AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Robert Entus

CHEM51 · CHEM50 · CHEM40 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
29.41%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid if you can; if you can teach yourself chemistry and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear LecturesTough GraderLots of HomeworkPassive AggressiveSelf-Teach Required
  • Recent ; lectures are fast, vague, and .
  • and ; many report all-nighters for mediocre grades.
  • and , but teaching quality and approachability draw sharp criticism.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some get As , and lab leniency, but many strong students report all-nighters for B/C and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material moves fast with vague board work and a large gap between class examples and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory, with frequent start-of-class quizzes that punish skipping.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about 29% would take again, and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

; labs and partial credit help some, but .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

26/100

Lots of homework, lecture-heavy weeks, lab reports, and frequent studying for quizzes and exams.

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

; a minority find him clear or funny when self-studying.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and quizzes, with homework and labs supporting but .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person chemistry (CHEM50/51/40) is lecture-heavy with , and . Teaching is often called unclear, sarcastic, or degrading; older reviews are more mixed and some report easy As via past exams and .

Main concern

Unclear lectures and .

What students said

“ . If you're stuck with him like ”
CHEM50
“ in lectures and the lab. You have to teach yourself”
CHEM51
“ and you'll be fine, but be wary that the posted contain mistakes”
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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In-person exams often mismatch practice, but , and sometimes a cheat sheet are mentioned.

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and often harder than samples; past exams and are common study aids; lab final may be ACS.

Past Exams ProvidedExtra Credit on ExamsPartial CreditCheat Sheet SometimesCumulative FinalACS Lab Final
“To get an A in /notes.”
CHEM50
“lecture final is cumulative with 60% being the topics he rushes in the .”
CHEM50
“He provides previous exams with solutions to study. Allows a ”
CHEM51

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . If you're stuck with him like and take a different semester with a different professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 in-person , and recommendation tone. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

32/100

“Professor Entus just isn't a good professor. He's incredibly degrading and doesn't understand how to teach the material well.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ !!! Very so fast”

📚

38/100

“You have to teach yourself and not sleep (Im traumatized) so really trust the rest of the bad reviews here and RUN!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Calculations for practice questions during lectures are done on a .
  • in lectures and the lab.
  • because of his humor.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Pulled many all nighters for a .
  • and you'll be fine
  • He gives 10 points and partial credit for exams

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • passive aggressive, manipulative all of the above
  • Makes fun of people who ask questions.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

26 detailed in-person reviews span 2010-2026 with consistent recent negativity and and tag patterns.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 55
2 out of 55
1 out of 58

Course coverage

CHEM5115 reviews
CHEM5010 reviews
CHEM401 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 7

B range

1

B- 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1