AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Michael Goldfeld

CHEM142 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you can teach yourself chemistry and use practice materials aggressively.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest HeavyConfusing LecturesLenient LabsRequires Self StudyCaring But Demanding
  • All evidence is from in-person CHEM142 reviews, with no online data.
  • Students often say he cares and provides practice exams, but .
  • Grades are possible with effort, but and the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

43/100

Strong grades are possible, but students say , and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content is demanding, and several students say his explanations leave them needing to teach themselves.

Only in-person CHEM142 reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Tags and comments suggest skipping class hurts performance, even though .

, and no online attendance evidence exists.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

, and lenient labs, but others warn about confusing teaching and unfair grades.

and are mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Lab reports are graded easily, but tests and grade cutoffs are described as hard or unfair by some students.

Format shift

All grading evidence is from in-person CHEM142 reviews.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

The class is test-heavy and , though lab reports are often described as easy.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Students call him knowledgeable and caring, but and weak chemistry instruction.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Reviews repeatedly describe the course as test-heavy, with labs present but less central.

Format shift

and practice exams; no online assessment evidence exists.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe a knowledgeable and and whose explanations often require self-study.

Main concern

Students struggle with , and strict grade cutoffs.

What students said

“ so you'll have to study/teach yourself some things.”
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“ .”
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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.

Exams are central and often hard, but one review says phones were allowed as calculators, so the .

Test HeavyHard ExamsPractice ExamsPhone Calculators Mentioned

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

exams, but comments do not clearly prove standard closed-book rules or proctoring.

Test HeavyHard ExamsPractice ExamsPhone Calculators Mentioned
“ that are very similar to the ”
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“ .”
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“for the last test and as "calculators."”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Very knowledgeable, good professor, lenient grader, easy lab reports, exams are hit or miss, gives practice exams that are very similar to the real exam, lectures are ok, reviews for his students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“ so you'll have to study/teach yourself some things.”

🧪

85/100

“ that are very similar to the ”

⚖️

52/100

“he gives unfair grades to the students who work very hard in his class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very
  • so you'll have to study/teach yourself some things.
  • lectures decent but you'd definitely need to study on your own

Theme 2

📝 About Exams

  • Test heavy
  • .
  • You have to know the chapter(s) from beginning to end to get an A on the tests

Theme 3

📈 About Grades and Labs

  • As long as you know how he wants a labs and gives 100s.
  • 75%-89 is a B, and 90 is an A.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Six in-person reviews give detailed and , and teaching style.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM1426 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 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