AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Janet Truttmann

CHEM80 · CHEM50 · CHEM51 · CHEM1A · CHEM10 · CHEM50H · 83 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
31.43%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you want a high-intensity chemistry grind and can live with and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy busyworkTough pedantic graderTest-heavy chemistryPolarizing instructionOffice-hours dependent
  • Workload is repeatedly described as overwhelming with packets, labs, and frequent assignments.
  • and picky; exams are long written tests with little multiple choice.
  • A minority of hardcore chemistry students praise deep learning, but many urge others to run.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As are possible but usually require , and strong exam performance.

Both formats stress high effort; online comments are especially negative about grade friction.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Dense chemistry with , and fast expectations make content hard for most.

Difficulty is high in both formats, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skipping is discouraged for a .

Nearly all detailed .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and many recent reviews warn students away despite a hardcore-learner minority.

Online reviews are strongly negative; in-person is mixed but still often advises avoiding.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

and written work with frequent point deductions for small misses.

Format shift

Strictness appears in both formats; online adds pickiness about answer format.

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Students report , and heavy out-of-class hours.

Format shift

Workload complaints dominate both online and in-person evidence.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

and supportive, many find instruction disorganized or unhelpful relative to the load.

Format shift

In-person has both strong fans and strong critics; online sample is mostly critical.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Long written exams and and lab packets.

Format shift

with no multiple choice.

Luni fit check

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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

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and test-focused; some love the depth while many report burnout and .

Main concern

Unsustainable .

What students said

“To put it bluntly...RUN!”
CHEM50
“If you want to learn Chemistry in depth from a phenomenal teacher, enroll in this class.”
CHEM50H
“Assigns way too much work that is difficult to manage if you have other classes”
CHEM51

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online chemistry sections are described as stressful, assignment-heavy, and picky with little patience for tech issues.

Main concern

High weekly load and .

What students said

“Run if so picky with any assignment”
CHEM10
“this was one of the most difficult courses I have ever had at Mt. SAC”
CHEM10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

full written work and careful formatting.

Long written examsNo multiple choiceTest heavyHomework-aligned tests

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe challenging 10-15 page written exams without multiple choice and heavy preparation needs.

No multiple choice10-15 page testsFull written work
“ and full written work required.”
CHEM10
“tests range from 10-15 pages (no multiple choice)”
CHEM50

Online

Online reviews emphasize heavy assignments and .

Test heavyPicky assignment grading
“she is so picky with any assignment and if you got the answer correct but not in her way it's wrong”
CHEM10

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“To put it bluntly...RUN! I've never had a worse experience with a professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, balancing harsh majority warnings with hardcore-learner praise. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Overload

14/100

“This was probably the most amount of .”

⚖️

24/100

“ and effort put in.”

🧪 Hardcore Learning Upside

70/100

“If you want to learn Chemistry in depth from a phenomenal teacher, enroll in this class.”

🚫 Low Recommendation

32/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's caring but .
  • , though her fill-in-the-blank handouts can hinder note-taking.
  • She does a shoddy job of teaching more difficult to understand/comprehend topics

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and
  • If you study and pay attention in class, youll get an A
  • take if you like doing a lot of work to learn nothing

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • assigns about 10-14 assignments a week
  • extensive packets in class and for homework
  • Even she herself is getting overwhelmed with the amount of stuff she has to grade

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

83

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with rich detail and stable themes of , and polarized teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 534
4 out of 57
3 out of 59
2 out of 514
1 out of 519

Course coverage

CHEM1019 reviews
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CHEM5010 reviews
CHEM50H7 reviews
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CHEM1A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 4 · A 10

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 3