AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Frank Hoang

CHEM109B · BIOCHEMISTRY109 · BIOCHEM · CHEM0002A · CHEMCHEM · CHEM109 · CHEM101B · CHEMISTRY · CHEM101 · CHEM101A · CHEM1B · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

if you want a tough chemistry bootcamp and will grind daily; avoid if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard examsPolarizing chemistryFast lecturesHelpful if you askHeavy workload
  • Chemistry is consistently hard with tricky, high-stakes tests
  • and fair, many call him the worst
  • Success usually , and office hours

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting a strong grade usually means heavy study, hard homework, and .

All evidence is from in-person chemistry reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Students repeatedly call the pace fast, content dense, and calculations heavy.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Many say you must attend lectures because exams track what he covers in class.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

hardcore students who use office hours like him; .

Polarized in-person opinions only.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, and large numbers of Ds and Fs.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

, and constant study are common complaints.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Some find him knowledgeable and helpful; many .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades hinge on difficult tests more than easy busywork, with as .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and exam-driven; some praise help and fairness, many report failing grades and .

Main concern

, and uneven communication can sink grades even with effort.

What students said

“Class is difficult, duh its chemistry class. Hoang wants you to pass and gives you every thing you kneed to know.”
CHEM0002A
“If you are an A student & want an ”
CHEM1B
“For and F's and ”
CHEM101A

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 widely described as tricky, calculation-heavy, and much harder than expected.

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

or calculation-heavy, with little evidence of curves.

Tricky examsHard testsLecture-based questionsLittle or no curve
“If you .”
CHEM1B
“For and F's and ”
CHEM101A
“Oh men, his tests are veeeery hard, each test, almost 90% of the class fail”
CHEM109

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're serious about your work and ; you have to earn a good grade but it's rewarding. If you're looking to breeze through with an easy A without learning, look elsewhere.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting exam difficulty, workload, and polarized teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🧪 Course Difficulty

18/100

“Class is difficult, duh its chemistry class.”

📉

28/100

“For and F's and ”

⚖️ Polarized Teaching

42/100

“Professor Hoang is very knowledgable and approachable. , but not too hard.”

🚫

30/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He speaks pretty fast and expects you to understand it off the bat
  • He knows his information and delivers the material in a good and understandable manner
  • Very hard class. He talks super fast with a strong accent

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • worked my butt off for a C
  • I got an A in the class. I definitely worked my butt off for it though.

Theme 3

❤️ About Help & Fairness

  • He even does Saturday
  • Hoang wants you to pass and gives you every thing you kneed to know
  • AVOID

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

50

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed, multi-year in-person reviews show consistent difficulty and a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 57
3 out of 54
2 out of 59
1 out of 515

Course coverage

CHEM10927 reviews
CHEM101A11 reviews
CHEM1012 reviews
CHEM101B2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values