AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Deborah Lair

CHEM010 · CHEM02 · MATH005 · CHEM002 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
81.82%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Take her if you will study practice problems and use office hours; expect but and drops.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest HeavyTough But CurvesAccessible Outside ClassHard ExamsHelpful Lectures
  • Exams are hard with mid-50% averages but , and .
  • , and care about passing.
  • Weekly quizzes and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Tests average near 50% and feel hard; As need practice, labs, and the .

Online review is harsher and more sink-or-swim; and drops.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Chemistry content and hard exams keep .

; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

70/100

though some tags warn skipping can hurt.

; online also not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

About 82% would take again; praise for help and .

In-person is largely yes; the one online review is a .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

Tough on raw tests but , and .

Format shift

Online tags tough grader with little cushion described; and drops.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Often little homework but , and reading.

Format shift

and ; online focuses on tests only.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

and strong office-hour support, with some stretched or fast pacing.

Format shift

In-person teaching praised; online felt on your own.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Test-heavy with midterms, finals, and weekly quizzes; labs and .

Format shift

Both formats tagged test heavy; and labs.

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

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and manageable labs if you work.

Main concern

, and occasional stacked assessment weeks.

What students said

“her quizzes every week are really stressful, 40 point quiz with multiple choice and short answer.”
CHEM010
“Lair's tests are hard with averages around 50%, but the work in.”
CHEM002
“She does provide a though... ”
CHEM02

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review calls her tough, test-heavy, and .

Main concern

Little guidance online; graded by few things and .

What students said

“Tough professor. All on your own basically.”
CHEM010

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Hard multi-part exams and weekly quizzes with low averages; no Lockdown or webcam details given.

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Hard exams (often ~20 MC questions), and curves.

Hard examsWeekly quizzesCumulative finalCurve and drops
“ .”
CHEM010
“Exams are usually 20 questions multiple choice (50 mins) and usually out of 50 or 55 points. Average scores for exams are around 50% but .”
CHEM002

Online

Online evidence .

Test heavyTough grader
“Tough professor. All on your own basically.”
CHEM010

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Lair's tests are hard with averages around 50%, but the work in.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews (1 online, 10 in , and support. Credibility rating: High.

📝

38/100

“The 50% or so. She does provide a though”

🎯

74/100

“ and is willing to help!”

👍

78/100

“I would say like any other chem class, don't snowball.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The videos/lecture themselves were easy to understand
  • She does a good job explaining concepts
  • She tries to be funny and is definitely enthusiastic.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • averages around 50%, but the
  • . .

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • extremely willing to help during office hours
  • wanted you to pass
  • always fun to be around!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews with and grading detail from 2017-2024 and mostly consistent themes.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM0105 reviews
CHEM0023 reviews
CHEM022 reviews
MATH0051 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1