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Chemistry

Kenneth Cripe

CHEM6423 · CHEM1 · CHEM101 · CHEMISTRY · CHEM110 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
51/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you can handle sarcasm, heavy chemistry practice, and a teacher whose help style does not work for everyone.

Best fit · Effort For RewardSarcastic and polarizingHelpful if approachedHeavy homeworkGenerous grading curveUnclear explanations
  • Students agree chemistry is hard, but they disagree sharply on whether Cripe makes it clearer or harder.
  • Many praise his study guides, reviews, humor, and willingness to help, while others call him rude and unapproachable.
  • Grades can be manageable because and , but the workload is heavy.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is realistic for students who do the homework and use the study guides, but it is not low-effort because the workload is repeated and chemistry stays demanding.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The content is regular chemistry difficulty, but and a night-course format make it feel harder for some students.

Only in-person reviews describe the course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly .

Only in-person reviews exist, and they do not give a .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recommendation depends on whether students respond well to sarcasm and guided questioning, because reviews split between great teacher and .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Several students mention an , and .

Format shift

The .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and repeated practice pages.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload.

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

He can be funny, smart, and helpful, but many students describe him as rude, sarcastic, and hard to understand.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

, and a final, so assessment appears mixed but test-centered.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are strongly mixed, with helpful study support and and unclear answers.

Main concern

Students who need patient, direct answers may find him frustrating.

What students said

“He gives out study guides for .”
CHEM110
“Lots of homework but if you do work on your homework, you'll get an A in the class because thats where most of ”
CHEM110
“he was not funny, was extrememly unapproachable, sarcastic, impossible to talk to”
CHEM110

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

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Reviews support study guides and homework-based tests, but they do .

Study GuidesHomework-Based TestsFinal Exam Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a final, but do not clearly prove a strict or student-friendly exam policy.

Study GuidesHomework-Based TestsFinal Exam Mentioned
“He gives out study guides for .”
CHEM110
“thats where most of ; examples from the and in the class.”
CHEM110

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Lots of homework but if you do work on your homework, you'll get an A in the class because thats where most of ; examples from the and in the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student fit; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

54/100

“He is full of sarcasm, but a wonderful teacher.”

⚖️

72/100

“ and I would totally take a class with him again!”

📚 Workload Reality

35/100

“He gives LOTS of the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very smart and always helpful.
  • he is willing to help when asked and admits if he's made a mistake while .
  • he was not funny, was extrememly unapproachable, sarcastic, impossible to talk to

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Chem is hard either way you look at it.
  • and I would totally take a class with him again!
  • Lots of homework but if you do work on your homework, you'll get an A in the class

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Fit

  • .
  • If you can deal with with a teacher being flip once in awhile, he is a great teacher for Chem.
  • Fun guy, not an all out easy class, but hey it's chem you shouldn't go into this class thinking that.

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

There are 23 reviews with detailed and consistent themes, but all reviews are old and some are vague.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 59
3 out of 52
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM11019 reviews
CHEM11 review
CHEM1011 review
CHEM64231 review
CHEMISTRY1 review

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