AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Craig Bula

CHEM101 · CHEM100 · A · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid if you need clear teaching; only consider if you can self-teach from the book and just need to pass.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPoor ExplainerSelf-Teach RequiredTests Ahead of LevelNice but IneffectiveHigh Fail Risk
  • Students repeatedly say lectures confuse basics and jump to higher-level chemistry.
  • Passing , and study groups.
  • A few note he is personally nice, but most still would not recommend him to learn.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students report advanced quiz items, unclear lectures, and low pass rates that force heavy self-study for middling grades.

All evidence is from in-person reviews only.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content feels harder than 101 because lectures skip basics and tests include next-level material.

All evidence is from in-person reviews only.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

70/100

At least two reviews state attendance was not mandatory.

All evidence is from in-person reviews only.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Dominant unless you only need to pass and will self-teach.

All evidence is from in-person reviews only.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Quizzes can include higher-level items and many students struggle to pass.

Format shift

All evidence is from in-person reviews only.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Heavy reliance on problem sets and independent textbook work rather than light lecture learning.

Format shift

All evidence is from in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Most reviews say explanations leave students lost and force outside resources.

Format shift

All evidence is from in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Quizzes and tests drive outcomes more than clear lecture mastery.

Format shift

All evidence is from in-person reviews only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person chem with weak lectures; success depends on textbook, SI, and independent problem sets.

Main concern

Confusing explanations and quizzes that include above-level material.

What students said

“Really bad at explaining and answering questions.”
CHEM101
“Go to SI and teach yourself from the textbook or you will not pass.”
CHEM101
“the worst professor i've ever taken in my life...he does not know how to teach”
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.

Assessments often feel harder than lectures and include material students were told would not appear.

Above-Level Quiz ItemsTextbook-DependentIn-Person Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests may include higher-level chemistry than lectures cover.

Above-Level Quiz ItemsMaterial Not Covered Clearly
“he will add questions on the quiz from a higher level chemistry.”
CHEM101
“explains stuff that he assures will not be on the test, but then puts them on the test.”
CHEM101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Go to SI and teach yourself from the textbook or you will not pass.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews with strong consensus on weak lecturing. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

25/100

“Really bad at explaining the material.”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“do not recommend at all..only thing i can really say is that he is a very nice man...he just don't know how to teach”

📚

30/100

“Better off reading your textbook by yourself or forming a study group.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Really bad at explaining and answering questions.
  • you'll feel lost!! you will not learn from him
  • he doesnt explain lecture clear tho and often make mistake

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Less than half of students passed.
  • sometimes he tests you on next level material.
  • easy teacher as long u do problem sets.. its a lot!!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he is a very nice man
  • and genuinely cares to see his students do well.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six mostly consistent negative reviews from 2010-2016 with repeated themes about poor explanation quality.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM1014 reviews
A1 review
CHEM1001 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values