AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Isidore I. (Izzy) Goodman

CHEM1P1 · CHEM221 · CHEM51 · CHEM60 · CHEMISTRY60 · BIOCHEM101 · CHEM101 · CHEM101L · 118 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
27.27%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want a hard chemistry grind and and a sharp tone; most students say look elsewhere.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderCondescendingTest HeavyLots of HomeworkLecture Heavy
  • Many students describe him as condescending and unhelpful when questions are asked.
  • , and .
  • A minority who grind office hours and practice problems report strong learning and decent grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

As are rare without heavy studying, ALEKS practice, and near-perfect labs; no curve or is the norm.

Both online and ; online labs add huge time cost for the same strict standards.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content is dense and fast, with complex labs and .

In-person comments focus on lecture pace and ; online comments .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most students report , and workshops, with .

; a few online lab sections also required Zoom presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

because many students feel demeaned and underprepared despite heavy effort.

Online reviews are almost uniformly against taking him; in-person is polarized but .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Tough grader , and students report no curves or .

Format shift

and lab-heavy sections.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Weekly ALEKS, workshops, lab reports, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online labs are described as especially time-consuming; and tests.

Teaching experience

Average

40/100

Some praise visual examples and office hours, but and the classroom tone condescending.

Format shift

In-person is mixed; online teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, midterms, and finals carry heavy weight alongside labs, with .

Format shift

Test-heavy feedback is strongest in in-person CHEM60/101; online reviews emphasize graded labs.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CHEM60/101 is lecture- and ; some call him fair if you grind, many call him rude and a .

Main concern

Feeling shamed for , and .

What students said

“If !”
CHEM60
“You think you understand the material but then you end up failing the be done every week”
CHEM60

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and , and poorly explained, with several students warning not to waste time.

Main concern

, and a harsh tone when asking questions.

What students said

“I easily spent 20-30 hours a . This was because he gave conflicting instructions.”
CHEM101
“The Labs are so annoyingly long and stressful for no reason, made ”
CHEM101L

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes and often feel harder than homework or quizzes, with little safety net.

Test HeavyHard ExamsLab QuizzesNo Curve

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are frequent and tough, with students saying tests do not always match what they practiced.

Test HeavyHard ExamsWorkshop Quizzes
“the class itself was not that very hard but .”
CHEM60
“ knowing the information pretty well.”
CHEM60

Online

Reviews do not clearly prove proctoring tools; they mainly stress hard labs and .

Heavy LabsConflicting Instructions
“He never fully explained the labs and .”
CHEM101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Want to feel stupid? Take Professor Goodman.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

40/100

“He was awful and .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“If !”

⚖️

22/100

“It's almost as though he LOOKS for .”

📚 Workload

26/100

“There's also LOTS of ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He'll make you feel dumb almost every class.
  • He's extremely condescending
  • He can't run the class smoothly without talking about something random.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • No , No curves.
  • It is known that this professor RARELY gives A's

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Rude tiny old man.
  • Condescending rude little man.
  • Very nice

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

118

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning years, with , and classroom tone.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 548
4 out of 520
3 out of 513
2 out of 515
1 out of 522

Course coverage

CHEM10124 reviews
CHEM6016 reviews
CHEM2215 reviews
BIOCHEM1011 review
CHEM101L1 review
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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

12

A 12

B range

10

B 8 · B- 2

C range

5

C 3 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

13

Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Incomplete 3 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2