John Hasenbein

CHEM50 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 72/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you want a chill Chem 50 grader and can handle long prelabs and attendance; skip if you need heavy lecture problem practice.

Best fit · Effort For RewardGentle grader for manyMandatory attendance pointsHeavy prelab write-upsOpen to questionsMixed lecture clarity

Several students love , and office-hour access in Chem 50.
Others criticize long hand-written prelabs, picky lab reports, and thin lecture practice.
great for prepared students, frustrating if you need stronger lecture teaching.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Supporters say grades come easily with attendance and homework, but and .

All evidence is in person; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

Content is standard general chemistry; difficulty depends more on prelab burden and .

All evidence is from in-person Chem 50 sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and used for .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Four strong recommends and two unhappy retake-or-strict reviews produce a cautious yes overall.

Recommendation is mixed within the in-person sample only.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

60/100

Some call grading gentle and clear; issues.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Repeated complaints about multi-hour prelabs and .

Format shift

Workload complaints are exclusively from in-person Chem 50.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many praise approachability and knowledge, while others call lectures lackluster with too few practice problems.

Format shift

Teaching opinions are split within the six in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and several tests with a final that can replace a .

Format shift

Exam and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Chem 50 mixes gentle grading and and picky reports for others.

Main concern

Prelabs can take 2-3 hours each and lectures may not cover enough practice problems.

What students said

“Unlike most professors, he grades very gently.”
CHEM50

“Forces students to write out all lab procedures, which takes 2-3hrs.”
CHEM50

“Very chill professor, has fairly decent and straightforward lectures and is quite open to questions during lecture and lab.”
CHEM50

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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Students describe a documentation rather than online proctoring.

Multiple unit testsFinal replaces lowest testFormal lab reportsLong prelabs

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

replacement policy, and heavy prelab or lab-report writing.

4 tests reportedFinal replaces lowest testPicky formal lab reportsLong prelabs

“4 test total but the .”
CHEM50

“Exam has 1-2 tricky questions imo.”
CHEM50

“He makes students complete an 8 page prelab before each lab which takes 2 - 3 hours”
CHEM50

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If I were you, I would try and get this professor over any of the others.”
Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, highlighting the . Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Very chill professor, has fairly decent and straightforward lectures and is quite open to questions during lecture and lab.”

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60/100

“Unlike most professors, he grades very gently.”

📚 Prelab Burden

30/100

“Forces students to write out all lab procedures, which takes 2-3hrs.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

makes a lot of small talk with students, doesn't over extend, very passionate about this subject
always open to questions
Teaching was .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Class was very easy, and .
getting a good grade is fairly easy as long as you attend class and
Was very picky for our 3 formal lab reports

Theme 3

🧪

and take an hour at most, overall relaxed guy.
He makes students complete an 8 page prelab before each lab which takes 2 - 3 hours

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

34/100

Evidence confidence

Only six recent in-person reviews with polarized views keep credibility low despite useful detail.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 52

1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM506 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

B+ 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1

John Hasenbein

x x if you want a chill Chem 50 grader and can handle long prelabs and attendance; skip if you need heavy lecture problem practice.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

⚖️ x x

📚 Prelab Burden

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want a chill Chem 50 grader and can handle long prelabs and attendance; skip if you need heavy lecture problem practice.

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