AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Peter Freidman

CHEM150 · CHEM140 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless you already know chemistry well and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderConfusing lecturesHeavy homeworkDisorganized CanvasHigh drop rate
  • Most students rate quality 1 and .
  • Lectures and and messy; many learn from YouTube instead.
  • , and harsh lab demeanor drive high difficulty and drops.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

, and many D/C/drop outcomes make an A rare without heavy self-study.

Both online and and harsh standards.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

14/100

Students describe , and needing YouTube or tutors constantly.

Difficulty is high in both formats; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

as mandatory and skipping is tied to failing.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

16/100

Roughly one in ; most comments are explicit run-away warnings.

Online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

16/100

Tough grader tags dominate with little partial credit and delayed or .

Format shift

A , but most call grading harsh.

Workload

Heavy

18/100

Lots of , and pop quizzes pile on.

Format shift

Heavy load appears in both formats.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students say answers are unhelpful, lectures confuse, and .

Format shift

Online organization issues and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and homework all matter, with exams frequently described as very hard.

Format shift

Test-heavy tags appear online and in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CHEM150/140 reviews describe , and .

Main concern

, and high failure or withdrawal rates.

What students said

“ .”
CHEM150
“Expect to use AI if you want to learn.”
CHEM150
“ . Just learn from Youtube.”
CHEM140

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CHEM140 , and terrible at teaching online.

Main concern

and lack of .

What students said

“He is incredibly disorganized and does not know how to run an online course, especially .”
CHEM140
“DO NOT, .”
CHEM140

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and strict scoring.

Hard testsLittle partial creditPop quizzesNo answer keys

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as very hard with little partial credit and rigid quiz or test formats.

Hard testsPop quizzesLittle partial credit
“ .”
CHEM150
“ - and little partial credit.”
CHEM150

Online

Online reviews emphasize test-heavy setup and .

Test heavyDisorganized grading
“The entire semester, he had our grade as being lower than it actually was since he does not know how .”
CHEM140

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Class of almost 30 dwindled down to 12 by the end of the semester.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting harsh grading, confusion, and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫

16/100

“DO NOT, .”

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“ if you are someone who gets confused .”

⚖️

16/100

“ - and little partial credit.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He often gave overly complicated and unhelpful answers
  • Just learn from Youtube
  • know everything

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Tons of
  • 2/3 of the class dropped by the end of the semester

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • he yells if
  • Yells at students
  • He's told students he's dissappointed in them and shows no compassion

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed reviews across CHEM140 and CHEM150 from 2021-2026 show consistent negative themes with only a small minority of positives.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 510

Course coverage

CHEM1406 reviews
CHEM1506 reviews

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

2

B 2

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2