AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Elaine Zhou

CHEM40 · CHEM10 · CHEMFOUR · CHEMCHEM · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

unless you already know the material and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to understandSelf-teach requiredNice but weak teachingHeavy study loadConfusing lectures
  • Most students say and you must teach yourself from the book.
  • She is often described as nice, but teaching clarity and accent-related comprehension are major issues.
  • and support than lecture feedback.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Students report studying super hard and teaching themselves just to pass or earn a B.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Chemistry content plus unclear lectures make the course hard for non-chem majors.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

40/100

and another says do not miss class if you want to survive.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Majority of detailed and older cheat-sheet comment.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Older review notes cheat sheets and study guides help exams, but most still work hard for average grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of homework and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Students repeatedly say she confuses the class, posts incomplete slides, and .

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and exams all matter; study guides and cheat sheets appear in some older terms.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person chemistry lectures and labs often described as confusing with ; .

Main concern

and heavy study to pass.

What students said

“She makes chemistry so confusing. I never understood her lectures and had to from the book.”
CHEM40
“She doesn't know how to teach. A lot of .”
CHEM10
“ . Straightforward instructions for lab procedures and answer .”
CHEM40

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

At least one term allowed a cheat sheet and if .

Study guideCheat sheet allowedExams not hard when prepared

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and cheat sheets, but success still depends on self-study.

Study guideCheat sheet for every exam
“ in the class by studying the study guide that she gave us. She also allows everyone to use a cheat sheet for .”
CHEM40

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Possibly the material very well and her accent doesn't help, she only post incomplete power points to download pretty much you have to study everything on your own in order to pass the class”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person , and occasional lab strengths. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“She makes chemistry so confusing. I never understood her lectures and had to from the book.”

📚

32/100

“I have a B in her class but taught myself everything I know.”

🧪

70/100

“ . Straightforward instructions for lab procedures and answer .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She doesn't know how to teach
  • she confuses herself and the whole class alot
  • She knows her stuff, just has a hard time teaching it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Definitely not an easy professor. Be willing to study super hard if
  • be prepared to study A LOT
  • I was lucky to pass, and I'm so not a chem person

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • she's nice but that is not going to help you pass
  • Oh man, she is soo sweet
  • . But her class is HARD

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

65/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven in-person reviews are mostly consistent on weak teaching, but spread across many years and .

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM406 reviews
CHEM103 reviews
CHEMCHEM1 review
CHEMFOUR1 review

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