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Chemistry

Ted Fickel

CHEM151 · V01A · CHEMCHEM · CHEMIV10 · CHEM68 · CHEMV01 · CHEMV30LAB · CHEM20 · V20L · CHEM10 · LAB31250 · V30 · CHEM30 · CHEMV30 · CHEMV20 · CHEMISTRYV20 · V30L · CHEMV01A · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you already know chemistry and ; otherwise find another lecture professor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to FollowFast LecturesKnows ChemistryCurves TestsSelf-Study Required
  • Strong content knowledge and dry humor, but many .
  • Success usually requires teaching yourself from the book, practice problems, and .
  • Labs and while lecture and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Curves and dropped quizzes help, but hard tests and .

Online lab quizzes are tricky; reports.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

, and dense problem sets make content feel advanced for intro chem.

Both formats call chemistry hard; online hybrid felt especially overwhelming.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but others say he may not notice late arrivals and attendance is not always mandatory.

; older in-person comments vary.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

About 71% , but comment tone and great if you self-study.

One of two online reviews recommends; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

, and , yet many call quizzes and tests very hard.

Format shift

; online still tags tough grader.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of , and multi-chapter exams create heavy work.

Format shift

; online quizzes add pressure.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Passionate and funny but , and for intro students.

Format shift

Online hybrid critique matches decades of .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Exams, weekly mini quizzes, and finals dominate; labs are easier and sometimes misaligned.

Format shift

Both formats stress quizzes and .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Long record of in-person chem lectures and labs: brilliant but often unreadable , and free online text.

Main concern

Many say lectures do not teach the material so .

What students said

“I really liked chemistry until I took his course.”
CHEMV20
“ and is open for questions”
CHEMISTRYV20
“Sweet man,but his lectures are awful.”
CHEMV30

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and : but pandemic accommodations helped; hybrid lecture felt too fast with big science words.

Main concern

Hybrid lecture pace and board work left non-majors lost.

What students said

“The , but they are doable.”
CHEMV30LAB
“ !”
CHEM68

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and , and frequently require heavy book self-study.

Hard QuizzesCurved TestsMulti-Chapter FinalPop QuizzesBook-Based Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and large cumulative finals drawn heavily from the book.

Weekly Mini QuizzesCurved Tests5 Chapter FinalBook Problems
“he will give you a .”
V20L
“FINAL EXAM on 5 Chapters over 200 pages and accumulative.”
CHEMV30
“ and is open for questions”
CHEMISTRYV20

Online

Online lab quizzes are tricky but doable; .

Tricky QuizzesTest Heavy
“The , but they are doable.”
CHEMV30LAB
“He uses ”
CHEM68

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“he knows the subject, but not how to teach in a way that you can understand.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning many years, highlighting and curves. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

38/100

“His handwriting is hard to read, and he doesn't often explain the process of the equations he uses”

📚

30/100

“You would learn more by reading the textbook own your own than you would by attending his class.”

🧪 Lab Strength

70/100

“He is AWESOME in the lab”

⚠️

40/100

“Do not, if you value your grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • the way he teaches is rather poor.
  • Talks very quickly.
  • Awesome teacher. He's only difficult if you don't do the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I worked VERY hard to get an A in this class.
  • 70% of my class failed the first 2 tests.

Theme 3

📘 About Self Study

  • READ THE BOOK. All tests and .
  • Don't buy the text, he supplies his .
  • Lots and lots of !

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

52

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with rich , and lab versus lecture quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 59
3 out of 511
2 out of 515
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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