AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Martin Murphy

CHEM120 · CHEM10 · CHEM110 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
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Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you can teach yourself chemistry and use office hours aggressively; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear LecturesSelf-Teach HeavyKnows MaterialFast-PacedHit-or-Miss Help
  • Many students say lectures are and expect prior expertise.
  • Success , and office hours.
  • A few students like him and say effort is rewarded, but overall teaching clarity is weak.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Chemistry content and ; a C or pass is more common than an easy A .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students describe abstract or fast-paced chemistry with and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Attendance policy is rarely spelled out, though showing up and as important.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

A if you prepare ahead, but many call him a poor teacher and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

and labs, but tests still feel hard and unclear.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and self-study outside class are repeatedly required to keep up.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Students often say he knows chemistry but cannot teach it clearly and sometimes pushes YouTube self-learning.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and difficult tests rather than one single format.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person chemistry lectures often feel rushed and unclear, so students who prepare ahead and on class.

Main concern

Weak lecture clarity and expectation that students already know the material.

What students said

“he is a poor proffesor and cant teach. you know you have a poor proffeser when he tells you to learn by watching youtube.”
CHEM120
“He is a smart guy but can't teach to save his life. If you don't have time to teach yourself chemistry this is not the class for you!”
CHEM10
“ . It will help you to understand what he is talking about.”
CHEM110

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.

Tests are often described as hard or and notes needed rather than a clearly student-friendly format.

Difficult TestsUnclear ExamsHomework and Labs Matter

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and students say lectures do not fully prepare them.

Difficult TestsUnclear Exams
“His lectures are worthless and .”
CHEM10
“ and his tests very difficult- even after studying.”
CHEM110

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is a smart guy but can't teach to save his life. If you don't have time to teach yourself chemistry this is not the class for you! !!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews spanning 2008-2010, highlighting teaching clarity, self-study load, and mixed recommendations. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Teaching Clarity

34/100

“he is a poor proffesor and cant teach. you know you have a poor proffeser when he tells you to learn by watching youtube.”

🧠 Course Difficulty

32/100

“I found his class very hard. I felt like the and that I wasn't ever really prepared fully for the exams.”

🛠️

38/100

“If you don't have time to teach yourself chemistry this is not the class for you!”

👍 Minority Praise

42/100

“ . Word of advice: Do homework PRIOR to class lecture.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is a poor proffesor and cant teach
  • he expected everyone was already an expert
  • he would ask the class a question and no body would know the answer

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • I did manage to squeeze by with a C without learning anything
  • if you and the

Theme 3

❤️ About Helpfulness

  • He is very helpful, you just have to ask for it
  • if you visit him during office hours
  • I liked

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

, but all are from 2008-2010 with no recent data and no online sample.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM1105 reviews
CHEM1203 reviews
CHEM101 review

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