Ricky Whitener

CHEM151 · 151HONORS · CHEM201 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 58.33%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if you can study heavily and use office hours, because the but the reward structure can pay off.

Best fit · Effort For RewardVery Hard ExamsExtra Credit BoostHelpful Office HoursFunny LecturerTough Grader

Students .
, and office hours can make strong grades possible.
He is often described as funny, caring, and helpful, but not easy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

An A is , and heavy studying, but it is not low-effort.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content and exams are described as broad, fast, memorization-heavy, and difficult even for prepared students.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

72/100

Many students recommend him because he teaches well and offers grade .

because there are zero online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Exam grading feels tough, but extra credit, lab checks, and tests feel.

Format shift

because there are zero online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students say the class requires much more studying than expected, especially for exams.

Format shift

because there are zero online reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students often call him funny, caring, and helpful, though some say lectures lack enough practice or support.

Format shift

because there are zero online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews center on difficult exams, with , and .

Format shift

because there are zero online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All evidence is in person, where students describe hard exams , and strong teaching for motivated students.

Main concern

as extremely difficult and stressful.

What students said

“ .”
151Honors

“He allows for lab and credit, and does an exam to guarantee basically an A.”
Chem-201

“He makes chemistry so easy to understand and he is very funny.”
Chem-151

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.

Exams are repeatedly described as extremely difficult and test-heavy, though can offset poor scores.

Very Hard ExamsTest HeavyExtra Credit ExamBroad Exam Coverage

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly describe very difficult exams and an exam, but do not clearly prove open-book rules, closed-book rules, Lockdown Browser, or proctoring requirements.

Very Hard ExamsTest HeavyExtra Credit Exam

“His average in every exam was around a 40%”
151Honors

“ , and a D is considered great.”
Chem-151

“I only got an A thanks , and lots of studying.”
Chem-201

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I only got an A thanks , and lots of studying.”
Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🧪 Teaching Quality

78/100

“He makes chemistry so easy to understand and he is very funny.”

📝

32/100

“ , and a D is considered great.”

📈 Effort Reward

66/100

“Amazing opportunity at the end of the semester which drastically increases your grade.”

Theme 1

📝 About Exams

.
; I would get happy just for getting a D on them.
, but they were weighted the same as the labs so an A was possible.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades

He has an test at the end worth 150 points.
He allows for lab and credit.
C is easy to get, basically a given. B takes lots of studying.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He's great at explaining things if you need extra help.
Great professor, very funny.
He helps out students in any way you can think of.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 24 recent in-person reviews are detailed and , and office hours.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

4 out of 54

3 out of 59

2 out of 51

1 out of 52

Course coverage

Chem-1519 reviews

Chem-2018 reviews

151Honors7 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

B 11

C range

C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Rather not say 2

Ricky Whitener

x x if you can study heavily and use office hours, because the x x x but the reward structure can pay off.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

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

📝 x x

📈 Effort Reward

📝 About Exams

📈 About Grades

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can study heavily and use office hours, because the but the reward structure can pay off.

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