AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Steven Ruark

CHEM300 · CHEM305 · CHEM400 · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
96%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Ruark is highly recommended for students who want a supportive chemistry professor and are ready to study consistently.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and helpfulFunny lecturesClear explanationsChemistry still hardExtra credit and drops
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Ruark as caring, funny, approachable, and unusually strong at explaining chemistry.
  • Chemistry remains a real study-heavy subject, especially CHEM-305, but his support makes success feel reachable.
  • Recent CHEM-305 comments warn about harder exams and test weight, so students should not treat the class as effortless.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

Good grades are very reachable because , and offers , but exams and chemistry content still require real study.

, while the single online review is positive but too vague for grade-effort analysis.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Ruark makes concepts clearer, but students repeatedly stress that chemistry itself is hard and .

and challenging CHEM-305 exams, while online evidence only says he is helpful and funny.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, but students say showing up helps with , and understanding.

The ; the online review gives no attendance policy.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and actively helps students succeed in a hard subject.

, and the one online review is also positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

He is not a , but exams in some comments, and provides study support.

Format shift

, while the online review does not discuss grading.

Workload

Moderate

61/100

, but , and independent study make the workload moderate.

Format shift

but steady studying, while online workload evidence is missing.

Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

The dominant pattern is that , and makes chemistry more approachable.

Format shift

The in-person evidence is very strong, and the single online review supports the same positive teaching impression.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades , and labs, with some sections reporting exams worth 60 percent.

Format shift

In-person comments give the assessment details, while the online review does not identify assessment structure.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews strongly praise his humor, care, explanations, office support, , and dropped work, while warning that chemistry and .

Main concern

CHEM-305 exams can be difficult and sometimes heavily weighted.

What students said

“Chemistry is not an easy subject, but he makes the class so and basically fun.”
CHEM-305
“Exams were worth 60% of our grade”
CHEM-305
“If you put in the hours to study, it will pay off.”
CHEM-305

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

The single online review praises him as kind, helpful, and funny, but gives little detail about course structure.

Main concern

Online evidence is too .

What students said

“ and helpfull he is funny”
CHEM-300

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam policy looks standard to somewhat demanding, with hard exams in some CHEM-305 sections but , and limited notes in some comments.

Exams Worth 60 Percent In Some SectionsPractice ExamsStudy GuidesDropped Quizzes And LabsSpecific Notes Allowed In One Review

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention difficult exams, 60 percent exam weight in some sections, practice exams, study guides, dropped quizzes and labs, and one note allowance, but .

Difficult Exams60 Percent Exam WeightPractice ExamsStudy GuidesDropped Quizzes And LabsSpecific Notes Allowed In One Review
“ and 60% of grade.”
CHEM-305
“Exams were worth 60% of our grade”
CHEM-305
“ ”
CHEM-305
“Study guide and 1 review class are given for .”
CHEM-305

Online

The single online review does not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, webcam use, open-book status, or .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Ruark is the . Chemistry is not an easy subject, but he makes the class so and basically fun.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student support; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“Genuinely never had a professor that could break things down so simply and make things make sense the way he did.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“Pick professor Ruark!”

📈 Effort And Grades

72/100

“If you put in the hours to study, it will pay off.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He explained chemistry concepts clearly and was easy to approach with questions.
  • He made every lecture and lab interesting and funny.
  • he'll walk you through the process step by step.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Chemistry is a hard subject but he's I'd say he's one of the !
  • This class is NOT easy and if you do not study you will fail really badly.
  • Exams were worth 60% of our grade

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • Professor Ruark does everything possible to help you pass.
  • He genuinely cares about students and their success.
  • if you need help.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

The profile has 50 reviews, recent comments, rich detail, and very consistent praise with a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 542
4 out of 56
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM-30543 reviews
CHEM-3006 reviews
Chem-4001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

49 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 2 · A 18 · A- 5

B range

15

B+ 2 · B 12 · B- 1

C range

5

C 4 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2