Phillip Nelson

CHEM1A · CHEMISTRY · CHEMCHEM · BIOLOGY · CHEM1 · MATH55 · BIO2 · ALGEALGE · MATH50 · CHEM4022 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 8/100
RMP rating: 1.7/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 4.5

The decision

unless you are already strong in the subject and can teach yourself through a heavy workload.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Teaching RequiredVery Hard ClassPoor ExplanationsHarsh GradingAvoid If Weak In Math

Most students say and expects students to teach themselves.
The course is repeatedly described as very hard, especially for students without strong math or science background.
An A is possible, but only with major independent studying and outside help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible, but students describe major studying, outside help, and heavy self-teaching as necessary.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online reviews in the authoritative counts.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

20/100

The material is , and a need for strong prior math or science skills.

All course-difficulty evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly .

No online evidence exists, and policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Most students warn against taking him because , and forces self-teaching.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

20/100

Students report inconsistent or and many failures, though a few say high grades are possible with hard work.

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Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Several students , and self-teaching just to survive.

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Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most reviews , and shows little concern for student understanding.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and tests, so assessment appears mixed rather than purely exam-based.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, mistakes, harsh difficulty, and heavy self-teaching.

Main concern

Students may need to teach themselves most of the material.

What students said

“IF YOU WANT TO PASS THIS CLASS, THEN TEACH YOURSELF!”
MATH50

“Had to study 8 hours a day and ”
CHEMCHEM

“Many students failing.”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention tests, quizzes, and study guides, but do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, midterm format, or .

Tests With Study GuidesQuizzesHomework Preparation

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and study guides, but do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, midterm format, or .

Tests With Study GuidesQuizzesHomework Preparation

“Mr. Nelson gives study guides for every test, so study them!”
CHEM1A

“he keeps your 10 best quizzes”
MATH50

“Quizes have study quizes - do them and .”
CHEM1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“IF YOU WANT TO PASS THIS CLASS, THEN TEACH YOURSELF!”
Voice snapshots generated from 17 , and recommendation themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“ .”

📈 Difficulty And Effort

28/100

“Major studying is needed, and the .”

👍 Recommendation Level

12/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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Does problems without showing steps.
Teacher does not do a good job in teaching.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

This class is not easy, but I got an A, so it's possible.
Had to study 8 hours a day and
Most of the class (80-90%) are failing.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Warnings

STAY AWAY.
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if you're unfamiliar with intermediate algebra.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews over many years are detailed and highly consistent about poor teaching and high difficulty.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 50

3 out of 53

2 out of 54

1 out of 59

Course coverage

CHEM13 reviews

CHEM1A3 reviews

MATH503 reviews

MATH552 reviews

ALGEALGE1 review

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BIO21 review

BIOLOGY1 review

CHEM40221 review

CHEMCHEM1 review

CHEMISTRY1 review

Reported outcomes

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Phillip Nelson

x x unless you are already strong in the subject and can teach yourself through a heavy workload.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

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

📈 Difficulty And Effort

👍 Recommendation Level

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

⚠️ About Student Warnings

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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D range

F

No letter grade reported

unless you are already strong in the subject and can teach yourself through a heavy workload.