AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Mark Yeager

CHEM110 · CHEM108ONLINE · CHEM111 · CHEM100 · PHSN101 · PHYSICALSCIENC · PHSN106 · CHEM108 · INTROCHEM108 · CHEM · CHEM108O · 72 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you already learn chemistry well alone and accept almost no traditional teaching.

Best fit · Self Taught ProNo LecturesPOGIL Group WorkSelf-Taught ChemistryUnorganizedAvoid
  • Most students say there is no real lecture and you teach yourself via POGIL groups.
  • ; many say RUN or avoid if you need Chem foundations.
  • A minority like the independence and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some finish with solid grades via homework, but , and brutal self-study demands.

In-person chemistry reviews dominate; online sample is tiny and sparse on grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content plus and POGIL group discovery makes the material feel hard for most.

In-person reviews drive this; online comments add little content-difficulty detail.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory or required for group POGIL work to function.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Roughly one in ; the if you want to learn chemistry.

Nearly ; online adds little support.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

44/100

Grades range widely; some call him a while others say fair grading with occasional .

Format shift

In-person evidence dominates.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and self-study load are repeatedly reported.

Format shift

In-person evidence dominates.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Persistent complaints of , confusing explanations, and students teaching themselves.

Format shift

In-person evidence dominates; online is sparse.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Tests and ; tags include test heavy.

Format shift

In-person evidence dominates.

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

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Dominant theme is POGIL self-teaching with little lecture, confusion, and students saying they learned nothing for later chem.

Main concern

You teach yourself in groups; many leave unprepared for the next chemistry course.

What students said

“ !!! Might as well have taken online. Good grade, but didn't learn a thing.”
CHEM110
“He is extremely unorganized and confuse you more than you already were.”
CHEM108
“If I had one word to say to any student considering taking his course it would be "RUN".”
CHEM110

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one unrelated positive dance note and one summer CHEM108 complaint about .

Main concern

Slow or and .

What students said

“as soon as the . No longer posts office hours, nor does he resond to emails.”
CHEM108

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often standard difficulty; .

Practice Tests Match ExamsOccasional Take-HomeNotecard AllowedTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Many mention tests, practice exams that match, and ; no Lockdown Browser claims.

Practice Tests Match ExamsTake-Home ExamsNotecard AllowedTest Heavy
“all exams q's are STRAIGHT FROM THE ! The but you get to bring a massive notecard.”
CHEM108
“ . If you turn in all your homework you're practically guaranteed a B.”
PHYSICALSCIENC
“he helps with giving practice test and so try doing those and if you understand the .”
CHEM110

Online

Reviews do .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If I had one word to say to any student considering taking his course it would be "RUN".”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (2 online, 48 in person), highlighting POGIL and recommendation themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Easily the . .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ . I got a B in his class but barely learned anything.”

📚

30/100

“He believes in POGIL facilitated learning, which is a fancy way of saying you're teaching yourself and your classmates all of the material.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • !!! Might as well have taken online
  • POGIL=HORRIBLE!!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you have to learn everything yourself
  • but his class requires personal study time

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • hasn't graded a

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

72

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with consistent POGIL and no-lecture themes despite some positive outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 511
3 out of 514
2 out of 517
1 out of 522

Course coverage

CHEM11016 reviews
CHEM10815 reviews
CHEM1119 reviews
1102 reviews
CHEM1 review
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PHYSICALSCIENC1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1