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Chemistry

Joshua Richardson

CHEM2A · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.8

The decision

Avoid CHEM2A with Richardson unless you already know the material and can teach yourself everything.

Best fit · Self Taught ProCannot explain wellTeach yourself chemistryTest heavyTough graderNice but ineffective
  • Nearly every review says he knows chemistry but cannot teach it at an intro level.
  • Students must self-teach; , and often off-topic.
  • and low grades despite some A or C outcomes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

14/100

, and fails; even strong effort often fails tests that feel disconnected from lectures.

Both the one online and and poor outcomes.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Intro chem is paced and explained as if students already know it, making the course much harder than expected.

; the online review agrees on assumption of prior knowledge.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Several students say lectures are not mandatory, though .

In-person notes lean optional for lectures; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

Would-take-again is effectively zero; .

; no positive take-again signals.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

, and many C or withdrawal outcomes.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and frequent lab pop quizzes.

Format shift

and pop quizzes; online also flags lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Friendly personality cannot offset consistent reports that .

Format shift

knows the subject but cannot teach it.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and exams that may cover untaught material.

Format shift

and pop quizzes most clearly.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CHEM2A is widely described as too fast, poorly explained, test-heavy, and .

Main concern

You must self-teach while , and .

What students said

“Run! ! He makes chemistry so much harder than what it is.”
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“you basically have to teach yourself. ”
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“He asks questions on the .”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online but teaches as if students already know intro chem and should not be chosen if .

Main concern

Assumes prior knowledge and fails to clarify basics.

What students said

“he teaches as if you know everything, and he's just going over review. If you're the type of person who needs clarification and .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and pop quizzes dominate and often feel harder or broader than what was taught.

Test heavyPop quizzes in labsQuestions not covered in classSmall curve sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with many questions, and exam items not covered in class.

Test heavyLab pop quizzesExam questions not coveredSmall curve
“Almost every lab has a pop quiz with 5+ questions.”
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“He asks questions on the .”
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“ but be prepared to teach yourself all the material.”
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Online

The online and self-teaching burden.

Tough graderSelf-taught material
“he teaches as if you know everything, and he's just going over review”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Run! ! He makes chemistry so much harder than what it is.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 CHEM2A reviews with highly consistent negative teaching themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚨 Teaching Quality

15/100

“He may know a lot about chemistry and that's awesome for him, but he teaches it like we all know what he's talking about when we literally have no idea.”

👎 Recommendation

5/100

“ guy but its way to fast for intro”

📚 Self-Teaching Required

12/100

“You'll end up having to teach yourself the material.”

🧪

28/100

“He asks questions on the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • not good at explaining things coupled with poorly structured lectures
  • he can't teach just like Cui

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class was harder than it should have been
  • I thought I did and turns out I failed it
  • I dropped out of the class

Theme 3

🧪

  • Almost every lab has a pop quiz with 5+ questions
  • but be prepared to teach yourself all the material

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

10 recent and highly consistent negative reviews on the same course give a , though sample size is moderate and .

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 58

Course coverage

CHEM2A10 reviews

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Rather not say 1