AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Timothy Shelton

CHEM2A · F1771 · F6190 · F7093 · CHEM1A · 2A · S9032 · CHEM1B · CHEM2B · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
70%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you will stay engaged and use office hours; think twice about his fully online chem sections.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring & PassionateHard TestsOLI Homework FrictionParticipation MattersNotecard on Exams
  • In person, many students call Tim caring, funny, and one of the .
  • Workload and tests are real; OLI/online platforms and disorganization are the .
  • Online , and organization.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

Many students earn As and Bs with , and a notecard, but and material is still chemistry-hard.

; online reviews still report hard quizzes and uneven support even when grades land as A or C-.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Chem content , and time-intensive even when Tim makes lectures fun.

Both formats call the material difficult; online adds platform friction on top of content challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, and several tags warn that skipping hurts your grade.

In-person and as required; a .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

About seventy percent would take him again, driven by strong in-person loyalty despite a vocal minority and weaker online experiences.

In-person recommendations are much warmer than online recommendations.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

54/100

He is often fair and gives practice exams, notecards, and , but some call him a .

Format shift

In-person students mention notecards and recovery more; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and multi-platform assignments are common; OLI is a frequent time sink.

Format shift

; online students emphasize more sites and unreliable tools.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Passionate, caring, joke-filled lectures dominate recent in-person reviews, offset by organization and online-support complaints.

Format shift

Teaching praise is much stronger in person than online.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

, and participation also counting; practice exams and notecards appear often.

Format shift

; online notes focus more on module quizzes and OLI.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person chem is demanding but , and multiple ways to keep grades up.

Main concern

, and unreliable OLI grading can still sink students who fall behind.

What students said

“Tim truly cares about his students, he doesn't just want you to memorize the information, he wants you to actually understand the concepts.”
CHEM2A
“It frequently marks you incorrect for correct answers and asks questions never covered in the lecture or readings.”
CHEM1B
“ .”
CHEM2A

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online experiences are mixed-to-negative, with praise for care in one review but , and chaotic due dates.

Main concern

Weak online support and sections.

What students said

“ .”
CHEM1A
“His response times were poor at best, he failed to keep up to date with assignments, and the due dates were awful.”
CHEM1A
“Tim is easily one of the !”
CHEM1A

Exam style

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Exams are generally hard and , and participation or group quiz support.

Tough ExamsPractice Exams3x5 Notecard AllowedTest HeavyGroup Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and content-heavy, but and a 3x5 notecard on exams.

Tough TestsPractice ExamNotecard AllowedLecture-Based Exams
“ .”
CHEM2B
“ ! I would suggest studying everything, and and making notes.”
CHEM1A
“He gives a .”
CHEM2A

Online

Online reviews ; they do report difficult module quizzes and exams that feel poorly aligned or hard to access.

Hard Module QuizzesMisaligned Exam ContentMultiple Submission Sites
“each module had a beyond the scope of what we did in the lesson.”
CHEM1A
“ and does not work with you to find a solution.”
2A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Tim is the in every class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews (4 online, 36 in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Student Care

74/100

“Tim truly cares about his students, he doesn't just want you to memorize the information, he wants you to actually understand the concepts.”

💻 Platform Pain

32/100

“he relies on OLI for graded homework and .”

🧪 Hard but

72/100

“His class takes a lot of work, but .”

🌐 Online Caution

40/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His excitement is contagious.
  • lectures were interactive and fun with at least one joke per lecture
  • Life changing

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I got and and still managed to end with an A.
  • !
  • Just stay on top of your work and you'll be fine

Theme 3

🧰 About Tools & Organization

  • Hate the way the , and they're all wrong
  • There are 3 different websites he uses for submitting things
  • Read the book. Lots of material not covered in lectures.

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Forty reviews over many years provide rich, recurring themes on care, tests, OLI pain, and a .

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 52
3 out of 56
2 out of 55
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

36 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 1 · A 16

B range

13

B+ 4 · B 9

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1