AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Mike Ahler

CHEM140 · CHEMISTRY · CHEM100 · CHEM120 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if you can teach yourself and mainly want a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProLenient gradingOpen-note testsSelf-teaching requiredDisorganized lecturesHelpful but inconsistent
  • Students and knowledgeable, but lectures are .
  • Grades can be forgiving because of and .
  • The class works best for students who can learn chemistry from the book and outside resources.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Getting a good grade looks very possible because , and passing despite weak test scores.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

54/100

The chemistry content can be hard, but many assessments appear forgiving enough to reduce the practical difficulty.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Several reviews mark attendance as and class participation.

, and there is no online attendance evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Students recommend the grade path more than the teaching, because comments repeatedly criticize and weak organization.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Grading appears very forgiving, with , and comments about passing despite poor test performance.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

60/100

Workload is manageable if , and use the available .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students often call him nice and knowledgeable, but many say lectures are confusing, unprepared, late, or .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

56/100

Reviews mention , and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and , but also confusing, late, and unorganized lectures.

Main concern

Students may need to learn much of the material on their own.

What students said

“His lectures are .”
CHEM120
“The and the .”
CHEM140
“I had to learn the material on my own.”
CHEM100

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

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The exam evidence is student-friendly because several in-person reviews mention open-note or and exam .

Open-Note TestsTake-Home TestsExtra Credit On Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly mention open-note tests, take-home tests, and .

Open-Note TestsTake-Home TestsExtra Credit On Exams
“The and the .”
CHEM140
“All the and fairly easy.”
CHEM120
“A lot of and .”
CHEM120

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mr. Ahler has a strong background in Chemistry; he definitely knows his stuff. The only problem I have with his teaching style is that, well, he's not a good teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“His lectures are .”

⚖️

88/100

“I don't know how someone couldn't get an A in this class.”

📚 Self-Teaching Needed

54/100

“The !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Best chemistry professor ever.
  • His lectures are .
  • and seems unprepared.
  • I had to learn the material on my own.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades And Tests

  • on each exam (do it, believe me), sample exams look a lot like the .
  • All the and fairly easy.
  • I don't know how someone couldn't get an A in this class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Class Experience

  • This truly was a horrific experience.
  • He is also always at least 20 minutes late for class.
  • You have to be self sufficient.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

There are 16 reviews with consistent themes, but many are old and only one review includes a .

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 54
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM1005 reviews
CHEM1205 reviews
CHEM1405 reviews
CHEMISTRY1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1