AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Bhuvana Gopal

CHEM60LAB · CHEM101LAB · CHEM60 · CHEM060 · CHEM051 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
34.38%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you already know chemistry well and can handle a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCondescending Lab ProTough GraderHeavy ALEKS HomeworkNot Beginner FriendlyPolarizing Chem
  • Recent reviews heavily warn of public put-downs and fear of asking questions.
  • Chemistry content is demanding with lots of and .
  • A , and fair if you already know the material well.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

, and As rare without strong prior skill and constant effort.

Both online and ; positive As cluster among prepared students.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Intro chem feels advanced under her pace, with , and dense labs.

; in-person is still described as not beginner friendly.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Labs and lectures require showing up; lateness can mean being sent home and skip-class warnings are common.

as required with little flexibility.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and recent voices urge avoiding her for disrespect and harsh difficulty.

; in-person has a louder recent negative surge with a smaller caring minority.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Tough grader tags dominate with and hard high-stakes tests.

Format shift

Online and ; a few note resubmit chances if you ask.

Workload

Heavy

20/100

ALEKS homework, weekly labs, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online homework volume is a major complaint; and workshops.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

, and fear of questions, outweighing minority praise for structure and help.

Format shift

; online cites weak remote teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and and ALEKS, with several calling the course test heavy.

Format shift

In-person emphasizes exams and labs; and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and lecture reviews are deeply split, but recent comments focus on condescending remarks and harsh .

Main concern

Public humiliation when asking questions and a climate that .

What students said

“ ! So condescending and disrespectful.”
CHEM60LAB
“I leave that class on the verge of tears every week.”
CHEM060
“ and calculations clearly and if you have a question about the experiment she always willing to help.”
CHEM101LAB

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CHEM60 reviews are mostly negative: , and students teaching themselves via YouTube.

Main concern

Self-teaching load and .

What students said

“she will not lecture through zoom. You will instead watch random chem youtube .”
CHEM60
“she gives a Tone of homework, and she's a ”
CHEM060
“She speeds through her zoom lectures even when students aren't understanding.”
CHEM60

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes and difficult; a few report study guides or cheat sheets, but overall risk feels strict.

Test HeavyHard ExamsALEKS HomeworkStudy Guides SometimesCheat Sheets Sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some sections allow study guides or cheat sheets when prep is solid.

Extremely Hard TestsTest HeavyStudy GuidesCheat Sheets Allowed Sometimes
“All of . This is not an easy A class.”
CHEM60
“Cheat sheets allowed. Prep for and you'll do just fine.”
CHEM060

Online

Online exams are described as very hard with ; proctoring tools are not clearly detailed.

Hard Online ExamsALEKSSelf-Taught Content
“every test question was worth 2.5 really screwing up your grade if u get a few questions wrong”
CHEM60
“whole class would fail her exams because we were unprepared”
CHEM060

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! So condescending and disrespectful.”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 Chemistry reviews with a sharp recent negative tilt on respect and difficulty. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“she openly disrespects you in front of the entire class and is extremely condescending.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

30/100

“ . So and the ”

📚 Workload & Difficulty

20/100

“Please do yourself a favor DO NOT take her class you will regret it, she gives a Tone of homework, and she's a ”

🧪

70/100

“ and calculations clearly and if you have a question about the experiment she always willing to help.”

Theme 1

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • Asking questions is met w/ humiliating responses
  • I leave that class on the verge of tears every week
  • more than half dropped

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • not beginner friendly
  • All of
  • Lots of Homework and extremely hard

Theme 3

❤️ Minority Support

  • She wants her students to succeed
  • Best 060 prof for those wanting to take 101 next
  • It's a fair class, you get what you deserve.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

32 reviews with strong recent detail on classroom climate and consistent difficulty themes support high credibility despite a long-running pro-con split.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 514

Course coverage

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CHEM0511 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

10

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 3 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 3