AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

James Ross

CHEM50 · CHEM10 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you are a chemistry-focused student and still risk a weak grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTeach yourselfConfusing lecturesHard examsDisorganizedAnalogy heavy
  • Students and self-teaching is required.
  • Homework and practice materials feel easier or misaligned with exams.
  • A few older reviews like him, but recent Chem 50 feedback is largely avoid.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even , and grades that demand heavy self-study.

In-person evidence dominates; the one online .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Content depth, pace, and many students.

Both formats call the material hard and poorly scaffolded.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and .

Mandatory and strict ; online reported optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

and recent comments urge students not to enroll.

and online; older Chem 10 reviews are more mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, and exams harder than homework.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Work is not always voluminous, but , and .

Format shift

Online stresses long lectures; in person stresses labs and exams.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students repeatedly say lectures confuse more than help and that YouTube or the book teaches better.

Format shift

Recent Chem 50 in-person and the online review are strongly negative; a few old reviews praise care.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Midterms, hard finals, and ACS-style testing .

Format shift

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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

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person he is often described as nice but a poor fit for gen chem, with , and tough midterms.

Main concern

Exam and .

What students said

“Lectures make no sense, you WILL have to teach yourself.”
CHEM50
“the lectures are pointless, to the material, the test are nothing like the ”
CHEM50
“The :70 questions in 110 minutes with a scantron.”
CHEM50

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The sole online review calls him lazy with and .

Main concern

Open notes .

What students said

“His lectures are lengthy and make no sense; you're better off with the organic chemistry teacher on YouTube. , but they're open notes (it won't help).”
CHEM50

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are widely described as much harder than prep materials, including ACS finals and poorly matched practice.

Hard midtermsHomework not like examsACS finalOpen notes online still hardHarsh lab grading

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person midterms lack useful practice and the .

ACS finalNo practice questionsTests unlike homeworkHarsh labs
“His midterms are extremely hard with no practice questions,and the .”
CHEM50
“The :70 questions in 110 minutes with a scantron.”
CHEM50

Online

One online review says exams are hard even when open notes.

Open notesHard exams
“ , but they're open notes (it won't help).”
CHEM50

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Lectures make no sense, you WILL have to teach yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting self-teaching, exam mismatch, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“the lectures are pointless, to the material”

🚫 Recommendation

12/100

“ if you love chemistry. He'll kill your passion.”

📝

24/100

“His midterms are extremely hard with no practice questions,and the .”

⚖️

30/100

“you will have to teach your self for 50 percent of the class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures make no sense, you WILL have to teach yourself.
  • Goes off topic a lot and
  • He uses analogies often and likes to crack some jokes.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the notes
  • .
  • The

Theme 3

⚠️ About Support & Organization

  • .
  • Doesn't prepare for class and often .
  • Asking him questions is a waste.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen reviews show a , but the sample is smaller and older Chem 10 comments are more mixed.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

CHEM5010 reviews
CHEM105 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

1

C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1