AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Roy Hernandez

CHEM101 · CHEM12 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you will , and handle a test-heavy, sometimes blunt teaching style.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest heavyExtra creditPolarizingPractice tests helpSelf-study required
  • Grades rest mostly on a few exams and labs, so .
  • Strong students who study hard and As with .
  • Weaker or sensitive students often call him condescending and say they taught themselves.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

As and are common for prepared students, but many say an A requires real study and strong memory.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Intro chem is called hard, lecture-heavy, and reading-intensive even by students who liked him.

All course-difficulty evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most students report and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and help, but a large minority urge others to avoid him.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

and partial credit help, yet tough-grader and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

, but , and exam prep still demand steady work.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Passionate and helpful for some; others say he humiliates questions and forces self-teaching from the book.

Format shift

Teaching quality is polarized across in-person comments only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Most weight is on a few exams and as practice.

Format shift

Assessment pattern is consistent in in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Chem 101 and students who felt belittled and forced to self-teach.

Main concern

and occasional harsh tone can tank grades for students who need gentler support.

What students said

“ and you pretty much have to teach yourself.”
CHEM101
“As long as you study thoroughly in his class, there shouldn't be any reason for you not to get an A.”
CHEM101
“He gives so many opportunities.”
CHEM101

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.

; practice tests are often similar, with some formula help and .

Practice tests similar to examsTest heavyFormula page sometimesExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students describe several exams plus a final, practice tests that often mirror real tests, and .

Practice tests3 exams plus finalTest heavyPartial credit
“His test and presented.”
CHEM101
“He posted practice tests a couple , and I thought they were extremely similar to the actual test.”
CHEM101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He does not make the class easy he makes it understandable, and that is what I liked about his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🧪 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He does not make the class easy he makes it understandable”

📝

78/100

“ and you pretty much have to teach yourself.”

➕ Lifeline

70/100

“He gives so many opportunities.”

⚠️ Personality Risk

30/100

“Hes extremely arrogant and condescending.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • made chemistry understandable and relatable
  • you basically have to teach yourself
  • willing to sit with you and help you understand

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • By no means is this an easy A, but it's chemistry

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Tone

  • makes you feel stupid when asking questions
  • dry sense of humor but I like that

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

27 recent-enough Chem 101 reviews with detailed and consistently polarized themes support a solid read of the experience.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 57
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 56

Course coverage

CHEM10126 reviews
CHEM121 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 7 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 4 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2