AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Thomas Kennedy

CHEM100 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you can devote serious weekly study hours and are ready to teach yourself chemistry.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyHeavy workloadSelf-teach requiredStrict Chem-100Lecture heavy
  • Chem-100 demands heavy study time and strong self-teaching, with .
  • and the workload often feels like two classes.
  • Online is not fully remote because .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Grades cluster around B range or drops; exams dominate and heavy daily study is required for a solid grade.

Both formats report high effort; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students call the pace bumpy and say you must teach yourself difficult chemistry concepts.

In-person reviews stress difficulty more; one online student .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory and treated as part of the course structure.

Mandatory in both online and in-person comments.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

; he is seen as fair but too heavy and not a first choice for many.

Mixed in both formats; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and limited forgiveness for incomplete study time.

Format shift

; online sample is small.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

, and study time stack up so heavily that students warn against pairing it with many other classes.

Format shift

Heavy-load complaints dominate in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

Some praise patience and no-nonsense lectures, but many say teaching is incomplete and .

Format shift

In-person is more detailed; online focuses on hybrid logistics.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Assignments and labs often count little; tests and .

Format shift

Strongest evidence from in-person Chem-100 reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person Chem-100 is strict, lecture- and and limited credit for assignments and labs.

Main concern

Workload and if you cannot study several hours daily.

What students said

“Due to the amount of work that is required, it genuinely feels like 2 classes worth of work.”
Chem-100
“Assignments and so you really need .”
Chem-100
“you only need to study 4-5 hours a day to pass.”
Chem-100

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Chem-100 still carries hybrid expectations, including driving to campus for lab checks, and can require self-teaching.

Main concern

Not a true fully online experience .

What students said

“Thomas will make drive to VVC in order to check the labs assigned. If you want to take a chemistry class that is solely .”
Chem-100
“You will have to teach yourself some of the concepts but the class was overall simple.”
Chem-100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Success depends on rigorous exam performance with .

Test heavyExam-focused gradeMandatory attendance

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and labs providing little cushion.

Test heavyGraded by few thingsHeavy study for exams
“Assignments and so you really need .”
Chem-100
“ , and exams.”
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Online

Reviews do ; main issue is hybrid lab checks and self-teaching.

Hybrid lab checksSelf-taught concepts
“Professor requires hybrid expectations for an online class.”
Chem-100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Due to the amount of work that is required, it genuinely feels like 2 classes worth of work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 Chem-100 reviews with mixed quality and strong workload consensus. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Overwhelming Workload

18/100

“it genuinely feels like 2 classes worth of work.”

🧪

78/100

“Assignments and so you really need .”

🔧 Self-Teaching Required

46/100

“ if you can't teach yourself.”

🤷 Recommendation Split

42/100

“Hes good but I dont know if he would be my first choice.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Awesome, no nonsense professor.
  • TJ was always there to laugh and joke around
  • You will have to teach yourself some of the concepts

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • study 4-5 hours a day to pass
  • Pay attention it gets bumpy.
  • extremely strict but ultimately a good guy

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • drive to VVC in order to check the labs assigned
  • not solely .

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only eight reviews with consistent difficulty and workload themes, but limited detail and a small online sample lower certainty.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

Chem-1008 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1