AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Alexendar Buyanin

CHEM108 · CHEM111 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you already like chemistry and ; avoid if you need hand-holding lectures.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture heavyHigh expectationsTough chemistryExtra credit availableSelf-study required
  • Chemistry courses are rigorous with fast PowerPoint lectures and .
  • Students who prepare before class and .
  • He is knowledgeable and , but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

and heavy expectations mean an A requires serious weekly study, not light effort.

All evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

27/100

Students call the courses hard, fast, and theory-heavy with long labs.

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, though one said no.

All evidence is in-person.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and knowledge if they accept hard work.

All evidence is in-person.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

54/100

High standards with and ; effort is noticed but grades are not free.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lots of , and frequent study guides.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Average

60/100

Passionate and knowledgeable, but lectures can review more than teach and pace frustrates some.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams dominate outcomes; homework and study guides mainly prepare for tests.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and exam-driven with high expectations and long labs.

Main concern

Fast theory-heavy lectures that leave some students teaching themselves.

What students said

“Course was quite rigorous but ”
CHEM111
“his method of explaining in lectures was ”
CHEM111
“Prof Buyanin explained concepts in a concise manner”
CHEM108

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

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Exams are tough and lecture-linked; success depends on pre-reading and heavy problem practice.

Tough examsLecture-based testsLong labsHomework via Pearson or OWL

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as tough with limited exam-aligned teaching help from lecture alone.

Tough examsPowerPoint lecturesPearson homework
“ . Reasonable, overall.”
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“his method of explaining in lectures was ”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“His class is hard and the lectures could definitely go over more problems and spend less time on theory.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person chemistry reviews focused on rigor, lectures, and exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

60/100

“he is very knowledgeable and overall is a great professor as long as you are willing to work hard”

🔥 Course Difficulty

27/100

“Be ready to work hard. ”

👍 Recommendation Rate

68/100

“Overall a pretty solid Professor.”

📘

40/100

“If you love chemistry and are good at teaching yourself ... ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Lectures

  • Lecture heavy
  • Lectures are PowerPoint based and go quickly
  • does more review in lectures than actual teaching

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Lots of homework
  • Buyanin holds his students to high expectations

Theme 3

📬 About Access and Fairness

  • I believe he took into account everyone's performance and effort, accurately.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seven fairly recent detailed chemistry reviews are consistent on difficulty and lecture style but still a modest sample.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CHEM1116 reviews
CHEM1081 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values