AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Paul Henderson

CHEM30A · 30A · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Skip unless you already know chemistry and can teach yourself from videos and worksheets.

Best fit · Self Taught ProYouTube LecturesLow Effort TeachingCondescending ToneWorksheet HeavySelf-Teach Chemistry
  • Many students say he relies on YouTube and .
  • A and .
  • Overall tone is dissatisfaction and preference for another instructor.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Not described as an , and at least one A came with worksheets and showing up, but .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Difficulty sits mid-high; students without prior chemistry feel lost when lectures are thin.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

, but several tags and comments imply showing up and labs matter.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

and most recent detailed reviews urge finding another professor.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

62/100

Students say he is not a and mentioned.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Worksheets and ; not usually described as overwhelming but still active work.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Dominant theme is low-effort lecturing via YouTube and .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Tests matter and are tagged test-heavy, but , and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CHEM30A reviews mostly criticize low-effort lectures, YouTube reliance, and ; a and helpful.

Main concern

Minimal original teaching and condescending comments hurt the learning experience.

What students said

“He makes none of his own materials. Uses slides and YouTube to "lecture."”
CHEM30A
“ and helpful worksheets.”
CHEM30A
“he had this condescending air to him. Several times he made comments about us not being very intelligent.”
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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

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Exams and graded items exist, but ; main issue is weak lecture prep.

Test HeavyClear Grading CriteriaWorksheets Support Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and labs are part of the course; students complain .

Test HeavyLabsWorksheets
“If you do your worksheets and .”
CHEM30A
“He doesn't write any of his exams and uses a horrible textbook and lab manual.”
CHEM30A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He makes none of his own materials. Uses slides and YouTube to "lecture."”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person reviews, emphasizing low-effort lecture complaints versus older positive notes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Effort

34/100

“Very lackadaisical "teaching" from this professor. He makes none of his own materials.”

👍 Minority Praise

70/100

“ and helpful worksheets.”

👎 Classroom Tone

30/100

“he had this condescending air to him. Several times he made comments about us not being very intelligent.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Uses slides and YouTube to "lecture."
  • He gave us handouts for us to do practice work
  • I would but I don't understand the concepts

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He's not a
  • If you do your worksheets and
  • Graded by few things

Theme 3

⚠️ About Respect & Care

  • he had this condescending air to him
  • shows favoritism over his UCD students
  • He has no compassion for his students

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only 10 reviews with a sharp split and limited grade detail; themes are consistent enough for a medium-confidence read.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

Course coverage

CHEM30A9 reviews
30A1 review

Reported outcomes

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2 reported outcomes

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B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

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D range

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