Steven Parkin

PH004A · PH004A01E · CHEM003 · PH004B01E · CHEM51 · PHY4A · CHEM1A · PH4A · CH003 · CHEM · PH00140 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 27/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
Take again: 37.5%
Difficulty: 4.5

The decision

if you are a highly independent science student ready for heavy self-teaching and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerVery difficultSelf-taught structureTest heavyBrilliant but unclearHigh workload

Students consistently describe the courses as extremely difficult and .
Many reviews criticize fast lectures, unclear handwriting, vague expectations, and poor organization.
Some serious students respect his knowledge and say effort, questions, and outside help can lead to passing or even strong grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

A grades are possible, but only with heavy self-teaching, discipline, questions, and outside support.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Students describe chemistry and physics concepts, pace, handwriting, and explanations as .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

36/100

Many students warn against him because the , and test-heavy despite his knowledge.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Some students say he grades fairly or tries to pass students, but , and high expectations.

Format shift

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and large amounts of self-study.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

He is widely seen as very smart, but many students say his lectures, handwriting, pacing, and communication make learning difficult.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews repeatedly describe tests as central, difficult, and and labs as support work.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a demanding chemistry and physics but whose teaching is often .

Main concern

Students often feel they must teach themselves while , and .

What students said

“Be prepared to teach yourself.”
CHEM1A

“ and doesnt cover material from the class”
CHEM1A

“ and .”
PH004A

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

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Exam evidence is mixed because , while many others emphasize very hard, high-stakes exams.

Take-Home TestsOpen Book ExamsTests Worth Most PointsVery Hard TestsNo Online Exam Evidence

Assessment risk

Varies

51/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and open-book exams in some sections, but also describe tests as very hard and central to the grade.

Take-Home TestsOpen Book ExamsTests Worth Most PointsVery Hard Tests

“But .”
PH004A

“were allowed to use google and books and .”
CHEM1A

“ and .”
CHEM51

“ and doesnt cover material from the class”
CHEM1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ unless you can teach yourself the material.”
Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“His lectures don't make sense.”

📈 Difficulty Level

24/100

“The most difficult class I took this particular semester.”

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82/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Be prepared to teach yourself.
He spoke very fast and although he printed the notes off after class for everyone his handwriting was terrible and illegible.
Brilliant man, but he doesn't know how to translate that brilliance to beginners.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

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You will have to learn everything on your own.
Be prepared to spend a lot of and teaching yourself concepts.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

and .
and doesnt cover material from the class
and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 26 in-person reviews over many years give detailed and consistent warnings about difficulty, teaching style, and exams.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 56

3 out of 55

2 out of 54

1 out of 59

Course coverage

CHEM1A11 reviews

CHEM513 reviews

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CH0032 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

B 3 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1

Steven Parkin

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HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Avoid

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Difficulty Level

🧪 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📚 About Workload

🧪 About Exams

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you are a highly independent science student ready for heavy self-teaching and .

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