AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Mark Hamza

CHEM151 · CHEM150 · CHEM101 · CHEM250 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
41.67%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you are a strong independent chemistry studier; and support is inconsistent.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest heavyTough graderLecture heavySoft-spokenMixed support
  • Success depends almost entirely on quizzes and .
  • Some students find him decent and fair with ; many report fails and poor help.
  • Lectures can be slow or confusing, so self-study and textbook practice are essential.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

As and strong finals are possible, but , and .

The single online review is also negative on grades; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

and exams make the course feel above standard difficulty for many.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory and warn that skipping leaves .

; in-person evidence drives this judgment.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About two in ; recent positives exist, but fail-rate warnings remain serious.

Online evidence is one negative review; in-person opinions are split.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

30/100

, and test-heavy weighting produce many low grades.

Format shift

, but overall tone is strict.

Workload

Light

58/100

Often little or ; the real load is studying for quizzes and .

Format shift

; online still stresses hard tests.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Some call lectures decent and caring; others say he confuses topics, avoids spoon-feeding, and responds poorly.

Format shift

Online communication complaints are stronger; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Labs and assignments can be strong while quizzes and .

Format shift

True across online and in-person comments.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews split between chill decent professor and sections with high fail or withdraw rates and .

Main concern

Tests and ; weak test and assignment work.

What students said

“Honestly pretty chill teacher, his lectures were pretty good but ”
CHEM150
“everyone in the class either failed (less than 40%) or withdrew from the class.”
CHEM151
“If you do well on your and replace it with the same score as ”
CHEM151

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One online CHEM101 review , and no partial credit for sig-fig errors.

Main concern

Slow or .

What students said

“Does not communicate well with students. I emailed him a few times and never got a response.”
CHEM101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and limited forgiveness for small errors.

Test heavyPop quizzesTough graderFinal can replace lowest examLittle partial credit

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quiz heavy; some allow dropping lowest exam via a .

Test heavyPop quizzesDrop lowest exam with strong finalNo homework
“ .”
CHEM151
“There are 3 tests, and they are hard so prepare to really know the material.”
CHEM150

Online

and no partial credit when significant figures are off.

Hard testsNo partial credit for sig figsTough grader
“ and even if you do the work right but your sig figs are off, he won't give partial credit.”
CHEM101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“To sum up how he teaches, everyone in the class either failed (less than 40%) or withdrew from the class. Not. Kidding.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting exam risk and mixed support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🧪

35/100

“I received 100%'s on every lab and assignment, but .”

👍 Mixed Recommendation

42/100

“Honestly pretty chill teacher, his lectures were pretty good but ”

📧 Support Gaps

30/100

“Does not communicate well with students. I emailed him a few times and never got a response.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • soft spoken and a slow-paced lecturer
  • lectures were pretty good but
  • Refer to your notes, because we have to move on

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Test heavy
  • You and tests
  • Taking the a B- prior

Theme 3

🧪

  • Managed to get all A and and labs

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

12 reviews with split outcomes and limited online sample reduce certainty, but .

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 55
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM1014 reviews
CHEM1514 reviews
CHEM1503 reviews
CHEM2501 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1