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Chemistry

Kamatchi Lakshminarayanan

CHEM151 · CHEM201 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
35.71%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

unless you are already strong in chemistry and can study independently every week.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderConfusing lecturesExam-heavy chemistryLimited helpPossible with heavy study
  • Most recent in-person reviews , and weak support.
  • Some students did well by studying consistently and using lecture practice heavily.
  • The single online review is very positive, but it conflicts with the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible, but comments show it usually requires steady study, memorization, and and labs.

The online review calls the class a breeze, but the A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

31/100

Chemistry content is made harder by fast board lectures, little study-guide support, and exams that students say many people fail.

Online evidence says the course was easy, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Labs and class participation appear important, and multiple reviews warn that missing class hurts performance.

The , while the online review does not establish an .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

because and help is often not useful or responsive.

The single online review recommends her strongly, but and carry more weight.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

20/100

Students repeatedly call her a , and exams, with several low grades and .

Format shift

, while the online review does not mention grading problems.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students describe heavy , and exam preparation.

Format shift

In-person workload is heavy, while the online review describes the class as a breeze.

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

A minority praise her help and lecture style, but and support weak.

Format shift

Online teaching evidence is excellent but limited to one review; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

80/100

, and few grade-boosting opportunities.

Format shift

and labs, while the online review gives no clear assessment structure.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews lean negative, with repeated complaints about hard grading, , and .

Main concern

Students report , and limited useful help after class.

What students said

“The majority of the class failed the .”
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“as hard as you try you will never receive a good grade or any 100%.”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

The only online review is very positive and says the class felt easy with a .

Main concern

There is only one online review, so the positive online picture has low reliability.

What students said

“she was so kind and ready to answer any questions we had!”
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“this class was a inherently a breeze”
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Exam style

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because reviews describe difficult exams, limited study guides, quiz pressure, and .

Exam HeavyNo Study Guides For Most TestsPop Quiz ConcernMandatory LabsStrict Lab Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe difficult exams, memorization-heavy quizzes, and no study guides for most tests.

Exam HeavyNo Study Guides For Most TestsPop Quiz ConcernStrict Lab Grading
“The majority of the class failed the .”
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“she doesn't give study guides for tests”
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“Also she gave a ”
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Online

The online review does not clearly prove webcam proctoring, Lockdown Browser, .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If . Her lectures are very confusing and if you need help with something after class she would just tell you the same thing as the lecture.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“ ”

⚖️

20/100

“She is also a as well.”

👍 Recommendation Risk

34/100

“If .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • This Professor doesn't do power points, she writes everything on the board and gives you plenty of practice problems.
  • She writes extremely fast on the board and doesn't care that no one can keep up.
  • She was great and really helpful if I had any questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The majority of the class failed the .
  • If you study the material, it's pretty easy to get an A in this class.
  • as hard as you try you will never receive a good grade or any 100%.

Theme 3

📬 About Help & Communication

  • Will ignore emails even if you are being respectful.
  • I emailed her throughout the entire semester and never got a reply.
  • she would stay after class and give me extra practice and walk me through problems.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews provide useful evidence, but the online sample is only one review and opinions are sharply split by format.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

CHEM15113 reviews
CHEM2011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

4

D+ 2 · D 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1