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Chemistry

Chellappah Chanmugathas

CHEM151 · CHEM212 · CHEMISTRY151 · CHEMISTRY201 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
20/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

unless you are comfortable teaching yourself chemistry from the book and handling lots of busywork.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to understandSelf-taught chemistryHeavy busyworkTextbook-drivenNot beginner friendly
  • Most students say lectures are hard to understand and the .
  • Some students say passing or even earning an A , and practice tests.
  • The course is a poor fit for students who need clear explanations, motivation, or beginner support.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

A good , and practice tests, but students often need heavy self-teaching to get there.

All grade-effort evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry is already complex, and students , and self-teaching make it harder.

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Reviews do , but lectures are often described as low-value or difficult to use.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they do not establish a .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Most students discourage taking him because lectures are hard to understand and support is limited.

The recommendation and is mostly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Some comments say homework and , but as much harder.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of homework and busywork, even when it helps the grade.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Reviews frequently say lectures are hard to understand, textbook-based, unhelpful, and poorly connected to students.

Format shift

All teaching evidence is from in-person reviews, with no online comparison.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

The course uses substantial homework and busywork, but tests and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, citing a thick , and .

Main concern

Students often felt they had to teach themselves and could not rely on lectures for understanding.

What students said

“you have to put in a lot of extra effort to teach yourself the material.”
CHEM151
“ BECAUSE YOU WILL BE TEACHING YOURSELF STRAIGHT FROM THE BOOK.”
CHEM151
“There is A LOT of .”
CHEM151

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 difficult tests and practice tests, but do .

Practice Tests MentionedHard TestsExam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , but do not clearly prove book policy or proctoring rules.

Practice Tests MentionedHard Tests
“he gives practice tests then the and much harder.”
CHEM151
“ .”
CHEM151
“ plus.”
CHEM151

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ BECAUSE YOU WILL BE TEACHING YOURSELF STRAIGHT FROM THE BOOK.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 in-person reviews, highlighting self-teaching, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“Lectures were useless to me, luckily he posts all his material on a website.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

24/100

“if your good at working on your own and want to read your but if you can”

📚 Workload Pressure

28/100

“Boring as hell, loads and loads of busywork.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • reads from the book, offers no help, refers all students to TLC lab.
  • .
  • Very hard to understand, copies the text book word for word.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • ..
  • If you do all your work you will get an A.
  • you'll easily get an A or B in the class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Main Concerns

  • I could not understand a word he said.
  • There is A LOT of .
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

and consistent criticism, though the data is older.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 54
2 out of 58
1 out of 510

Course coverage

CHEM15123 reviews
CHEM2121 review
CHEMISTRY1511 review
CHEMISTRY2011 review

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