AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Joel Solbach

CHEM80 · CHEM50 · CHEM40 · CHEM51 · CHEM10 · CHEM10A · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
68.18%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you will self-study and use office hours; expect a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProCaring and accessibleVague lecturesSelf-study requiredExam-aligned homeworkLaid-back demeanor
  • Very caring and helpful one-on-one, but lectures are often vague or lecture-heavy.
  • Grades are generally attainable with , and .
  • Early terms felt harsh and self-taught; later CHEM50 reviews call him chill and fair.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Many students report As with , and and lenient help when you ask.

Both formats report solid grades; online still requires heavy self-teaching for the A.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

, though some earlier sections felt tricky and under-taught.

In-person CHEM50 skews easier lately; older and higher-level courses felt harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

, while others say no, so flexibility depends on term and section.

In-person comments ; online is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and support, tempered by weak lectures and a .

In-person CHEM50 is mostly recommended; online and early CHEM40/51 reviews are more mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Students note , and so one test rarely sinks you.

Format shift

; in-person comments lean more lenient.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Expect , and several exams rather than a featherlight load.

Format shift

Online reviews stress lots of homework and .

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Caring and accessible one-on-one, but many say lectures are vague, boring, or .

Format shift

Online complaints about engagement are sharper; and care.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and multiple exams rather than one format only.

Format shift

Both formats mention quizzes plus about four exams and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is widely seen as nice, caring, and accessible, with manageable CHEM50 work if and ask questions.

Main concern

Lectures often lack clarity, so office hours and independent practice are essential.

What students said

“This professor was amazing! and really wants you to have a good time!”
CHEM50
“He's a chill guy and his class is pretty easy overall but ”
CHEM50
“Not the so you might have to do a little self-studying but he is willing to elaborate if you ask him.”
CHEM50

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some found him laid-back with and textbook-driven.

Main concern

Weak online engagement and need to teach yourself most material.

What students said

“Very laidback. A lot of group projects and homework but most of the questions can also be found on the exams and quizzes.”
CHEM50
“He completely lacks engagement in his lectures, making online learning exponentially more painful and difficult.”
CHEM80
“Overall, he is a very flexible and understanding professor.”
CHEM40

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and and worksheet material, with a few older reports of tricky or .

Quiz and exam aligned to homeworkWorksheets match examsMultiple exams per termSome tricky or hard early exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, tests and quizzes often match worksheets and homework, though .

Worksheets like examsWeekly or frequent quizzesFour exams common
“all the hw and will be on the exam”
CHEM50
“his worksheets are exactly like them”
CHEM40
“The tests and and made you think really hard.”
CHEM50

Online

and group-project questions appear on quizzes and exams; proctoring not clearly described.

Homework mirrors examsAbout 9 quizzes and 4 exams
“most of the questions can also be found on the exams and quizzes”
CHEM50
“About 9 quizzes and 4 exams.”
CHEM50

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Pretty laid-back. Not the so you might have to do a little self-studying but he is willing to elaborate if you ask him.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, highlighting care, self-study needs, and . Credibility rating: High.

💙 Caring Support

74/100

“ and laidback and will help you on whatever you need help on”

📚

68/100

“you will have to teach most of it to yourself. But and understanding”

📝

76/100

“all the hw and will be on the exam”

👍

70/100

“ and if I could!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are not the most informative
  • Lectures were straight out of the text book

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • and really wants you to have a good time
  • extremely caring and understanding
  • if you ask

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • his class is pretty easy overall
  • Your grade is really spread out in this class
  • He doesn't offer but is lenient and will help your grade

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

22 reviews across 2018-2025 with and solid grade detail.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 57
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 1 · A 12

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values