AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Stuard Hoekje

CHEM1 · CHEMCHEM · CHEM2 · CHEMISTRY · CHEM10 · CHEM160 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Run away unless you must take chemistry with him and can handle harsh criticism and a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInsults StudentsHarsh CurveHard TestsUnprofessionalAvoid
  • Overwhelming majority call him abrasive, demeaning, and unprofessional.
  • and causes many failures.
  • A few students defend him as tough but effective; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

and a a real A very costly.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content with and average difficulty near 4; not beginner material.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; main issues are tone and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Most students say and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

as hurting grades and failing large parts of the class.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

and material that students say is poorly taught make the load feel heavy.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Dominant theme is demeaning, disorganized teaching with rare positive outliers.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and curve dominate outcomes; little talk of .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Harsh in-person chemistry instructor widely described as belittling, with and a .

Main concern

, and a .

What students said

“ !!! Insults students, yells, and refuses to answer questions clearly.”
CHEM1
“Graded on some wacked out curve which made my B percentage a D and caused 88% of the class to fail.”
CHEM10
“Very intimidating, insults students who dont get the material presented. .”
CHEMCHEM

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.

and a ; students say tests include material never covered.

Hard testsPunitive curveTested on untaught material

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Hard closed-style chemistry tests with a ; some say material was never taught.

Hard testsPunitive curveUntaught test content
“ . I had a B in the class but .”
CHEMCHEM
“He puts stuff on tests that he never went over or told us to go over”
CHEM10
“sometimes were tested straight out of the book so why go to class”
CHEM1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !!! Insults students, yells, and refuses to answer questions clearly. attendance.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 in-person reviews dominated by harsh tone and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Crash

15/100

“ !!! Insults students, yells, and refuses to answer questions clearly.”

⚖️

15/100

“Graded on some wacked out curve which made my B percentage a D and caused 88% of the class to fail.”

😤 Classroom Climate

18/100

“This instructor lacks interpersonal skills. He is abrasive, harsh, and demeaning.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's a terible terrible instructor. Stay away if you want to learn chem.
  • and
  • Doesn't do the

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • to get an A you have to work for it. this isn't an easy class
  • Said he graded on a curve but it actually hurt my grade really bad

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • This man is rude.
  • Not a nice man, and not a good teacher.
  • Very unstable individual, berates students when they ask a question.

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen detailed in-person reviews over several years with strong consistency on harsh tone and grading.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 53
2 out of 55
1 out of 59

Course coverage

CHEM106 reviews
CHEM1606 reviews
CHEM13 reviews
CHEMISTRY2 reviews
CHEM21 review
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