Alan Beamer

CHEM2A · CHEM1A · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 64/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 59.38%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you want engaging chemistry and , but expect disorganization and late grades.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious lecturesPractice exams matchSlow graderDisorganized at timesNo textbook packets

Many students love his humor, skeleton notes, and .
and organization issues leave grades dark for weeks or months.
High A rates and partial credit reward students who do practice work.
suitableStudentType is Effort For Reward if you .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many As with partial credit and practice-matched exams, but you must study and complete practice work.

Most grade evidence is In person; Online sample is too small to split.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Chemistry concepts still require work, though and .

In person comments dominate; Online is mixed on preparation.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and participation matters, though some report flexibility.

In person more often mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

; fans love teaching style while others warn about chaos and late grades.

Stronger positive In person majority; Online has one rave and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Partial credit is common and practice exams match tests, though some still call him a .

Format shift

Leniency comments are mostly In person.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Lots of , and practice work without a required textbook; not light but manageable.

Format shift

In person emphasizes paper packets and practice; Online notes lab inconsistency.

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

Engaging lectures and care for success are frequent, offset by disorganization and .

Format shift

Polarized in both formats; In person sample is far larger.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and occasional papers.

Format shift

; Online reviews give little exam detail.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person reviews praise fun lectures and fair exams while and disorganization.

Main concern

Extremely slow grade posting and uneven organization.

What students said

“If you do the .”
Chem2A

“I didn't receive my first exam score until about 8 weeks after the exam.”
CHEM1A

“He is a but he gives a lot of partial credit!”
Chem2A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and an unprepared remote-lab experience.

Main concern

Inconsistent online preparation and cancelled labs in one report.

What students said

“Online lectures were very well made and easy to understand. Has a great sense of humor that makes each lesson feel like a breeze.”
CHEM1A

“Professor Beamer seemed very unprepared. He cancelled half of .”
CHEM1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are generally fair and aligned with practice materials, not described as open-book.

Practice exams match real testsPartial creditLabeled topic breakdownsNo pop quiz surprises

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person students say practice tests mirror exams and topics are labeled; .

Practice exams matchPartial creditTopic-labeled tests

“If you do the .”
Chem2A

“ .”
CHEM1A

“for labeled out and how many questions for each of them”
Chem2A

Online

Online reviews .

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you do the . His lectures are very understandable & fun. Just study and you will pass. Only con is he is a .”
Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews with 2 Online and 30 In person. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

66/100

“He made learning chemistry easy and I did not feel bad about myself in his class.”

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40/100

“I didn't receive my first exam score until about 8 weeks after the exam.”

😂 Lecture Style

80/100

“he is hilarious! There are no textbooks and he prints out the lecture packets.”

👍 Recommendation Split

58/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

amazing teacher
makes lectures fun and memorable

Theme 2

📉 About Organization

you will go through the whole semester in the dark

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

gives a lot of partial credit
no trick questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

32 reviews with recent detail and consistent , and .

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516

4 out of 53

3 out of 51

2 out of 54

1 out of 58

Course coverage

CHEM1A19 reviews

Chem2A13 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 8 · A 14 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2

Alan Beamer

x x if you want engaging chemistry and x x, but expect disorganization and late grades.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

⏳ x x

😂 Lecture Style

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📉 About Organization

📝 About Exams

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want engaging chemistry and , but expect disorganization and late grades.

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