AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Erin Brocker

V01A · V12AL · CHEMV01BL · V01BL · CHEMV20 · CHEMVO1A · CHEMV01A · CHEMV01 · V01B · VO1A · CHEMV01B · V01AL · VO1BL · CHEM1A · CHEM20 · V30 · CHEM30 · CHEMV30 · CRN31821 · CHEMV20L · 55 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
51.85%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you can handle a demanding chem load and a sometimes sharp personality for and fair structure.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing ChemPrinted NotesTest HeavyCan Be RudePassionate About Chem
  • Students and passion versus calling her rude and unhelpful.
  • , and help motivated students earn solid grades.
  • Chemistry is still hard and test-heavy; attitude complaints and online pandemic sections hurt the overall experience.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

As are common when you study notes and practice exams, but and no free ride without steady work.

In-person students who grind notes often earn As; sparse online evidence shows incomplete or poor outcomes without self-teaching.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Chemistry content, multiple exams, and dense homework make .

Both formats treat chem as hard; online adds self-teaching friction.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

36/100

Many sections list attendance mandatory or warn that skipping leaves you lost, though some say it is not enforced.

In and lab; online evidence is thin and mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; recommendation depends on tolerance for her style and .

In-person opinions are split; online reviews skew strongly negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

Drops, , and clear criteria help, but tough-grader and .

Format shift

In person mentions drops and EC more; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and long study expectations create a heavy weekly load.

Format shift

Heavy workload appears in both formats, with online adding busy work and .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

She is passionate and , yet many students find explanations confusing or the tone rude.

Format shift

In-person quality is mixed; online pandemic teaching is widely panned.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Four chapter exams plus a and frequent lab quizzes.

Format shift

In person is clearly test heavy; online still emphasizes quizzes and .

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

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

strong organization, free notes, and passion for many; , and confusion for others.

Main concern

Personality can feel condescending, and .

What students said

“I took several science classes at VC, and she is one of the .”
CHEMV30
“she was incredibly rude. Very snappy and goes out of her way to belittle her students.”
CHEMV01BL
“She provides print outs of ALL the notes you'll need for the semester.”
CHEMV20

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews, especially pandemic-era, are mostly negative about , and dismissive Zoom help.

Main concern

Students say she does not teach live and can shut down basic clarification requests.

What students said

“students would literally ask for her basic clarification and she would literally tell us to go look at the lectures but we cant understand those either.”
CHEMV01A
“She will not teach you anything... She gives you youtube videos of other people to learn the subject matter.”
VO1A
“It was self taught, and .”
V12AL

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams usually match notes if you study hard; friendliness comes from practice materials, not low rigor.

Multiple Choice ExamsPractice ExamsPrinted NotesTest HeavyDrop Lowest Exam

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, study guides, and multiple-choice formats for many courses.

Exams Every 4 ChaptersPractice ExamsMultiple ChoiceLab QuizzesDrop Lowest
“ and reflect the material covered in notes.”
CHEMV30
“Exams are given every 4 chapters”
CHEM20
“ and quiz”
CHEMV30

Online

Limited online comments focus on video lectures, multi-attempt quizzes, and poor .

Video LecturesMulti Attempt QuizzesSlow Grading
“ . Two chances for quizzes!”
CHEMV01
“she would literally tell us to go look at the lectures but we cant understand those either.”
CHEMV01A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“she was incredibly rude. Very snappy and goes out of her way to belittle her students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 chemistry reviews, balancing praise for structure against recurring rudeness and rigor themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“ , and she is always willing to help students.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

52/100

“I really enjoyed having Dr. Brocker as an instructor, both for lecture and lab.”

⚠️ Attitude Concerns

30/100

“Do not ask her any questions because and mean.”

📝 Notes & Structure

70/100

“she prints put the notes for you & goes over them with you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She starts at the very bottom of things and works her way up
  • she relies on videos to do all the teaching for her
  • It is a joy to see Dr. Brocker light up when she talks about chemistry.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This should be an easy A if you attend every class and do the labs.
  • Chem itself can be a difficult subject, not the instructor. You gotta do the work.
  • 70% of my class is failing.

Theme 3

💬 About Classroom Tone

  • Everyone was always nervous to ask her questions because of this.
  • She can be moody but just focus on working hard

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

55

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews with a long time span and consistent themes of organization versus attitude, despite format imbalance.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
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3 out of 57
2 out of 54
1 out of 518

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

26

A+ 5 · A 20 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

4

C 4

D range

3

D+ 2 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3