AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Bill Michaely

CHEM120 · CHEM121 · CHEM25 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
20/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

unless you can learn chemistry mostly on your own and use to protect your grade.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesSelf Teaching RequiredTough TestsExtra CreditWeekly Quizzes
  • Most students describe lectures as .
  • Grades can be helped , and worksheet-like tests, but .
  • The recommendation signal is weak, with many reviews explicitly .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible through worksheets, , and dropped exams, but many students say strong self-teaching and outside help are needed.

All because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content becomes harder because lectures, labs, and as .

All course-difficulty evidence comes from in-person chemistry reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

52/100

, but one review says lectures were not necessary because exams matched worksheets.

, and the evidence is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

because poor lectures force students to learn chemistry independently.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

57/100

and dropped exams help, but , and weak preparation keep grading from feeling truly generous.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students report , and heavy self-study demands.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Reviews repeatedly describe his lectures as confusing, disorganized, rambling, or ineffective despite some comments that and approachable.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Assessment is exam-heavy, with , and ACS-style final concerns mentioned often.

Format shift

and quizzes as central to the course.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, with , and self-teaching.

Main concern

Students often feel lectures and .

What students said

“ , and watching you YouTube videos of chem instead of going to his lectures.”
CHEM25
“ but bad lectures.”
CHEM120
“Unless you have outside help and/or are an outstanding student, doing well in his class is very difficult.”
CHEM121

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews , but they describe a test-heavy course with and frequent quizzes.

Tough TestsWeekly QuizzesCumulative FinalExtra Credit On TestsDropped Lowest Exam

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe tough tests, weekly quizzes, a cumulative final, and some grading buffers like or a .

Tough TestsWeekly QuizzesCumulative FinalExtra Credit On TestsDropped Lowest Exam
“ and ridiculously hard.”
CHEM120
“4 exams only 3 count accumlative final and ”
CHEM121
“ .”
CHEM120

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You have to put in work to learn chemistry on your own because and he gets frustrated when you ask for help if you don't understand.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Poor lecturer, mumbles and gets defensive when asked questions for clarification.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

24/100

“ !”

🧪

28/100

“ and ridiculously hard.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and all over the place.
  • Bad lecturer.
  • .
  • He was not meant to be a teacher.

Theme 2

📚 About Self Teaching

  • , and watching you YouTube videos of chem instead of going to his lectures.
  • .
  • Unless you have outside help and/or are an outstanding student, doing well in his class is very difficult.

Theme 3

📈

  • grade.
  • Gives at least like 30 pts on each 100 pt test.
  • I failed all of his quizzes but aced all of the exams, and I still got an A .

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews over many years provide detailed and mostly , and grading.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM1216 reviews
CHEM1203 reviews
CHEM252 reviews
1211 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values