AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Kenneth Kolonko

CHEM110 · CHEM108 · CHEMISTRY · CHEM210 · CHEM150 · CHEM211 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will read ahead, do the problems, and show up; skip if you want an easy passive A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring ChemistLots of QuizzesCurve GradingParticipation PointsWork for Your A
  • Many students praise him as caring, knowledgeable, and
  • Chemistry is not an easy A; , and
  • A vocal and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Students repeatedly say you must work hard for an A; curves and participation help but do not gift grades.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry and ochem stay dense and fast-paced with heavy problem practice expected.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Skip class and you won't pass tags and .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and real learning, tempered by about 60% would-take-again and .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

and honors-system homework, but and tough.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and extra practice problems.

Format shift

All workload evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many call him caring and solid on content; others find lectures rushed or .

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and and homework as exam prep.

Format shift

All assessment evidence is in-person.

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

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person chem ranges from gen chem to ochem: supportive atmosphere and , but you must work hard, attend, and .

Main concern

Confusing or rushed lectures and .

What students said

“You have to work for an A, but that's to be expected for a 5 unit science course.”
CHEM110
“Super sweet guy but he cannot teach.”
CHEM110
“Participate as much as you can because at the end it's and really boosts your grade up”
CHEM150

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 mix quiz-like multiple choice with .

Quiz-aligned multiple choiceWritten exam portionCurve gradingPop quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but quizzes often mirror the multiple-choice portion and grades are frequently curved.

Curve gradingQuiz-like MCConfusing written portionPop quizzes
“Written portion of but he grades on a curve.”
CHEM110
“ .”
CHEM110
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
CHEM110

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You have to work for an A, but that's to be expected for a 5 unit science course. 10/10 would recommend Dr. Kolonko!”

Voice snapshots generated from 34 in-person reviews, highlighting care, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Personality

80/100

“ .”

📚

40/100

“students who are not willing to work in order to learn should look elsewhere.”

⚖️

58/100

“He grades on a curve.”

⚠️ Lecture Clarity Split

45/100

“Super sweet guy but he cannot teach.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He really knows his stuff, and makes a great learning environment.
  • His lectures are okay but he does give out a lot of quizzes
  • very nice professor. although you dont understand him most of the time but read the book and you will do fine.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • not an easy A but you get out what you put in.
  • Tricky exams- but .
  • Lots of

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Amazing teacher!! So sweet and willing to help all the time.
  • Dr K is the bomb!
  • He genuinely cares about the students and wants them to succeed.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

34

Recent reviews read by the AI

34

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

34 reviews spanning many years and several chem courses with mixed but detailed, consistent themes.

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

5

B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Rather not say 2