AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Jose Valentin

CHEMB · CHEM12B · CHEM12AB · CHEM12A · CHEM030A · 1B · CHEM001B · 1B1 · CHEM30B · CHEM30A · 30A · CHEM1B · 69 lifetime ratings

AI rating
43/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
54.55%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take Jose Valentin only if , and handle strict grading.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStrict graderTest heavySelf-teaching requiredPassionate but polarizingClear lab expectations
  • Students consistently say exams and and .
  • Positive reviews praise his chemistry knowledge, humor, and .
  • Success depends heavily on independent textbook practice and tolerance for a strict classroom style.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Getting an A usually requires heavy self-study, careful practice, and and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The chemistry content is not always impossible, but , and self-teaching make it challenging.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but labs and lecture notes are important enough that skipping creates real risk.

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance, and they mix optional lecture attendance with and lecture presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Students recommend him only for disciplined learners who want rigor and and limited support.

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person and strongly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

22/100

Students repeatedly describe picky grading, no curve, no , and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Formal homework may be light, but students must read, , and study hard for tests.

Format shift

but high hidden workload.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

He is knowledgeable and sometimes clear or funny, but many .

Format shift

All teaching evidence is from in-person reviews, with sharply mixed opinions.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grades , and lab reports, with little homework credit.

Format shift

In-person reviews consistently describe a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

with mixed teaching quality and high self-study demands.

Main concern

Strict grading and are organized.

What students said

“Tests are 2/3 of the grade.”
CHEM30A
“ and tricky.”
CHEM030A
“No curves or because "nothing is free."”
CHEM30A

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.

Reviews clearly describe hard, high-stakes exams and lab quizzes, but do not clearly prove book policy or .

Test HeavyHard ExamsNo CurveLab QuizzesFew Graded Items

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe difficult slide- or textbook-based exams, hard lab quizzes, and .

High-Stakes ExamsHard Lab QuizzesNo CurveSlide-Based Tests
“Tests are 50 multiple choices, but extremely challenging and .”
CHEM30A
“ and tricky.”
CHEM030A
“ .”
30A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Unless you can teach yourself chemistry or have had a previous .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“Prof. Valentin definitely knows his chemistry.”

⚖️

22/100

“No curves or because "nothing is free."”

🧪

25/100

“Tests are 2/3 of the grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's pretty funny and .
  • He does not care for his students and but they are the EXACT examples from the book and are irrelevant to the tests.
  • , and he answers any of my questionsproblems that I had difficulty with.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This is not an easy class.
  • He is a .
  • You have to work hard in this class to EARN a good grade.

Theme 3

🧪

  • .
  • Lab quizzes and .
  • Very long and and final.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

69

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews over many years give detailed and , and teaching style.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 514
3 out of 59
2 out of 513
1 out of 512

Course coverage

CHEM30A12 reviews
CHEM030A7 reviews
30A6 reviews
CHEM12A6 reviews
CHEM1B6 reviews
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CHEM12AB3 reviews
CHEM12B3 reviews
1B2 reviews
CHEM001B2 reviews
1B11 review
CHEM30B1 review
CHEMB1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 5

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2