AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Brian Jameson

CHEM1A · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Only take Chem 1A with him if and ; otherwise wait for a clearer lecturer.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught chemistryLecture heavyExtra credit availableLab weightedKind but unclear
  • Students say he is kind but lectures are weak, so success depends on teaching yourself from textbook and slides.
  • Labs and prelabs can boost or sink grades; some terms.
  • and , but several students dropped or struggled.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

As are possible with labs, EC, and self-study, but drops and work.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

College Chem 1A plus weak lecture clarity makes concepts hard unless .

In-person only; difficulty ratings cluster medium-high.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Some report optional attendance and even improved after skipping lectures; and .

In-person ; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Kind personality and EC help some, but many warn against relying on his lectures and a .

Only in-person reviews; recommendation is split.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and EC or , but tough-grader and drop reports keep grading only fair overall.

Format shift

In-person only evidence.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Homework, prelabs, labs, and exams .

Format shift

In-person only evidence.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

He is caring and improving, but multiple students say lectures fail and self-teaching is required.

Format shift

In-person only; newer reviews still mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test-heavy and and EC around the edges.

Format shift

In-person only evidence.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person Chem 1A is consistently described as self-taught: kind professor, lecture-heavy monologues, lab points matter, and or .

Main concern

Unclear lectures force independent learning while exams and .

What students said

“if you are not ready to teach 99% of the content .”
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“ and easy to follow, no extra time needed for me to study.”
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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.

Exams carry heavy weight; recovery often limited to test corrections or .

Exam heavyTest corrections ECPrelab quizzesCanvas lock deadlines

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab heavy with canvas-locked assignments and .

Extremely exam-heavyTest correctionsPrelab quizzes weightedKahoot pre-class EC
“ , and , so it's hard to recover if you fall behind.”
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“Assignments are due on canvas and lock if not done on time. No .”
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“this semester he has included pre class kahoot quiz for ”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Very kind teacher, however if you are not ready to teach 99% of the content .”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📖

30/100

“if you are not ready to teach 99% of the content .”

🧪 Lab and

40/100

“ , and ”

🙂 Kind but Mixed

45/100

“ and practice tests are super useful. .”

🎁 Path

65/100

“Use the slides as a guide for what to study in the textbook!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Lectures

  • teach 99% of the content to yourself
  • Lectures felt like a slow monologue
  • and easy to follow
  • most concepts weren't explained thoroughly enough

Theme 2

📈

  • Lots of EC for tests

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Very kind teacher
  • Nice professor
  • wanted to do as much as he could to improve his teaching style

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Six recent in-person Chem 1A reviews with detailed comments and grade outcomes give decent confidence despite a small sample.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

chem1a6 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2