AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Slava Bekker

CHEM1 · CHEM60 · CHEMISTRY60 · CHEM22 · CHEM1A · CHM22 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
55.56%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want to actually learn chemistry and will study hard; avoid if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesTough graderSkip class you failLots of homeworkAccessible outside class
  • Passionate, clear, high-energy chemistry lectures most students love
  • Exams and study guides
  • and workload is real, but if you engage

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A grades happen for dedicated students, but , and life-consuming study.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Average difficulty around 3.3 with and heavy-reading comments; not beginner-light.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Multiple tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; as essential.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Most praise her teaching and passion, yet take-again rate is only about 56% because of exam and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

; one student said one wrong question voided a whole section.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of , and lecture-heavy prep are common; class can take over your life.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Repeated praise for , and infectious passion for chemistry.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes and exams dominate stress; but .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Strong in-person consensus that lectures are excellent and she is passionate, but and skipping class hurts.

Main concern

and tough grading can tank grades despite good lectures.

What students said

“Slava was one of the . I'm not going to lie it was a difficult class and needed a lot of time.”
CHEM1
“ as long as you want to learn and aren't looking for an easy grade.”
CHEM60
“her quizzes and what will be in the exams because she does not provide a study guide”
CHEM1

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.

Exams and quizzes are frequently described as very hard with limited predictability and high stakes.

Hard examsNo full study guideMemorize lecturesWeekly quizzesTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report super hard quizzes and and expectations to know full lectures.

Hard examsNo study guideLecture-based testsTough grading
“her quizzes and what will be in the exams because she does not provide a study guide”
CHEM1
“the tests and . There is no straight forward questions.”
CHEM1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ as long as you want to learn and aren't looking for an easy grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person reviews, . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“She has a way of using her passion for the subject and making it exciting for the class, and so much easier to understand.”

🔥

32/100

“her quizzes and what will be in the exams because she does not provide a study guide”

📚 Workload Reality

30/100

“Well, this class took over my life. All I did was study chemistry.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • She makes chemistry fun and
  • Super helpful and enthusiastic about the subject matter

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • her quizzes and
  • this is not a class to slack off on and must dedicate a lot to succeed

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is so knowledgeable and really wants us to be successful
  • Accessible outside class

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

16 in-person reviews from 2013-2018 with consistent themes on lectures, difficulty, and .

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHM225 reviews
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CHEM603 reviews
CHEMISTRY602 reviews
CHEM1A1 review
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CHEM221 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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