AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Dong Zhang

S03 · CHEM051 · CHEM101 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you already learn well from a book and YouTube; do not expect strong live instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads PowerPointsSelf-study heavyTest heavyMixed leniencyBoring lectures
  • ; many students say you must teach yourself.
  • Workload and .
  • Online sections can be easier with open notes and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is realistic if and do the work, but it is not effortless in most sections.

Online reports easier open-note As; and B-range grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Chemistry content plus algebra-heavy tests make the course feel hard for many non-STEM learners.

Online difficulty ranges easy to average; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some sections require but warn you will struggle if .

Online and by term.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; praise centers on patience and email access, criticism on teaching style.

Online leans easier/pass-focused; and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

Some call him a while .

Format shift

Online has more lenient-grader language; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and test prep come up repeatedly.

Format shift

Heavy workload language is strongest in in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Frequent complaints about reading slides with few worked examples outweigh occasional praise.

Format shift

In-person students more often demand whiteboard demos; online students call lectures boring.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Test-heavy tags, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize tests; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

lots of work, tough quizzes, and .

Main concern

and tests.

What students said

“He isn't good at explaining concepts. Difficult quizzes. LOTS of Work!”
CHEM051
“ . The entire semester, he doesn't turn on his video to show how to work the problems.”
CHEM051
“ ; extremely patient and will repeat himself until everyone understands”
CHEM051

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online CHEM051 is often boring but can be easy to pass with open notes and light teaching presence.

Main concern

while sitting through long PowerPoints.

What students said

“the class itself is really easy and easy to pass”
CHEM051
“Exams and and he allows open notes”
CHEM051
“Felt like I had time.”
CHEM051

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Online exams can be open-note and unproctored, while support.

Open notes onlineNot proctored onlineTime constraintsTest heavy quizzes

Assessment risk

Varies

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests but do not clearly prove proctoring software or open-book rules.

Difficult quizzesTest heavyStudy guides mentioned
“Difficult quizzes. LOTS of Work!”
CHEM051
“He does give study guides thank God and he answers emails.”
S03

Online

and quizzes with time pressure as the main stress.

Open notesNot proctoredTime constraints
“Exams and and he allows open notes, the only hard thing is just the time constraints”
CHEM051

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Felt like I had time.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews across online and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Self-Teaching Load

35/100

“Felt like I had time.”

🧪

78/100

“Exams and and he allows open notes”

👎

30/100

“He isn't good at explaining concepts. Difficult quizzes. LOTS of Work!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • all he does is read powerpoints word by word
  • lectures are really boring
  • extremely patient and will repeat himself until everyone understands

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • class itself is really easy and easy to pass
  • LOTS of Work!
  • you will work for your grade

Theme 3

📝

  • not proctored and he allows open notes
  • but doable
  • He does give study guides thank God

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed recent reviews across formats give solid coverage, though experiences conflict by section modality.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM05110 reviews
CHEM1011 review
S031 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1