AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Brandon Tenn

CHEM04A · CHEM02A · CHEM4B · CHEM2A · 98 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
19.23%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless and handle 15-20 hours of .

Best fit · Self Taught ProOverwhelming WorkloadConfusing Grading SystemDoes Not LectureSelf-Taught ChemistryTough Grader
  • Students report , and handwritten notes.
  • ; many say he assigns work instead of lecturing clearly.
  • Proprietary learning-credit grading makes it hard to predict or earn an A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

24/100

Even strong effort often yields C or worse because of , and a .

Both formats report hard As; online adds late-work and but still heavy cost.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

14/100

Chemistry content is hard and made harder by self-teaching, proprietary methods, and .

Online and and confusion.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory, especially in person, with participation and notes enforced.

, but and notes still bind you.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

About one in ; the dominant advice is to pick any other chemistry professor.

A ; in-person reviews are overwhelmingly negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and a nontraditional credit system that can nullify solid percentages.

Format shift

Harsh in both formats; online helps only if you complete the huge workload.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students report 6-8 plus assignments weekly and 13-20 hours, often more work than all other classes combined.

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Often described as kind but , and unwilling to lecture, leaving students to teach themselves.

Format shift

In person more stress about style and rudeness; online more about missing lectures and self-study.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Heavy mix of weekly quizzes, ALEKS, labs, notes, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online leans quiz and assignment heavy; in person adds pop quizzes and lab reports.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students describe flipped or , and a picky nontraditional grading scheme.

Main concern

He expects mastery before class, grades pickily his way, and the and low grades.

What students said

“6-8 assignments per week, including 10 topics on ALEKS and you will get behind if you put off for one day.”
CHEM02A
“He only gives work, no teaching. : quizzes and exams require high scores in order to count.”
chem04a
“This is the comes to work.”
CHEM02A

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections pile , and required handwritten Cornell notes with little live teaching.

Main concern

that can zero out near-passing quiz scores.

What students said

“He assigns upward of 20 hours of work per week.”
CHEM02A
“You have up to three quizzes every week which dont even go toward your grade if you dont reach his benchmark.”
CHEM02A
“ , he only gives you the .”
CHEM02A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are killers, sometimes requiring about 60 percent to count, with averages near 30-50 percent reported.

Quiz BenchmarksLow Exam AveragesTest HeavyPop QuizzesNo Reliable Study Guide

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams are described as impossible or worded unlike practice, with expected low averages.

Pop QuizzesKiller QuizzesImpossible ExamsNo Study Guide
“ and make or breaks a A- to an A.”
CHEM2A
“The exams are impossible he expects a 50% average on the .”
CHEM02A

Online

Online quizzes and exams are frequent, benchmarked, and poorly aligned with homework; group portions or sometimes soften impact.

Weekly QuizzesBenchmark ScoringOptional Group Exam PortionsExtra Credit
“Exam averages were around 30% and worth 40% of .”
CHEM02A
“The exams and least 60%.”
CHEM02A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !! This professor requires you to do everything his way, specifically and if you don't, he punishes you for it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and , and teaching gaps. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Crushing Workload

12/100

“one week of chemist assignments was more than my 3 other classes combined.”

🚫 Low Recommendation

18/100

“ as a last option.”

🧠

26/100

“He . I would have dropped this class if I hadn't spent so much money on books.”

⚖️

18/100

“Grades work off of learning credits rather than the actual percentage you received from the assignment.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He never lectured and expected you to just know the topic!
  • His belief is that if you know how to read you can teach yourself.
  • HE DOES NOT TEACH! He only holds classes for questions!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and makes it really hard to know what your actual grade is until the end.
  • Can you imagine a C after aleks with 90%, 73% lab And passed all quizes.
  • It takes extreme effort to get A or B+.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Great guy but so unorganized and confusing.
  • He is a very caring professor. He made sure I understood the material.
  • Professor Tenn is a . However, he seems to have an unconventional teaching style.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

98

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across online and in person over many years show , and self-teaching.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 510
3 out of 514
2 out of 511
1 out of 545

Course coverage

CHEM02A33 reviews
chem04a7 reviews
CHEM2A6 reviews
CHEM4B4 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 8

B range

4

B 4

C range

11

C+ 3 · C 6 · C- 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

4

F 4

No letter grade reported

15

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 3