AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Matthew Carlson

CHEM51 · CHEM10 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid for lecture CHEM51; wait for another professor unless you only need a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear deadlinesTough lab graderSelf-teach heavyUnhelpful office hoursAvoid if possible
  • CHEM51 reviews are strongly negative on clarity, help, and grading.
  • One CHEM10 lab review is positive, calling him fair and funny once you know him.
  • Students report learning mostly from the book and dropping when support fails.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

, and test items beyond lecture make an A difficult.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

CHEM51 is described as hard with ; only the .

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

no flexibility signals.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Three of four reviews urge waiting for a better professor; .

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

Called a deadlines are unclear.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and tough reports add significant load.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Lecture students find him unhelpful and unclear; and fair.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Tests plus Mastering Chemistry and lab reports dominate; book problems are the main prep path.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, help, and grading.

Main concern

, and little real help outside class.

What students said

“ . so you never know when something is due.”
CHEM51
“ recomend waiting till a better teacher is open”
CHEM51
“Professor Carlson was an ! !”
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.

, but some questions go beyond lecture so extra study is needed.

Similar to practice problemsSome untaught itemsBook-based prep

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests resemble practice problems yet may include items not covered in lecture.

Practice-problem styleSupplementary studying neededIn-person lecture exams
“ . With book's problems, you should be able to do decent. Some test questions had things not gone over in lecture.”
CHEM51

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . so you never know when something is due.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting help gaps and . Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

25/100

“Get ready to learn chem on your own with the book”

👎 Recommendation

22/100

“i recomend waiting till a better teacher is open instead of taking this teacher.”

⚖️

22/100

“He is a . Just wait till someone better is open.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • Not a .
  • ! !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Does Mastering Chemistry which is a pain.
  • He is a .
  • if you want an A.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only 4 reviews with and limited grade detail reduce confidence.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CHEM513 reviews
CHEM101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

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