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Chemistry

Reviews698
Professors32
Quality4.04
Difficulty3.29
Difficulty rank#12
Quality rank#5

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Department rating summaries

Highest ratedWade Downey ↗4.45
Highest reported difficultyWilliam Myers ↗3.77
Lowest reported difficultyEmma Goldman ↗2.70
Highest rating relative to expectationsWade Downey ↗0.64
Most disagreement in ratingsJulie Pollock ↗1.62

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Professor ratings

Wade Downey

Chemistry · 56 reviews

Quality
4.7/5
Difficulty
3.9/5
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Adjusted quality
4.45
Adjusted difficulty
3.69
Alpha
0.64
Rating spread (SD)
0.69
Mike Leopold

Chemistry · 49 reviews

Quality
4.7/5
Difficulty
3.4/5
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Adjusted quality
4.44
Adjusted difficulty
3.31
Alpha
0.50
Rating spread (SD)
0.68
William Case

Chemistry · 23 reviews

Quality
4.9/5
Difficulty
2.8/5
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Adjusted quality
4.40
Adjusted difficulty
2.99
Alpha
0.40
Rating spread (SD)
0.29
Michael Norris

Chemistry · 21 reviews

Quality
4.7/5
Difficulty
3.4/5
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Adjusted quality
4.27
Adjusted difficulty
3.31
Alpha
0.29
Rating spread (SD)
0.64
Ryan Coppage

Chemistry · 30 reviews

Quality
4.5/5
Difficulty
2.9/5
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Adjusted quality
4.24
Adjusted difficulty
3.01
Alpha
0.14
Rating spread (SD)
0.68
Michelle Hamm

Chemistry · 32 reviews

Quality
4.5/5
Difficulty
3.5/5
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Adjusted quality
4.23
Adjusted difficulty
3.36
Alpha
0.38
Rating spread (SD)
0.76
Chris Shugrue

Chemistry · 20 reviews

Quality
4.7/5
Difficulty
3.2/5
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Adjusted quality
4.23
Adjusted difficulty
3.19
Alpha
0.20
Rating spread (SD)
0.88
Jonathan Dattelbaum

Chemistry · 23 reviews

Quality
4.5/5
Difficulty
3.0/5
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Adjusted quality
4.19
Adjusted difficulty
3.08
Alpha
0.22
Rating spread (SD)
0.79
Kristine Nolin

Chemistry · 47 reviews

Quality
4.3/5
Difficulty
2.8/5
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Adjusted quality
4.17
Adjusted difficulty
2.89
Alpha
0.01
Rating spread (SD)
1.37
Sam Abrash

Chemistry · 22 reviews

Quality
4.5/5
Difficulty
3.0/5
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Adjusted quality
4.15
Adjusted difficulty
3.09
Alpha
0.13
Rating spread (SD)
0.86
Emma Goldman

Chemistry · 41 reviews

Quality
4.3/5
Difficulty
2.5/5
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Adjusted quality
4.12
Adjusted difficulty
2.70
Alpha
-0.05
Rating spread (SD)
0.90
Jeff Simpson

Chemistry · 35 reviews

Quality
4.3/5
Difficulty
2.9/5
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Adjusted quality
4.11
Adjusted difficulty
3.01
Alpha
-0.04
Rating spread (SD)
0.75
Cemile Kumas

Chemistry · 20 reviews

Quality
4.3/5
Difficulty
3.4/5
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Adjusted quality
4.05
Adjusted difficulty
3.29
Alpha
0.09
Rating spread (SD)
1.03
John Gupton

Chemistry · 20 reviews

Quality
4.3/5
Difficulty
3.0/5
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Adjusted quality
4.03
Adjusted difficulty
3.09
Alpha
0.11
Rating spread (SD)
1.21
Carol Parish

Chemistry · 21 reviews

Quality
3.7/5
Difficulty
3.7/5
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Adjusted quality
3.74
Adjusted difficulty
3.43
Alpha
-0.12
Rating spread (SD)
1.35
Julie Pollock

Chemistry · 22 reviews

Quality
3.6/5
Difficulty
3.9/5
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Adjusted quality
3.72
Adjusted difficulty
3.54
Alpha
-0.15
Rating spread (SD)
1.62
William Myers

