AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Peter Friedman

CHEM200LAB · CHEM100 · CHEM152 · CHM152 · CHEM200L · CHEM200 · CHEM152L · 152L · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
18.75%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid unless you already thrive in hostile, high-rigor chem and have no better option.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderBelittling ToneSlow GradingTest HeavySelf-Teach Chemistry
  • Widespread reports of rude, condescending, or yelling interactions and low approachability.
  • Harsh grading, late feedback, and .
  • A small group says the rigor prepares you for upper chem if you survive and seek help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

; partial credit is rare and expectations feel moving.

; a few online lecture students report As with extreme effort.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

, and little scaffolded explanation make the course extremely hard.

Both formats rate difficulty near the top; online summer lecture can still feel tough but more navigable for self-starters.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

and kick unprepared lab students out; others list it optional.

; some lecture reviews say attendance not required but skipping still hurts.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

19/100

Would-take-again is very low and growth-focused endorsements.

; online has a minority of strong yes reviews for lecture.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

14/100

, little partial credit, and inconsistent benchmarks.

Format shift

Lab sections in both formats are the harshest; .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Long pre/post labs, formal reports, frequent quizzes, and heavy study time outside class.

Format shift

Online and and .

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Most students describe belittling tone and poor scaffolding; a few call him knowledgeable if you push through.

Format shift

In-person climate complaints dominate; some online lecture students rate accessibility higher.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Pop quizzes, dense timed exams, and .

Format shift

; labs are report-heavy in both formats.

Luni fit check

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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

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person lecture and lab reviews are heavily , and public belittling, with rare defenders who value industry-level rigor.

Main concern

Hostile and .

What students said

“HE IS THAT BAD. and expects you to understand them.(70 slides in 1 hour!!)”
CHEM100
“ . He does not grade within a time period and . He will belittle you and drain your academic confidence.”
CHEM200L
“Friedman is definitely a tough professor. But you will learn and grow more from him than any other professor you will ever have.”
CHEM200L

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some summer CHEM152 learners praise foundation and accessibility, while , and unclear.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“His class really prepares you for upper-level chemistry and upper-division courses "if" you put in the work.”
CHEM152
“ drenched in his pretentious attitude all while he remains no help at all.”
CHEM152L
“Did not grade ANY reports until AFTER the !”
CHEM200L

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent hard quizzes and packed exams with little partial credit make assessment high-risk.

Pop quizzesTimed multi-problem examsNo study guide for someFormal lab reports

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

slides, and harsh lab scoring with little partial credit.

Weekly quizzesTimed examsFull formal lab reportsHarsh no-partial-credit grading
“Weekly quizzes with the average usually around 40%.”
CHEM100
“Full lab report required for sections. No partial credit given.”
CHEM200L
“he refuses to make a study guide, and no homework assignments for the first 4 weeks of school but instead 4 pop quizzes.”
CHEM100

Online

Online comments emphasize tough quizzes/exams and late lab-report .

Tough examsFormal lab reportsLate grading
“If you put in the work you will get an A, I promise.”
CHEM100
“Expectations for and kept changing. Did not grade ANY reports until AFTER the !”
CHEM200L

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! This professor is so bad. He is very disrespectful and condescending.”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews (9 online, 39 in person), , and rare rigor upside. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Hostile Classroom Climate

22/100

“He would rather belittle and bully his students than help them.”

📉

14/100

“ , and the benchmark always changes for how he grades.”

🧪 Extreme Difficulty

12/100

“Began with a full class and there were only 9 students left by the end. !”

💎 Rare Rigorous Upside

55/100

“Do you really wanna learn chemistry? If .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he's personally told the class he is not tutor and not to come to his after-class hours
  • Watching 10 minute YouTube tutorials taught me the concepts way better than his hour and half long lectures.
  • Professor Friedman is a really great professor if you get to know him.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Expect to get if you deserve an A.
  • I spent hours at tutoring/ with a study group, and I still didn't do well.
  • If you're lazy or expecting an easy A, .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Respect & Safety

  • Straight up @-h0|e. No respect for students, he would mock and belittle us.
  • Tried going in to office hours and he would hit on me, say creepy things to me and touch me inappropriately.
  • He likes to yell at students and publicly embarrass you in front of whole class.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

48 reviews with highly , and difficulty across many terms.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 58
1 out of 527

Course coverage

CHEM200L16 reviews
CHEM10015 reviews
CHEM1525 reviews
CHEM152L5 reviews
CHEM2004 reviews
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152L1 review
CHEM200LAB1 review
CHM1521 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 8

B range

6

B 6

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 3

D range

1

D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

14

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 6