AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Kathleen Pickham

CHEM110 · CHEM119 · CHEM111 · CHEM110111 · CHEM108 · CHEM200L · CHE153 · CHEM101 · CHEM200 · CHEM104 · CHEM150 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless no better chem option exists and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough inconsistent graderFast confusing lecturesTest heavy chemistryHeavy homework and labsLow take-again rate
  • Chemistry with her is hard, fast-paced, and heavily tested with and labs.
  • Many students say and that YouTube or the book teaches better.
  • A minority praise fairness and transfer prep, but overall recommendation is weak.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students repeatedly say it is not an easy A and that hard study still often yields B or C grades.

All evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

, and heavy weekly work make the content difficult.

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

though a few recent reviews mark it optional.

All evidence is in-person; mixed mandatory versus optional reports.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about a quarter would take again, with .

All evidence is in-person.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

27/100

Tough and and .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Near-daily homework, many quizzes, formal lab reports, and .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Some praise knowledge and care, but , and error-filled.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Unit exams, tough finals sometimes ACS, quizzes, and .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

of homework and lab write-ups, with frequent complaints about unclear teaching and inconsistent grading.

Main concern

and labs.

What students said

“She goes very quickly during lectures which makes it hard to really digest and understand the material”
CHEM150
“YouTube was a better teacher than her”
CHEM111
“Hard class, good teacher. Prepares you for the tests”
CHEM200

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 long and hard, often worded differently from lecture, with limited room to recover.

Tough unit examsACS final mentionedLab practicalTest heavyPractice exams with answer-key errors

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and multi-part finals are the norm.

Tough examsACS exam as finalLab practicalWeekly quizzes
“Be prepared to study a ton for and )”
CHEM150
“ see in lecture, ACS exam as final”
CHEM150

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . She is a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and recommendation risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“YouTube was a better teacher than her.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“Just scape any where you see her name.”

⚖️

27/100

“She is a and .”

📚 Workload Pressure

30/100

“There is lots of homework and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Lectures

  • She goes very quickly during lectures
  • her lectures are geared towards students who already have an

Theme 2

📈 About Exams and Grades

  • It is not an easy A
  • 50-60/100

Theme 3

❤️ About Support and Fairness

  • She cares about your success, it is not an easy A
  • and understanding
  • she will leave you frustrated and hating Chemistry

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years show persistent themes of , and mixed lecture clarity, supporting high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 514
3 out of 513
2 out of 58
1 out of 510

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 1 · A- 2

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1