AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Alessandro Viani

CHEM300 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
13/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

unless you can teach yourself chemistry and , and minimal support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderLecture HeavyTest HeavyPoor ExplanationsHigh Workload
  • Students overwhelmingly describe the course as , and poorly taught.
  • Reviews repeatedly and that questions are handled poorly.
  • Grades are costly because , and memorization demands are heavy.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A requires heavy self-teaching, memorization, and surviving difficult exams and .

emphasizing memorization and in-person reviews emphasizing workload and tough grading.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

The chemistry content becomes harder because lectures, notes, and as unclear.

Online and in-person evidence both describe slide-heavy instruction that makes the material difficult to learn.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly prove a , though surprise quizzes and .

Online evidence does not discuss attendance, while and lab expectations.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

10/100

Students consistently advise avoiding him because they feel he does not teach clearly and grades harshly.

The online review is mildly less negative but still not recommending him, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

Students repeatedly call him a and , and poor grade outcomes.

Format shift

Both formats mention tough grading, with in-person reviews giving stronger and more detailed evidence.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students cite large , and difficult exams.

Format shift

Online workload centers on memorizing lectures, while , and exams.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most , and makes students uncomfortable asking questions.

Format shift

Both formats criticize slide reading, while and lack of support.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Reviews emphasize exams, quizzes, memorization, and .

Format shift

Online evidence says exams come from lecture slides, while and difficult no-note exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews , and students feeling afraid to ask questions.

Main concern

Students report , and .

What students said

“Dude does not teach at all.”
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“This class was a nightmare.”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The online review says exams come directly from lectures but require memorizing the .

Main concern

The online class depends .

What students said

“he just reads off the ”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence is strict because students describe , and no notes allowed.

Difficult ExamsNo Notes AllowedMemorization HeavySurprise QuizzesTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and very difficult exams, including one explicit no-notes exam policy.

Difficult ExamsNo Notes AllowedSurprise QuizzesTest Heavy
“the surprises”
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“The .”
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Online

The online review says exam problems come from lecture slides and require word-for-word memorization, but it .

Memorization HeavyLecture Slide Exams
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“A teacher who simply doesn't know how to teach.”

⚖️

15/100

“He grades ”

🧪

18/100

“The .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dude does not teach at all.
  • .
  • His lectures were very hard to keep track of and dragged on.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Heavy lecture, tough grader, high expectations with low education
  • People avoided speaking up or asking questions because when they did he would make them feel stupid for asking.
  • You are expected to memorize everything.

Theme 3

⚠️

  • Ridiculous amounts of homework (I've had 100 problems a )
  • the surprises.
  • lectures.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed recent reviews are highly consistent , and low recommendation.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

CHEM3009 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1