AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Brian Shamp

CHEM3A · OCHEM28AND29A · OCHEM28AND29B · CHEM28A29A · CHEM28A · OCHEM28AND29 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
75/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
86.96%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if and want a caring, lenient professor who rewards steady effort.

Best fit · Effort For RewardChill And CaringSelf Teaching NeededOrganic Chemistry Is HardLenient Exam CreditFunny Lecturer
  • Students strongly like his personality, patience, humor, and willingness to help outside class.
  • The course is still hard because chemistry and .
  • as , and practice-based exams, though some students report poor structure.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

, and practice exams, but students still need serious self-study for difficult chemistry content.

Online evidence is only one positive hard-work review, while effort required.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Organic chemistry and chemistry are repeatedly described as hard, and several students say lectures require outside learning.

, while the single online review also says hard work is required.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Attendance is useful because lectures and exam hints matter, but .

In-person comments mention attending class and possible sign-in sheets, while the .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Students recommend him because , and often grades with grace despite the hard subject.

Both formats are positive, but the because it has 29 reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students often mention , and help improving grades, though not every semester has .

Format shift

, while the one online review mentions and accommodation.

Workload

Moderate

43/100

, but students must study heavily, read the textbook, prepare for exams, and handle labs.

Format shift

The workload evidence is almost entirely in-person, with online only confirming hard but rewarding work.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

He is caring and helpful, but lecture clarity is inconsistent and several students rely on self-teaching.

Format shift

and clarity complaints, while the single online review is fully positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades are driven mainly by quizzes, exams, finals, lab quizzes, and .

Format shift

, while the online review does not detail assessment structure.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and funny professor with , but many students must teach themselves parts of the material.

Main concern

, so students often need the , and outside study.

What students said

“I would say this is more of a self- taught class, because you have to do most of the work outside the classroom.”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The single online review is very positive, describing him as helpful, accommodating, and .

Main concern

Only one online review exists, so format-specific confidence is limited.

What students said

“You have to work hard in his classes, but it's always rewarding to do so and he's very accommodating and .”
OCHEM28AND29

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are challenging but relatively student-friendly because , and partial credit.

Practice ExamsPartial CreditCurvesLab QuizzesStudy Guides

Assessment risk

Standard

66/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, partial credit, and intense lab quizzes, but do not clearly prove proctoring or open-book rules.

Practice ExamsStudy GuidesCurvesPartial CreditLab Quizzes
“ .”
OCHEM28AND29B
“he gives 1/2 credit on exam frqs.”
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“he gives a study guide before the test.”
CHEM3A

Online

The single online review does not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You have to work hard in his classes, but it's always rewarding to do so and he's very accommodating and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student effort. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Professor Shamp is kind and understanding.”

⚖️

72/100

“ .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“Take his class if you can, because he's awesome!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Shamp is such a cool professor!
  • His lectures were all over the place and half the time he didn't know what he was doing.
  • Professor Shamp is awesome.

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty And Self Study

  • O chem is really hard so .
  • you have to do most of the work outside the classroom.
  • you must go back and review it or ask him about it and .

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams And Grades

  • .
  • and out a lot.
  • so , and the final.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 30 reviews with strong consistency around caring , and forgiving grading.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 57
3 out of 57
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 9

B range

12

B+ 3 · B 9

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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