AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Steven Bernard

CHEM80 · CHEM40 · CHEM20 · CHEM10 · CHEM10A · CHEM81 · CHEM81LAB · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you will rewrite notes, do the work, and ; skip if you want an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderLecture HeavyGives Good FeedbackCaringPop Quizzes
  • and him harsh and sarcastic.
  • Tough, precise lab grading and when content is learnable.
  • and summer terms feel compressed and intense.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible if you follow his notes and instructions, but and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

OCHEM and gen chem content is demanding, lecture-heavy, and paced hard especially in short terms.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

65/100

About three-quarters would take him again, mainly when students put in full effort and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lots of , and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Strong praise for care and and poor explanations.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of , and heavily graded labs.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person chemistry and OCHEM students split between praise for feedback and care versus complaints about tough grading, moodiness, and .

Main concern

, and daily quizzes can crush GPA if you fall behind.

What students said

“Professor Bernard is the . Period.”
CHEM81LAB
“He's a and is VERY precise with what he wants in your work.”
CHEM40
“he made his class harder and made you .”
CHEM10

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 largely track his notes and and .

Exams from lecture notesDaily pop quizzesOccasional note cardIn-person labs

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

pop quizzes; labs are graded tightly and rarely allow .

Exams from notesPop quizzesStrict lab grading
“ . He gives hints on what !”
CHEM10
“ .”
CHEM20
“There are ”
CHEM80

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“It will be hard, but as long as you put in the effort, you will be fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 , and effort themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He is amazing at giving feed backs and .”

⚖️

32/100

“Marks off for everything!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

65/100

“Professor Bernard is the . Period.”

📚 Workload Intensity

34/100

“This 6-weeks terms felt like a 18-weeks term.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • rewrite your notes, do corresponding hw questions from the textbook
  • Every day during class he so students can ask questions
  • His lectures can be long and boring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He's a and is VERY precise with what he wants in your work.
  • he made his class harder and made you .
  • Put in the effort & youll do fine!!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • One of the nicest professors I've ever encountered.
  • Very moody guy.
  • he has a huge EGO and is rude and sarcastic.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen detailed in-person reviews span 2012-2023 with and effort reward.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 56
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM108 reviews
CHEM403 reviews
CHEM802 reviews
CHEM812 reviews
CHEM81LAB2 reviews
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CHEM10A1 review
CHEM201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1