AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Frank Hoang

CHEM309 · CHEM401 · CHEM2A · CHEM400 · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
17.07%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

unless you are strong in , and can handle heavy work with difficult exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerVery tough examsHeavy homeworkConfusing lecturesFalls behind scheduleCurves grades
  • Students repeatedly say lectures are , rushed, and .
  • The workload is heavy, with , and .
  • Some students mention curves and , but the effort and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Curves and can help, but students still describe very hard exams, heavy homework, and .

Online and in-person reviews both show high effort, with online students emphasizing impossible tests and and rushed lectures.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

The chemistry content is often described as fast, complex, and poorly explained, making the course intellectually difficult.

Online reviews cite weak recordings and exam mismatch, while and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

At least one , and several reviews say skipping class hurts survival.

The , while online reviews do not clearly prove an attendance policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students warn against taking him because , and workload is heavy.

Both formats are mostly negative, with online and recordings.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

He sometimes curves and gives , but students still repeatedly call him a .

Format shift

Online reviews stress low exam outcomes, while and .

Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Students repeatedly report , and a class that dominates their time.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work, but in-person reviews give the clearest examples of 15 to 25 page homework packets.

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Most comments say , and leaves students to self-teach.

Format shift

Online reviews criticize recordings and online delivery, while , and overtime lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews repeatedly call the class test-heavy, with homework and labs also present but .

Format shift

Online reviews mention many exams and tests, while .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews mostly describe confusing , and exams harder than the taught material.

Main concern

Students and the class consumes too much time.

What students said

“Homework is 15+ pages.”
CHEM400
“Attendance is mandatory, and you can't even !”
CHEM400
“The as the professor's homework.”
CHEM400

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe , and poor online organization.

Main concern

Students say and lectures do not prepare them well.

What students said

“the most difficult class of my life.”
CHEM400
“ .”
CHEM400
“I feel like I paid to watch horrible YouTube videos.”
CHEM401

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are consistently described as very difficult, while only one online review clearly says notes were allowed and the test was not proctored.

Very Hard ExamsMultiple Choice Online ExamsNotes Allowed OnlineNo Proctoring MentionedOne-Way Online Questions

Assessment risk

Varies

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as much harder than lectures or homework, but they do not clearly prove open-book, proctoring, or closed-book policies.

Very Hard ExamsTest HeavyLecture-Exam Mismatch
“The material”
CHEM400
“the .”
CHEM400

Online

Online reviews clearly describe very hard exams, one-question-at-a-time navigation, and one review says notes were allowed because tests were not proctored.

Very Hard ExamsNotes AllowedNot ProctoredOne Question At A Time
“They were all multiple choice but you were able to use notes because it wasn't proctored.”
CHEM400
“we have to view the question one by one, not being able to go back to our questions.”
CHEM401

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“His .”

⚖️ Grading And Exams

32/100

“The as the professor's homework.”

📚 Workload Pressure

10/100

“Homework is 15+ pages.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • Nice guy, but a horrible teacher.
  • His .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • the .
  • The material
  • .

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • the exam (25 pages).
  • Homework is 15+ pages.
  • Most my time goes to this class.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

56

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years show a consistent pattern of , and weak teaching despite a few positive outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 56
3 out of 55
2 out of 510
1 out of 529

Course coverage

CHEM40037 reviews
CHEM4018 reviews
CHEM2A3 reviews
3091 review
CHEM3091 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

2

D 2

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 2