Chemistry · 46 reviews

Quality
3.6/5
Difficulty
4.0/5
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Adjusted quality
3.65
Adjusted difficulty
3.77
Alpha
0.02
Rating spread (SD)
1.34
Chris Stevenson

Chemistry · 27 reviews

Quality
3.1/5
Difficulty
3.6/5
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Adjusted quality
3.39
Adjusted difficulty
3.44
Alpha
-0.44
Rating spread (SD)
1.27
Raymond Dominey

Chemistry · 32 reviews

Quality
2.5/5
Difficulty
3.7/5
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Adjusted quality
2.98
Adjusted difficulty
3.51
Alpha
-0.77
Rating spread (SD)
1.39
Dominique Williams

Chemistry · 22 reviews

Quality
1.5/5
Difficulty
3.6/5
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Adjusted quality
2.62
Adjusted difficulty
3.40
Alpha
-1.33
Rating spread (SD)
1.01
Eileen Downey

Chemistry · 4 reviews

Quality
4.8/5
Difficulty
2.5/5

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0.50

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Ellis Bell

Chemistry · 18 reviews

Quality
2.7/5
Difficulty
2.8/5
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1.53

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Fred Hagemeister

Chemistry · 2 reviews

Quality
2.5/5
Difficulty
3.5/5

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0.71

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Jake Tan

Chemistry · 1 review

Quality
5.0/5
Difficulty
4.0/5

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Kelling Donald

Chemistry · 10 reviews

Quality
4.0/5
Difficulty
3.2/5
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0.94

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Lisa Gentile

Chemistry · 3 reviews

Quality
3.7/5
Difficulty
4.0/5

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0.58

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Miles Johnson

Chemistry · 19 reviews

Quality
3.3/5
Difficulty
3.9/5
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1.63

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Mulugeta Wayu

Chemistry · 1 review

Quality
1.0/5
Difficulty
4.0/5

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Nakul Telang

Chemistry · 3 reviews

Quality
4.3/5
Difficulty
1.7/5

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0.58

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Rene Kanters

Chemistry · 6 reviews

Quality
2.3/5
Difficulty
4.2/5
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1.21

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Rob Miller

Chemistry · 14 reviews

Quality
4.8/5
Difficulty
1.9/5
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0.43

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William O'Neal

Chemistry · 8 reviews

Quality
4.5/5
Difficulty
3.1/5
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1.07

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ProfessorQualityDifficultyReviewsAdjusted qualityAdjusted difficultyCompare
Wade DowneyChemistry4.683.88564.453.69
Mike LeopoldChemistry4.693.37494.443.31
William CaseChemistry4.912.83234.402.99
Michael NorrisChemistry4.713.43214.273.31
Ryan CoppageChemistry4.532.90304.243.01
Michelle HammChemistry4.503.47324.233.36
Chris ShugrueChemistry4.653.20204.233.19
Jonathan DattelbaumChemistry4.523.00234.193.08
Kristine NolinChemistry4.322.77474.172.89
Sam AbrashChemistry4.453.00224.153.09
Emma GoldmanChemistry4.272.46414.122.70
Jeff SimpsonChemistry4.292.91354.113.01
Cemile KumasChemistry4.303.40204.053.29
John GuptonChemistry4.253.00204.033.09
Carol ParishChemistry3.673.67213.743.43
Julie PollockChemistry3.643.86223.723.54
William MyersChemistry3.594.02463.653.77
Chris StevensonChemistry3.073.63273.393.44
Raymond DomineyChemistry2.473.72322.983.51
Dominique WilliamsChemistry1.553.59222.623.40
Eileen DowneyChemistry4.752.504——
Ellis BellChemistry2.722.7818——
Fred HagemeisterChemistry2.503.502——
Jake TanChemistry5.004.001——
Kelling DonaldChemistry4.003.2010——
Lisa GentileChemistry3.674.003——
Miles JohnsonChemistry3.323.9519——
Mulugeta WayuChemistry1.004.001——
Nakul TelangChemistry4.331.673——
Rene KantersChemistry2.334.176——
Rob MillerChemistry4.791.8614——
William O'NealChemistry4.503.138——

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