AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

R Oakes

CHEM150 · CHEMISTRY100 · CHEM100 · CHEM120 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you value a kind professor and , and textbook reading.

Best fit · Effort For RewardKind and caringMixed clarityLab-focusedFair if you studyOlder teaching style
  • Students consistently describe Oakes as kind, patient, and willing to help.
  • Teaching clarity is uneven, with some students inspired and .
  • The course can be manageable, but , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Good grades are realistic, but students need , and study before tests.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

The content is introductory chemistry, but and easy course.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, but labs and class notes made showing up important.

, and the evidence is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

Students recommend him when they like his patience and personality, but several warn that .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Grades appear fair rather than automatic, with and manageable tests balanced by warnings that students cannot wing exams.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

62/100

as minimal, but labs, reading, notes, and .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

64/100

Students praise his kindness and patience, but teaching clarity is inconsistent across reviews.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and tests, with no single assessment type dominating all comments.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All reviewed evidence is from in-person chemistry courses, with a mixed but mostly fair experience.

Main concern

Some students found his explanations unclear and , and reading.

What students said

“he is willing to go over a subject repeatedly untill you understand it.”
CHEM120
“He is very unclear, doesn't use the book, uses his own techniques to do problems that ”
CHEM150
“The and there is no way to wing it”
CHEM120

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 easy-to-difficult tests, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, or proctoring rules.

Tests Require StudyNo Clear Open-Book EvidenceNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

difficult, but exam rules are not clearly proven.

Tests Require StudyNo Clear Exam Policy
“ and .”
CHEM120
“The and there is no way to wing it”
CHEM120
“ if you took chem 120 even the new material is easy.”
CHEM150

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Mr. Oakes can be a little hard to understand at times, but he is willing to go over a subject repeatedly untill you understand it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

64/100

“He explained things very well and if you ever had questions he was happy to answer them.”

⚖️

58/100

“If you didn't get something he'd try and help you out the .”

📚 Study Cost

62/100

“The and there is no way to wing it - so if , and study, you will do fine.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He explained things very well and if you ever had questions he was happy to answer them.
  • He is very unclear, doesn't use the book, uses his own techniques to do problems that
  • Oakes was not a something for me I always felt so stupid

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • his class is pretty easy.
  • and .
  • The and there is no way to wing it

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and his class is pretty easy.
  • Oakes is a good guy and he honestly means well
  • He's way funny too.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

66/100

Evidence confidence

There are 11 reviews across many years with useful detail, but many are old and several lack grade data.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CHEM1207 reviews
CHEM1502 reviews
CHEM1001 review
CHEMISTRY1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

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B range

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B 1

C range

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D range

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