AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

George Ogar

CHEM102SUMMER · CHEM51 · CHEM051 · CHEM101 · CHEM101L · CHEM102 · C101 · 269 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
58.33%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you can grind ALEKS and ; otherwise pick a clearer, less polarizing instructor.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerALEKS heavyGenerous curvesOffbeat humorHard testsTeach yourself risk
  • Success depends on mastering ALEKS and self-study because .
  • and rounding can salvage grades, but many students still struggle or drop.
  • some love him, others find him rude or unhelpful.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

, but , and grade surprises mean an A still requires serious study and often luck.

Online is harsher and more self-taught; in but .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content plus heavy ALEKS and deeper-than-lecture exams make the course intellectually demanding for most.

Online difficulty complaints are strongest; in-person experiences vary by student preparation.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Workshops and lectures are often required, and skip-class tags appear frequently.

Both formats commonly list mandatory attendance or mandatory workshops.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About half would take again; love-him or .

; and worst.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

and final rounding exist, but and opaque Canvas grades keep pressure high.

Format shift

; online students more often feel grades arrive late or unclear.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Large ALEKS topic counts, weekly objectives, workshops, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online and in person both report ALEKS-heavy workloads.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Some find lectures funny and clarifying; many say lectures are too simple or useless for exams and self-teaching is required.

Format shift

prerecorded lectures draw more complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Tests and quizzes carry most of the grade while but .

Format shift

exams dominate and ALEKS is constant practice.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he can be hilarious and clear for motivated students, but .

Main concern

and occasional belittling humor turn many students off.

What students said

“George Ogar is the OG, this man is the .”
CHEM101
“STAY AWAY.”
CHEM102
“Goes over super easy problems during lecture but ”
CHEM101

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online chemistry with , and often harsh on communication and .

Main concern

Lectures and ALEKS mismatch leave first-time chem students unprepared for .

What students said

“Beware, this is the hardest class taken at Pierce. He is sarcastic and can come off as rude at times.”
CHEM101
“THIS CLASS IS ALL ABOUT ALEKS!! Want to pass his class? Understand Aleks.”
CHEM101
“ ! Read on your own for you to learn.”
CHEM051

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequently called hard, trickier than lectures, and .

Hard multiple-choice examsALEKS quizzes and examsHeavy curvesLecture-exam mismatch

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes go deeper than workshop examples, often multiple choice with .

Hard quizzes and examsMultiple choiceGenerous curvesDeeper than lecture
“ and consist of some things you haven't seen before.”
CHEM101
“None of what he lectures .”
CHEM101

Online

Online students report ALEKS-based quizzes and exams that feel very hard and poorly aligned with lecture videos.

ALEKS examsHard testsLecture-exam mismatchWeekly workshops
“ ! His lectures are so bad; uses PowerPoint presentations in them.”
CHEM101
“exams difficult. I never felt ”
CHEM101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ and is hella down to earth. I miss this man so much.”

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

🧪 ALEKS-Centered Course

30/100

“THIS CLASS IS ALL ABOUT ALEKS!! Want to pass his class? Understand Aleks.”

📉

35/100

“ , and it is difficult to predict what will be on them.”

😂 Polarizing Humor

55/100

“One of the most inappropriate professors I've had.”

👍 Loyal Fans

90/100

“George Ogar is the OG, this man is the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and fairly well.
  • Be prepared to teach yourself the material and be insulted along the way.
  • He made the class very efficient and didn't waste time

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Midterm class average was a 57%
  • A is doable.

Theme 3

💻 About ALEKS & Workload

  • very aleks heavy (around 110 total topics that need to be mastered)
  • He gives a lot of do it.
  • the whole semester the class was self teaching ourselves

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

269

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with strong volume, multi-year span, and consistent split opinions on humor, ALEKS, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5175
4 out of 538
3 out of 523
2 out of 515
1 out of 518

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

14

A 14

B range

13

B+ 2 · B 9 · B- 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Rather not say 1