AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Shaun Cook

CHEM212 · CHEM211 · CHEM100 · CHEM111 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
85/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
92.31%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want a strong chemistry instructor and are ready for a real workload.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate LecturerLots Of HomeworkTough But FairCaringTest Heavy
  • Students overwhelmingly praise Cook's teaching, clarity, passion, and willingness to help.
  • Chemistry remains demanding, with , and exams.
  • Grades are achievable for students who attend, study, use office hours, and keep up with assignments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

63/100

Good grades are realistic, but students repeatedly , and keeping up with fast lectures.

The but , while in-person reviews strongly show effort-for-reward rather than an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The chemistry content is difficult, fast-paced, lecture-heavy, and .

, while the single online review does not change the overall challenging profile.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as formally mandatory, but , and class examples are important for exams and success.

In-person reviews stress showing up and staying current, while the online review focuses .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

Students strongly recommend him because he teaches clearly, cares deeply, and makes difficult chemistry feel learnable.

Both formats are positive, but and broader recommendation evidence.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Grading is mostly fair with and drops, but lab reports and as strict or difficult.

Format shift

The online review explicitly says labs are graded strictly, and and quiz standards.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Workload is heavy because many reviews mention lots of , and exams.

Format shift

Both formats mention labs and quizzes, but and time commitment.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Most students describe him as , and effective despite the demanding course.

Format shift

Online evidence is positive but limited, while few serious negative outliers.

Assessment method

Balanced

66/100

Assessment , and , with a noticeable exam and quiz emphasis.

Format shift

, labs, and homework, while the online review mentions labs and quizzes only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe an excellent but demanding professor with , and strong support.

Main concern

The pace, workload, quizzes, and .

What students said

“Lots of homework and lectures are heavy but overall an enjoyable learning experience”
CHEM100
“You will need to put in the work, but !”
CHEM111

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The single online review is positive and says , and .

Main concern

.

What students said

“Professor Cooks uploads announcements weekly to remind his student to turn in labs and quizzes.”
CHEM100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are demanding but usually tied to examples, homework, quizzes, or study guides, making the risk standard rather than unusually harsh.

QuizzesExamsStudy GuidesDropped ExamExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

54/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews support difficult quizzes and , and exam content based on examples, homework, or quizzes.

Difficult QuizzesExamsStudy GuidesDropped ExamHomework-Based Exams
“Quizzes are difficult but at least he gives and .”
CHEM212
“ . Provides study guides for exams.”
CHEM111

Online

Online reviews mention labs and quizzes but do not clearly .

LabsQuizzes
“turn in labs and quizzes”
CHEM100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You will need to put in the work, but !”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation strength; credibility rating: High.

Teaching Quality

91/100

“Very passionate about what he does, it makes his lectures engaging and interesting.”

Workload Reality

25/100

“Lots and LOTS of homework and quizzes.”

Recommendation Rate

91/100

“Would 1000% take him again”

Theme 1

About Teaching Style

  • understand the material
  • He makes learning fun even though it's not an easy course.
  • He is respected and reasonable.

Theme 2

About Difficulty And Grades

  • Chemistry in itself is difficult so of course you have to put in the effort.
  • He does everything he can possibly do to help you get a good grade.
  • because he wants to make sure his students understand.

Theme 3

About Workload And Exams

  • There are a lot of , and hw but they prepare you for .
  • Theres a lot of and 5 exams.
  • His lectures are essential as all the .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

89/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-six recent reviews with detailed comments show a consistent pattern of excellent teaching paired with high workload and chemistry difficulty.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM10011 reviews
CHEM1118 reviews
CHEM2115 reviews
CHEM2122 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 3 · A 8

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 7

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1