must pass with an 80% or better to pass”
CHEM1A
“You will have a lab, quiz, and a as well as a little blog”
CHM1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“All tests and but the question are very tough and very critical thinking based.”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews (2 online, 36 in , and strong in-person help. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“ .”

🔥 Course Challenge

24/100

“It is close to impossible to get an A. It is a tough class.”

🧪

52/100

“All quizzes and and open book but the question are very tough.”

👍 Hard-Worker Recommendation

64/100

“He really cares about his students and he wants everyone to pass, that is if he sees you make an effort.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is always there to help out the students and doesn't mind explaining the concepts a few times
  • Professor Yee is an amazing professor when it comes to answering any questions
  • I felt that he didn't teach me much and it was more me at home learning by myself.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • close to impossible to get an A
  • so be prepared
  • If you study hard he will reward you.

Theme 3

🔬

  • because this is where the learning happens
  • Going to SI helped so much.
  • Taking advantage of his many resources is crucial to your success.

Data context

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Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-eight reviews across two decades provide a large, detailed, and mostly consistent picture of hard but respected chemistry instruction.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 55
3 out of 54
2 out of 54
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

11

B+ 9 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1