AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

James MacArthur

CHEM28A · CHEM3A87074 · CHEM1A · CHEM3A · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
31.25%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you can teach yourself chemistry; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderTeach Yourself RequiredHeavy WorksheetsConfusing LecturesTest Heavy
  • Many students and they learn more from YouTube than class.
  • Heavy worksheets, quizzes, and exams with little answer-key support make the course stressful.
  • A determined self-starter can pass, but an easy A is rare and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Getting an A and perfect homework; many call him a .

Both online and ; online comments are especially negative about random test scoring.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content plus fast worksheets and students.

In-person and online both report high difficulty; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Nearly as mandatory and warn that skipping hurts your chance to pass.

; one older in-person note said lectures were less necessary.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and frequent worst-professor warnings outweigh a minority of effort-pays-off reviews.

In-person reviews are mixed but lean negative; online reviews strongly advise against taking him.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and complaints about harsh, inconsistent scoring dominate the reviews.

Format shift

Online students .

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Daily worksheets, lots of , and .

Format shift

Heavy workload is reported across online and in-person CHEM sections.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

A few students praise help when asked, but and self-teaching is required.

Format shift

In-person has a few positive outliers; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and high-stakes tests or ACS finals.

Format shift

Both formats mention worksheets plus exams; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes mix occasional fair support with , and self-teaching.

Main concern

Worksheets without keys, inconsistent grading, and .

What students said

“i managed to barely pass the class by teaching myself.”
CHEM3A
“I learned more from youtube than his lectures.”
CHEM3A
“He is not an easy A but you definitely learn a great deal.”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are often described as , and .

Main concern

, and lectures that do not clarify the material.

What students said

“ . You are better off trying to read the book and teach yourself.”
CHEM3A
“ unless you are willing and able to teach yourself via YouTube.”
CHEM3A

Exam style

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Exams are commonly hard and high-stakes, with at and limited review help.

Test HeavyACS Final MentionedTimed FinalStudy Guides Sometimes Provided

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; one ACS final was called really hard and another final was 60 questions in 55 minutes.

ACS FinalTimed FinalPop QuizzesStudy Guides Sometimes
“The and was really hard”
CHEM3A87074
“His final is 60 questions long, but your given only 55 minutes to take it.”
CHEM3A

Online

Online reviews emphasize tough, sometimes .

Tough TestsInconsistent Grading
“ and inaccurate”
CHEM3A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ unless you are willing and able to teach yourself via YouTube.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews spanning 2015-2024, highlighting self-teaching, grading, and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Clarity

36/100

“I learned more from youtube than his lectures.”

⚖️

28/100

“Hes a . He doesnt give you chances to improve your grades if theres a small error.”

📚 Self-Teaching Load

26/100

“his class mostly consists of , and tons of worksheets that he doesnt provide the with.”

👍 Recommendation

30/100

“ if youre wanting to pass chem with a good grade. !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures weren't much help.
  • he doesn't necessarily teach.
  • Reads off his Powerpoints & doesn't do ex. on the board.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He is not an easy A
  • this class stressed me out SO BAD
  • passing shouldn't be a problem

Theme 3

📝

  • tons of worksheets that he doesnt provide the with
  • there's always something due
  • The and was really hard

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews span many years with and self-teaching, giving strong confidence.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 510

Course coverage

CHEM3A17 reviews
CHEM1A2 reviews
CHEM3A870742 reviews
CHEM28A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

2

B+ 1 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2