AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Christopher Palmer

B101 · CHEM112B · CHEM2 · 112A · CHEM112A · CHEM112 · CHEM106 · CHEM112AB · CHEM101B · CHEMISTRY · CHEM101 · CHEM106A · CHEM101A · 106A · AABBCCHEM · CHEM102 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
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Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want real chemistry mastery and are willing to study hard every day.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough but fairCrystal-clear lecturesUniversity-level rigorHelpful office hoursHard tests
  • Outstanding clarity and real-world examples make hard chemistry learnable.
  • Expect and ; an A requires daily practice.
  • Students who want mastery for O-chem or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Students repeatedly say chemistry is not an easy A; and high grade.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Heavy material load, fast chapter pace, and students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

, but students stress that lectures, notes, and office hours are essential to pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

Most students call him one of the best chem teachers if you want to and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Many call him a As and curves less generously than peers.

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Workload

Heavy

26/100

, and long writing-heavy lectures are consistently reported.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

, and willingness to help dominate the positive majority of reviews.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and ; homework and practice matter mainly as exam prep.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and often entertaining lectures with high standards and ; most students say the hard work pays off in real understanding.

Main concern

Tests and ; slackers and Easy-A hunters struggle.

What students said

“Best chemistry teacher at Ohlone. and makes you enjoy chemistry. But, he isnt easy at all”
CHEM101B
“he really is one of the best. , and helpful. not to mention entertaining”
CHEM101
“very hard teacher... u have to study every day, and even then you prob will not get a A in his class”
AABBCCHEM

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are repeatedly described as tough and university-level with little hand-holding; .

Hard testsUniversity-paced examsLots of studying requiredNo review sheets

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and practice problems thoroughly, and reward daily study rather than cramming.

Hard testsPractice-problem heavyLecture and homework based
“ , but if you study and practice enough then you should be fine”
CHEM101B
“He is a great teacher but ”
CHEM102
“ do ok in the class”
CHEM106A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Best chemistry teacher at Ohlone. and makes you enjoy chemistry. But, he isnt easy at all, he wants to be competitive on the university level so .”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 in-person reviews, , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Awsume teacher..I cant stress .”

📚 Hard but

84/100

“ , but ”

⚖️

28/100

“Although professor Palmer is nice and .”

🔥 Daily Workload

26/100

“you have to study every day, and even then you prob will not get a A in his class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and helpful
  • His
  • and makes you enjoy chemistry

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • chemistry is not an easy A
  • worked my ass off in his class and only bot a B
  • but Hey! he teaches everything in a perfect way

Theme 3

❤️ About Helpfulness

  • , and will help you solve problems
  • don't miss his office hours
  • He has an open door policy

Data context

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Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

37 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show strong consistency on teaching quality and difficulty despite a few older outliers.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 56
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM1025 reviews
CHEM106A5 reviews
CHEM101B4 reviews
CHEM1064 reviews
112A3 reviews
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CHEM112B1 review
CHEM21 review
CHEMISTRY1 review

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