AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Todd Tippetts

CHEM20 · CHEM50 · CHEM40 · CHEM10 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Avoid unless you already have a chemistry foundation and can self-drive through dry lectures and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBoring LecturesTest HeavyLecture HeavyConfusing ExplanationsNot Easy A
  • Many students find lectures boring, disorganized, or confusing and .
  • in serious study time.
  • A minority say he is fine if you work hard and ask for help; others dropped due to style and tone.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As require consistent study and lab precision; multiple students say it is not an easy A and .

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Chemistry content plus and test-heavy design keep intellectual and .

All evidence is in-person; CHEM10 feels easier with HS background.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory with ; others list it as not mandatory.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about a , and several detailed reviews urge avoiding or report dropping.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

, and hard exams outweigh occasional multiple-choice test relief.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lecture-heavy and and strict labs create a heavy load.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Students repeatedly call lectures boring or confusing; positive notes focus on study guides more than teaching spark.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Test-heavy and and as secondary pieces.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person chemistry experience is mixed-to-negative: , and low would-take-again sentiment.

Main concern

Boring or unorganized lectures and dropping.

What students said

“ and unenthused to be teaching, SUPER boring lecture-heavy course”
CHEM40
“Lectures are not taught very well and ”
CHEM50
“its an overall easy class if you have HS background in chemistry”
CHEM10
“Gives us time to prepare for quizzes and a study guide that helps a lot!”
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.

Exams are hard but often come with study guides; .

Study GuidesTest HeavyMultiple Choice TestsQuizzes with Notice

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, quizzes with notice, and some multiple-choice tests.

Study GuidesHard ExamsMultiple ChoiceQuizzes with Notice
“ but he provides study guides, def a class you need to study for.”
CHEM50
“ as hard as I thought they would be (ALL WERE MULTIPLE CHOICE)”
CHEM10
“ . .”
CHEM40

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and unenthused to be teaching, SUPER boring lecture-heavy course and he honestly is not a kind person so it makes attending class more unbearable.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting boring lectures, test pressure, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

😴 Lecture Quality

35/100

“Lectures are not taught very well and ”

🧪

45/100

“ but he provides study guides, def a class you need to study for.”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“ . Lectures are very boring.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures can be a little boring
  • SUPER boring lecture-heavy course
  • Tells a lot of stories

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • It's not an easy A for sure
  • but he provides study guides
  • if you have HS background in chemistry

Theme 3

⚠️ About Environment

  • He was condescending when answering questions
  • and marks you down for a lot of little things

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

9 reviews from 2016-2024 with consistent complaints about boring lectures and test weight, though sample size is modest.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM403 reviews
CHEM102 reviews
CHEM202 reviews
CHEM502 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1