AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Mark Blaser

CHEM2A · CHEM1AB · CHEM27 · SI232 · CHEM1AL · 1B · CHEM1A · CHEM10 · CHEM1A1B · CHEM1B · CHEM1AAND1B · CHEM2971 · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want to actually learn chemistry and and mandatory participation.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerEngaging LecturesLots of HomeworkHilariousAccessible Outside ClassWork for Your Grade
  • Strong, funny chemistry teaching with many resources for those who show up.
  • and frequent participation keep workload high.
  • Fair but ; effort is required for an A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many A grades appear, but students say you must study hard, keep up with homework, and work for the grade.

In-person reviews dominate and stress effort; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Chemistry content is inherently hard and .

Both formats call the material demanding; and participation pressure.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Clickers, participation, and and graded.

; online still flags participation matters.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and support despite workload and .

In-person recommendations are long-running and mostly positive; limited online reviews are also positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some call him tough or nitpicky, while and practice tests help.

Format shift

; online focuses more on homework platform issues.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and weekly study time appear across many reviews.

Format shift

Online OLI homework is especially time-heavy; .

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Majority praise engaging lectures, humor, resources, and accessibility, with a .

Format shift

In-person has both glowing and harsh outliers; online is positive on teaching tone.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Tests often weigh heavily, but , and participation also matter.

Format shift

plus labs; online centers on OLI homework and quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Long-running praise for humor, clarity, resources, and care, mixed with tough-grader and .

Main concern

Skip class and you struggle; homework and .

What students said

“Professor Blaser might be the and is actually the reason I am perusing a Chem major.”
CHEM1A
“If you want to actually learn chemistry and have to work for your grade, Blaser is the professor to have!”
CHEM1A
“Mark is very knowledgeable about what he is teaching, but he is very nitpicky on the way he grades.”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Interactive lectures and strong support, but and sometimes buggy.

Main concern

and online platform errors frustrate students.

What students said

“ and makes the lectures interactive.”
CHEM1B
“However, the .”
CHEM1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams track class concepts and can be hard, with practice materials and occasional open aids mentioned, not extreme proctoring.

Practice testsConcept-focused examsOccasional cheat sheetNo proven proctoring tools

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are concept-heavy, sometimes hard, often supported by practice tests and handouts.

Practice tests harder than real examsHandouts and screencastsClicker attendance
“He makes the really like.”
CHEM1A1B
“ on exams, lectures, etc.”
CHEM1A
“He also gave us one cheat sheet of !”
CHEM2A

Online

Online reviews do not clearly describe proctoring or .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want to actually learn chemistry and have to work for your grade, Blaser is the professor to have!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Mark is an incredible teacher who clearly wants to help students succeed.”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“However, the .”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“I would highly recommend him highly to .”

⚖️

48/100

“he is very nitpicky on the way he grades.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are interactive and never too boring
  • and also pretty funny
  • He makes a tough subject, chemistry, easy for just about anyone to understand.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • be prepared to have your time monopolized by the class
  • Come to class prepared and enthusiastic and be prepared to work for a good grade
  • , and he recommends studying chemistry 10 hours each week.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He truly just wants you to succeed
  • A real peach
  • Always willing to help if you ask.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

50

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with detailed, mostly consistent themes on teaching quality and heavy workload.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532
4 out of 510
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM1A19 reviews
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CHEM2A6 reviews
CHEM1A1B5 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1